720 Degrees
Main Game
Sport
Arcade
Action
42
User Score
20 ratings
December 1, 1986
Released 14435 days ago
Arcade
Game Boy Color
Commodore C64/128/MAX
ZX Spectrum
Amstrad CPC
Nintendo Entertainment System
About
720 Degrees is a 1986 arcade game by Atari Games. 720°, a skateboarding game, is notable in that along with BMX Simulator, it is one of the first extreme sports video games, and has a unique timed structure that requires the player score points in order to keep the game going.
Storyline
The game's name comes from the "ultimate" trick, turning a full 720° (two complete circles) in the air after jumping off a ramp. 720° has the player controlling a skateboarder ripping around a middle-class neighborhood. By doing jumps and tricks, the player can eventually acquire enough points to compete at a skate park.
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Videos
Gameplay Video
Release Dates by Platform
Arcade
Worldwide
Dec 1, 1986
Commodore C64/128/MAX
Worldwide
Dec 31, 1987
ZX Spectrum
Worldwide
Dec 31, 1987
Amstrad CPC
Worldwide
Dec 31, 1988
Nintendo Entertainment System
Worldwide
Nov 1, 1989
Game Boy Color
Worldwide
Mar 1, 1999
Game Info
- Developer
- Atari Games
- Publisher
- U.S. Gold, Midway Games, Mindscape, Atari Games
- Game Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer
- Perspective
- Third person, Bird view / Isometric
- Genres
- Sport Arcade
- Themes
- Action
Languages
- Text / Subtitles
- English
