Human Cannonball

a.k.a. Cannon Man

created and published by Atari in 1979-03, running on Atari 2600 VCS
type: strategy
genre: Artillery game
perspective: side view
player options: single player
languages: eng
3.1/5

Description

Careful now, the Human Cannonball is counting on you to make your calculations accurately. Otherwise he'll end up flat as a pancake and you'll end up with 0 points or a miss to show for it! The objective of this game is to shoot the man out of the cannon and into the water tower. To accomplish this, you must consider the following variables:
- The angle of the cannon (establishes the line or arc of trajectory the man follows after being shot from the can- non).
- The speed (mph) at which the man travels after being shot from the cannon.
- The distance between the cannon and the water tower.

These variables are set by you and/or the computer, depending on the game you're playing. In some games, the cannon position remains fixed throughout the game. There are eight game variations in all. Each game variation contains both a 1-player version and a 2-player version.

Becoro # 2024-03-03 21:31:22 - source

Technical specs

display: raster

Authors / Staff

coding

Owen Rubin (Programmer)

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