Falloff death
Other (objects, etc.) concept
Falling out of the play field results in death. As opposed to transitioning to a different area. This can coexist.
11
games
11platforms
C64 1983
SPC 1984
A800 1983
WIN 2013-08
COCO 1984
COL 1984
NES 1990-04-20
MSX 1985
IIE 1983
DOS 1984
Distinguishable from death pits in that it would seem more logical to transition to an area instead. For instance, a player climbs a very short ladder to transition to a new area. Once their he leaps from the ladder to return to the previous area but unexpectedly dies instead.
See also: death pits (largely indistinguishable feature)
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Games by year
The first Falloff death video game was released in 1983.
Spinnaker Software and Michael Todd Games published most of these games.