Atari: Black Widow is a video slot powered by PariPlay software and has 5 reels and 25 pay-lines. This slot is inspired with bugs and military tactics. The reels are set in some sort of a battlefield and they are pretty camouflaged, and there is a bug soldier on the left hand side of the reels.
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- Black Widow has been re-released multiple times as part of various Atari arcade game collections over the years. 2001- Playstation - Atari Anniversary Edition Redux. 2003- PC - Atari: 80 Classic Games in One. 2004- Playstation 2 and Xbox - Atari Anthology. 2005- N-Gage - Atari Masterpieces Volume One.
- The original Atari video arcade game Black Widow® was released in 1982 and involved players maneuvering the eponymous spider around its web while shooting various insects to win bonuses.
Table of Contents
| Black Widow | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Atari |
| Publisher(s) | Atari |
| Release date(s) | 1982 |
| Genre(s) | Multi-directional shooter |
| System(s) | Arcade |
| Players | 1-2 |
| Modes | Single player, Multiplayer |
| Twitch | Black Widow Channel |
| Search | |
| Search |
- This guide is for the 1982Atari game. For the 1981Taito America Corporation game, see Black Widow (1981).
Black Widow is a multi-directional shooter arcade game that was released by Atari in 1982; it utilizes two Motorola M6502 microprocessors (running up at 1.512 MHz), with two Pokey chips running at the same speed for sound. The player must use two eight-directional joysticks (one for moving, the other for firing) to direct a spider (who is the eponymous 'Black Widow' even though she is coloured green in the attract sequence, and red in the game itself) around a web, defending it against various enemy insects such as mosquitos, beetles, hornets, spoilers, grenade bugs, rocket bugs, and thunderbugs - and even though Taito America Corporation had released an arcade game entitled 'Black Widow' in the previous year, Atari bought the rights to the name, forcing Taito to cease production of their own.
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Title screen.
Upright arcade cabinet.
Screenshot of the game.
Table of Contents
| Black Widow | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Atari, Inc. |
| Publisher(s) | Atari, Inc. |
| Designer(s) | Bruce Merritt[1] |
| Platform(s) | Arcade |
| Release | 1982 |
| Genre(s) | Multidirectional shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Black Widow is a vectorarcade game developed by Atari, Inc. released in 1982. The player takes the role of a black widow spider defending a web from invading bugs. The player must move the spider around the web while simultaneously shooting/avoiding various bugs and collecting the bonuses that appear after the enemies are eliminated. The game is a twin-stick shooter in the vein of Robotron: 2084 by Williams, but with fewer enemies on-screen.
Black Widow was offered as a conversion kit for Gravitar, which was not a successful title.[citation needed] The kit used the original GravitarPCB with a few small modifications and a new set of ROM chips. Best online casino websites. Many factory-built Black Widows were produced using unsold Gravitar cabinets with Black Widow sideart applied over the Gravitar sideart.[citation needed]
Atari: Black Widow is a video slot powered by PariPlay software and has 5 reels and 25 pay-lines. This slot is inspired with bugs and military tactics. The reels are set in some sort of a battlefield and they are pretty camouflaged, and there is a bug soldier on the left hand side of the reels.
Black Widow | Table of Contents | Walkthrough
- Black Widow has been re-released multiple times as part of various Atari arcade game collections over the years. 2001- Playstation - Atari Anniversary Edition Redux. 2003- PC - Atari: 80 Classic Games in One. 2004- Playstation 2 and Xbox - Atari Anthology. 2005- N-Gage - Atari Masterpieces Volume One.
- The original Atari video arcade game Black Widow® was released in 1982 and involved players maneuvering the eponymous spider around its web while shooting various insects to win bonuses.
Table of Contents
| Black Widow | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Atari |
| Publisher(s) | Atari |
| Release date(s) | 1982 |
| Genre(s) | Multi-directional shooter |
| System(s) | Arcade |
| Players | 1-2 |
| Modes | Single player, Multiplayer |
| Twitch | Black Widow Channel |
| Search | |
| Search |
- This guide is for the 1982Atari game. For the 1981Taito America Corporation game, see Black Widow (1981).
Black Widow is a multi-directional shooter arcade game that was released by Atari in 1982; it utilizes two Motorola M6502 microprocessors (running up at 1.512 MHz), with two Pokey chips running at the same speed for sound. The player must use two eight-directional joysticks (one for moving, the other for firing) to direct a spider (who is the eponymous 'Black Widow' even though she is coloured green in the attract sequence, and red in the game itself) around a web, defending it against various enemy insects such as mosquitos, beetles, hornets, spoilers, grenade bugs, rocket bugs, and thunderbugs - and even though Taito America Corporation had released an arcade game entitled 'Black Widow' in the previous year, Atari bought the rights to the name, forcing Taito to cease production of their own.
Continue to:
Getting Started →
Walkthrough →
Title screen.
Upright arcade cabinet.
Screenshot of the game.
Table of Contents
| Black Widow | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Atari, Inc. |
| Publisher(s) | Atari, Inc. |
| Designer(s) | Bruce Merritt[1] |
| Platform(s) | Arcade |
| Release | 1982 |
| Genre(s) | Multidirectional shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Black Widow is a vectorarcade game developed by Atari, Inc. released in 1982. The player takes the role of a black widow spider defending a web from invading bugs. The player must move the spider around the web while simultaneously shooting/avoiding various bugs and collecting the bonuses that appear after the enemies are eliminated. The game is a twin-stick shooter in the vein of Robotron: 2084 by Williams, but with fewer enemies on-screen.
Black Widow was offered as a conversion kit for Gravitar, which was not a successful title.[citation needed] The kit used the original GravitarPCB with a few small modifications and a new set of ROM chips. Best online casino websites. Many factory-built Black Widows were produced using unsold Gravitar cabinets with Black Widow sideart applied over the Gravitar sideart.[citation needed]
Gameplay[edit]
To destroy certain enemies, the player must lure other enemies into destroying them. There is also the Bug Slayer, a bug that helps the player eliminate enemies, with only loss of potential points being the only consequence. The Bug Slayer can help the player in tough situations, but can also prevent the player from achieving the number of extra lives necessary to endure later, more difficult, rounds. Also, other enemies appear on the playing field as eggs, laid by other enemies. The player can move these eggs off the playing field to both eliminate the enemy and receive points, before it reaches maturity.
Enemies and Scoring[edit]
Atari Black Widow Pcb
- Mosquito - If shot, becomes '$'.
- Beetle - Eats '$', but if shot, becomes '$'.
- Hornet - Lays an egg on '$', but if shot, becomes '$'.
- Egg - Grows to become hornet or spoiler. Must be pushed off the web to score 500, 1000, 1500, 2000, or even 2500 points.
- Grub Steak - Tag for 500, 250, 100, or 50 points—the sooner the better.
- Spoiler - Invulnerable. Can only be destroyed by a grenade bug, bug slayer or rocket bug.
- Grenade Bug - Explodes if shot. Bugs and eggs within the kill zone score 500 points each.
- Rocket Bug - Invulnerable. Launches 'rockettes' at black widow from the other bugs it tags. Shoot rockettes to score 1000 points each.
- Thunderbug - If shot, it breaks formation and attacks. If shot again, it explodes all other T-bugs for 5000 points. Keep away from all T-bugs to earn 10000 points. The resulting chain reaction from multiple thunderbugs is very dangerous and can encompass over 80% of the level at some times, depending on how many T-bugs are involved.
- Bug Slayer - Harmless to the player and invulnerable. The Bug Slayer competes with the Black Widow for food. Beat it to its flashing prey for points
Black Widow Spiders
Legacy[edit]
Black Widow was included in Atari Anniversary Edition Redux for the SonyPlayStation, released in 2001. In 2003, Microsoft Windows could play Black Widow as part of Atari - 80 Classic Games in One!. Released in 2004, Atari Anthology ported the game to the PlayStation 2 and Xbox gaming consoles, and in 2005, the Nokia N-Gage cellular phone received a copy of Black Widow in Atari Masterpieces Volume 1.
James Vollandt holds the official record for this game with a maximum 930,100 points.[2]
References[edit]
Atari Black Widow
- ^Hague, James. 'The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers'.
- ^Twin Galaxies. 'Black Window Scores'. Archived from the original on October 23, 2007. Retrieved July 19, 2010.
External links[edit]
- Black Widow at the Killer List of Videogames
- Black Widow at the Arcade History database
- Rare Game Room Gems: Black Widow by Atari at The GameRoom Blog
- Caught in the Web: An Appreciation of Ataris Black Widow at the Retroist
