Warlords (game)
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Warlords is a video game title released by Atari for the Atari 2600 console in 1978. The game was somewhat unique in that it featured the use of paddle controllers instead of joysticks. The game resembled Breakout in the sense that the "forts" in the four corners of the screen were brick walls that could be broken with a ball, or "mugget."
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The object of Warlords is simple: There are four forts (one in each corner of the screen), distinguished by the four colors orange, light green, turquoise blue, and purple. Each player has a "platform" that deflects the mugget that bounces off all four sides of the video screen. The goal is to break through the other three players' walls and hit the target contained inside the fort (presumably a flag). The last player left without having their flag hit gets 1 point. The number of computer players and points per game varies and can be selected with the console's "Game Select" option.
Warlords is often cited as one of the more popular Atari 2600 titles by classic video gamers.
An arcade version of this game was also popular in 1980; it came in both an upright version, which allowed up to 2 live players (with the other two fortresses controlled by the computer) and a cocktail version, which allowed up to 4 live players.