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{{short description|1976 video game}} |
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{{Infobox video game |
{{Infobox video game |
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|title = |
|title = 280 ZZZAP |
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|image = Datsun280zzzapvideogame.png |
|image = Datsun280zzzapvideogame.png |
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|caption = In-game screenshot |
|caption = In-game screenshot |
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|developer = [[Dave Nutting Associates]] |
|developer = [[Dave Nutting Associates]] |
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|publisher = [[ |
|publisher = {{vgrelease|NA|[[Midway Manufacturing]]<ref name="gamefaqs">[http://www.gamefaqs.com/coinop/arcade/data/566403.html ''Datsun 2800 ZZZAP''] at [[GameFAQs]]</ref>|JP|[[Taito]]<ref name="Akagi">{{cite book |last1=Akagi |first1=Masumi |title=アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971-2005) |trans-title=Arcade TV Game List: Domestic • Overseas Edition (1971-2005) |date=13 October 2006 |publisher=Amusement News Agency |language=ja |location=Japan |isbn=978-4990251215 |pages=41, 124 |url=https://archive.org/details/ArcadeGameList1971-2005/page/n42}}</ref>}} |
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|designer = [[Jamie Fenton]]<ref name="gamefaqs"/><br>[[Dave Nutting]]<ref name="gamefaqs"/> |
|designer = [[Jamie Fenton]]<ref name="gamefaqs"/><br>[[Dave Nutting]]<ref name="gamefaqs"/> |
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|release = {{vgrelease|NA|February 1977}} |
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|release = {{vgrelease|NA|March 1977<ref>{{cite book |last1=Akagi |first1=Masumi |title=アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971-2005) |trans-title=Arcade TV Game List: Domestic • Overseas Edition (1971-2005) |date=13 October 2006 |publisher=Amusement News Agency |language=ja |location=Japan |isbn=978-4990251215 |page=124 |url=https://archive.org/details/ArcadeGameList1971-2005/page/n125}}</ref>}} |
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|genre = [[Racing |
|genre = [[Racing game|Racing]]<ref name="gamefaqs"/> |
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|modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]] |
|modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]] |
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|arcade system = [[Intel 8080|Intel 8080-based hardware]] |
|arcade system = [[Intel 8080|Intel 8080-based hardware]] |
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|platforms = [[Arcade game|Arcade]] |
|platforms = [[Arcade video game|Arcade]], [[Bally Astrocade|Astrocade]] |
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'''''280 ZZZAP''''' is a [[racing game|racing]] arcade video game designed by [[Jamie Fenton]] for [[Dave Nutting Associates]]. Based on [[Nissan]]'s [[Datsun 280Z]], it is one of the earliest games with authorized branding.<ref name="pervasive">{{cite book|last=Bogost|first=Ian|title=Persuasive Games: The Expressive Power of Videogames|year=2007|publisher=MIT Press|isbn=9780262026147|page=[https://archive.org/details/persuasivegamese00bogo/page/200 200]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/persuasivegamese00bogo/page/200}}</ref> |
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==Gameplay== |
==Gameplay== |
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Players can drive up to {{convert|200|mph|km/h}} while navigating a tricky [[road course]] at night. Players must watch out for treacherous turns, nasty competitors, and the ever-present time limit. |
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==Release== |
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Midway demonstrated the game under the name ''Midnight Racer'' at the AMOA show in November 1976. It drew comparisons to ''[[Night Driver (video game)|Night Driver]]'', demonstrated at the same show by [[Atari, Inc.]]. Both games are derived from the earlier German night driving video game ''[[Nürburgring 1]]'' demonstrated at the German IMA show in Spring 1976.<ref name="PM1976">{{cite magazine |title=Sexton Star of MOA Seminar: Video |magazine=[[Play Meter]] |date=December 1976 |volume=2 |issue=14 |pages=20-26 (23-6) |url=https://archive.org/details/play-meter-volume-2-number-14-december-1976-600DPI/Play%20Meter%20-%20Volume%202%2C%20Number%2014%20-%20December%201976/page/n20}}</ref> Before release in February 1977, the game was re-branded ''280 ZZZAP'' after the US advertising campaign for [[Nissan]]'s [[Datsun 280Z]]. |
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*''[[Night Driver (video game)|Night Driver]]'' |
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==Reception== |
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On the US ''[[Play Meter]]'' arcade chart, ''280 ZZZAP'' was the year's ninth highest-grossing [[1977 in video games|arcade game of 1977]].<ref>{{cite journal |title=Top Arcade Games |journal=[[Play Meter]] |date=November 1977}}</ref> On the US ''RePlay'' arcade chart, it was the tenth highest-grossing [[arcade video game]] of 1977.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Profit Chart |journal=RePlay |date=November 1977}}</ref> On Japan's ''[[:ja:ゲームマシン|Game Machine]]'' arcade chart, it was among the top 20 highest-grossing arcade video games of 1977.<ref name="GM90">{{cite magazine|title=結果ベスト3|trans-title=Best 3 Results |magazine=[[:ja:ゲームマシン|Game Machine]]|issue=90|publisher=[[:ja:アミューズメント通信社|Amusement Press, Inc.]]|date=15 February 1978|pages=2–3|lang=ja|url=https://onitama.tv/gamemachine/pdf/19780215p.pdf#page=2}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Latest revision as of 12:16, 15 September 2024
280 ZZZAP is a racing arcade video game designed by Jamie Fenton for Dave Nutting Associates. Based on Nissan's Datsun 280Z, it is one of the earliest games with authorized branding.[3]
Gameplay
[edit]Players can drive up to 200 miles per hour (320 km/h) while navigating a tricky road course at night. Players must watch out for treacherous turns, nasty competitors, and the ever-present time limit.
Release
[edit]Midway demonstrated the game under the name Midnight Racer at the AMOA show in November 1976. It drew comparisons to Night Driver, demonstrated at the same show by Atari, Inc.. Both games are derived from the earlier German night driving video game Nürburgring 1 demonstrated at the German IMA show in Spring 1976.[4] Before release in February 1977, the game was re-branded 280 ZZZAP after the US advertising campaign for Nissan's Datsun 280Z.
Reception
[edit]On the US Play Meter arcade chart, 280 ZZZAP was the year's ninth highest-grossing arcade game of 1977.[5] On the US RePlay arcade chart, it was the tenth highest-grossing arcade video game of 1977.[6] On Japan's Game Machine arcade chart, it was among the top 20 highest-grossing arcade video games of 1977.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Akagi, Masumi (13 October 2006). アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971-2005) [Arcade TV Game List: Domestic • Overseas Edition (1971-2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: Amusement News Agency. pp. 41, 124. ISBN 978-4990251215.
- ^ a b c d Datsun 2800 ZZZAP at GameFAQs
- ^ Bogost, Ian (2007). Persuasive Games: The Expressive Power of Videogames. MIT Press. p. 200. ISBN 9780262026147.
- ^ "Sexton Star of MOA Seminar: Video". Play Meter. Vol. 2, no. 14. December 1976. pp. 20-26 (23-6).
- ^ "Top Arcade Games". Play Meter. November 1977.
- ^ "Profit Chart". RePlay. November 1977.
- ^ "結果ベスト3" [Best 3 Results] (PDF). Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 90. Amusement Press, Inc. 15 February 1978. pp. 2–3.
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- Arcade-only video games
- Datsun vehicles
- Dave Nutting Associates games
- Midway video games
- North America-exclusive video games
- Racing video games
- Racing video games by vehicle brand
- Single-player video games
- Video games developed in the United States
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