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Barrier
Barrier
Developer(s)	Cinematronics
Publisher(s)	Vectorbeam
Designer(s)	Rob Patton
Platform(s)	Arcade
Release	August 1979
Genre(s)	Maze
Mode(s)	Single player, 2 players alternating
Arcade system	Cinematronics hardware

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Barrier is a maze arcade game using vector graphics released by Vectorbeam in 1979. The game was sold to Vectorbeam by Cinematronics.

Gameplay

Players move a small triangle around the grid, while attempting to avoid the diamonds that are also moving around the grid. Reaching the end of the grid teleports the player back to the front of the grid to gain points. The game is played on a 3x10 grid that is displayed at angle to make it appear to be in 3-D.^[2]

References

^ Barrier at Arcade History
^ "Barrier - Videogame by Vectorbeam". www.arcade-museum.com. Retrieved 2020-10-28.

External links

Barrier at the Killer List of Videogames
Barrier at Arcade History

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[1] Barrier at Arcade History

[2] "Barrier - Videogame by Vectorbeam". www.arcade-museum.com. Retrieved 2020-10-28.

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+{{Infobox video game
 |title=Barrier
-|image= [[Image:Barrier.png|256px|Screenshot of Barrier]]
+|image= Barrier Video Game.jpg
-|developer = Rob Patton
+|developer = [[Cinematronics]]
 |publisher = [[Vectorbeam]]
-|distributor=
 |designer=Rob Patton
+|released = [[1979 in video gaming|August 1979]]<ref>[http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=barrier&page=detail&id=185 ''Barrier''] at [http://www.arcade-history.com/index.php?page=news Arcade History]</ref>
-|version=
+|platforms= [[Arcade game|Arcade]]
-|released = [[1979 in video gaming|1979]] (Arcade)
-|platforms= [[Arcade Game]]
 |genre = [[List of maze video games|Maze]]
-|modes = [[Single player]], Up to 2 players, alternating turns
+|modes = [[Single player]], 2 players alternating
-|ratings=
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-|requirements=
-|input=4 [[Button (control)|Buttons]]
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-'''Barrier''' is a [[List of maze video games|maze]] [[arcade game]] using [[vector graphics]] released by [[Vectorbeam]] in [[1979 in video gaming|1979]]. In this very basic game, players move a small triangle around on the grid, while attempting to avoid the diamonds that are also moving around on the grid. Reaching the end of the grid teleports the player back to the front of the grid to gain points. The game is played on a 3x9 grid that is displayed at angle to make it appear to be in 3-D. The game was sold to Vectorbeam by [[Cinematronics]].
+'''''Barrier''''' is a [[List of maze video games|maze]] [[arcade game]] using [[vector display|vector graphics]] released by [[Vectorbeam]] in [[1979 in video gaming|1979]]. The game was sold to Vectorbeam by [[Cinematronics]].
+==Gameplay==
+Players move a small [[triangle]] around the grid, while attempting to avoid the [[diamond]]s that are also moving around the grid. Reaching the end of the grid [[teleportation|teleports]] the player back to the front of the grid to gain points. The game is played on a 3x10 grid that is displayed at angle to make it appear to be in 3-D.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Barrier - Videogame by Vectorbeam|url=https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=7018|access-date=2020-10-28|website=www.arcade-museum.com}}</ref>
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
 ==External links==
 *{{KLOV game|id=7018|name=Barrier}}
 *[http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=barrier&page=detail&id=185 ''Barrier''] at [http://www.arcade-history.com/index.php?page=news Arcade History]
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 [[Category:1979 video games]]
-[[Category:Arcade games]]
+[[Category:Arcade video games]]
+[[Category:Arcade-only video games]]
 [[Category:Maze games]]
-[[Category:Vector arcade games]]
+[[Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games]]
+[[Category:Multiplayer hotseat games]]
+[[Category:Vector arcade video games]]
+[[Category:Vectorbeam games]]
+[[Category:Video games developed in the United States]]
+{{maze-videogame-stub}}