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Crossbow
Developer(s)	Exidy
Publisher(s)	Exidy
Release date(s)	1983
Genre(s)	Light-gun games
Mode(s)	Up to 2 players, alternating turns
Cabinet	Standard upright
Arcade system	Exidy 440 CPU:
Monitor	Raster 320x240 resolution, Horizontal 257 colors
Input	Joystick Light gun
Ports	Atari 2600 Atari 7800 Atari XEGS Commodore 64

Crossbow was a video arcade game first released by Exidy in 1983. It was later published by Atari on the Atari 2600 and 7800 in 1987. It was published by Absolute Entertainment on the Commodore 64 and by Atari for the XEGS in 1988. Image File history File links Wiki_letter_w. ... Image File history File links Crossbow. ... A video game developer is a software developer (a business or an individual) that creates computer or video games. ... Exidy was one of the largest creators of arcade video games during the early period of video games, from 1975-1983. ... Video game publishers are companies that publish video games that they have either developed internally or have had developed by a video game developer. ... Exidy was one of the largest creators of arcade video games during the early period of video games, from 1975-1983. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This is a listing of computer and video game genres with brief descriptions and examples from each genre. ... This is a listing of computer and video game genres with brief descriptions and examples from each genre. ... This arcade cabinet, containing Centipede, is an upright. ... An arcade system board is a standardized printed circuit board or group of printed circuit boards that are used as the basis for multiple arcade games with very similar hardware requirements. ... CPU redirects here; for other uses, see CPU (disambiguation). ... Nineteen inch (48 cm) CRT computer monitor A computer display, monitor or screen is a computer peripheral device capable of showing characters and/or still or moving images generated by a computer and processed by a graphics card. ... Suppose the smiley face in the top left corner is an RGB bitmap image. ... For other uses, see Joystick (disambiguation). ... The NES Zapper, Nintendo´s light gun and regarded as the quintessential device of this nature A light gun is a pointing device for computers and a control device for arcade and video games. ... In computer science, porting is the adaptation of a piece of software so that it will function in a different computing environment to that for which it was originally written. ... The Atari 2600, released in 1977, is the first successful video game console to use plug-in cartridges instead of having one or more games built in. ... The Atari 7800 is a video game console released by Atari in 1986 (a test market occurred in June 1984). ... Atari built a series of 8-bit home computers based on the MOS Technology 6502 CPU, starting in 1979. ... For the hip hop group, see Commodore 64 (band). ... Centipede by Atari is a typical example of a 1980s era arcade game. ... Exidy was one of the largest creators of arcade video games during the early period of video games, from 1975-1983. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the concept Atari (当たり) in the board game of Go, see Atari (go term). ... The Atari 2600, released in 1977, is the first successful video game console to use plug-in cartridges instead of having one or more games built in. ... The Atari 7800 is a video game console released by Atari in 1986 (a test market occurred in June 1984). ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the hip hop group, see Commodore 64 (band). ... Atari built a series of 8-bit home computers based on the MOS Technology 6502 CPU, starting in 1979. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

It is the first game with fully digitized sound and graphics (previously games featured only pre-recorded cassette playback of realistic sound). It also features some of the most advanced graphics of the time. Unlike other early gun games like Operation Wolf that used a positional gun, Crossbow featured an optical light gun. Operation Wolf is a one-player shooter arcade game by Taito made in 1987. ... The NES Zapper, Nintendo´s light gun and regarded as the quintessential device of this nature A light gun is a pointing device for computers and a control device for arcade and video games. ... The NES Zapper, Nintendo´s light gun and regarded as the quintessential device of this nature A light gun is a pointing device for computers and a control device for arcade and video games. ...

References

• Commodore 64 Games: C
• Mean Hamster Software -

"Mean Hamster Software, Inc., announced the acquisition of development rights to the entire line of Arcade game pioneer Exidy. Originally released between 1976 and 1996, Exidy created many innovative titles, which at the time were considered revolutionary. The first title to be worked by MHS is Crossbow, the first game with fully digitized sound and graphics (previous games featured only pre-recorded cassette tape based sounds sound). It also featured some of the most advanced graphics for the time.

Crossbow™ will be an upgraded scene for scene remake of the original arcade classic but will feature enhanced 1024x768 resolution graphics, sounds and music for today's high powered PCs and mobile devices."