Crossbow (video game)
Crossbow is a light gun shooter video game released in arcades by Exidy in 1983. It was later published by Absolute Entertainment for the Commodore 64 and MS-DOS, and by Atari Corporation for the Atari 2600, Atari 7800, and Atari 8-bit family starting in 1987. The game is controlled via a positional gun that resembles a full-sized crossbow.
| Crossbow | |
|---|---|
North American arcade flyer | |
| Developer(s) | Exidy |
| Publisher(s) | Exidy Atari Corporation Absolute Entertainment |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari 7800, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64 |
| Release | 1983, 1987 |
| Genre(s) | Light gun shooter |
| Mode(s) | Up to 2 players, alternating turns |
| Arcade system | Exidy 440 |
Exidy promoted Crossbow to arcade operators as being convertible to new themes released in the future. Five themed conversion kits were created, each commencing with the letter 'c': Cheyenne, Combat, Crackshot, Clay Pigeon, and the controversial Chiller. Several more games were also released for the system: Hit 'n Miss, Showdown, Top Secret, and Who Dunnit.
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