Jawbreaker

Released 1981 · Rating 52/100 · By On-Line Systems

Jawbreaker is a video game programmed by John Harris and released in 1981 for the Atari 400/800 by On-line Systems. Originally intended to be a fairly straight Pac-Man clone, Jawbreaker emerged as a relatively inventive version with unique gameplay. It was widely lauded by reviewers, and became a major seller for Sierra Online. The story of its creation forms a portion of Steven Levy's book, Hackers.

Game Modes: Single player

Themes: Action

Platforms: Apple II, Atari 8-bit

Genres: Arcade

Jawbreaker

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