Zero Zap
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| Developer | Milton Bradley Company |
| Programmer | Herb Schmitz[1] |
| Platform | TI-99/4A |
| Release | 1979 |
Zero Zap is a video game programmed by Herb Schmitz for the TI-99/4 and TI-99/4A home computers and published by Milton Bradley Company in 1979.[2]
Zero Zap part of the Milton Bradley Gamevision series: Connect Four, Yahtzee, Hangman, Zero Zap, Card Sharp, and Stratego. These six cartridges were the launch titles for the TI-99/4 in 1979.[3] Milton Bradley was the first third party to release games for the TI-99 home computer. The company was only planning on producing these cartridges for a year before passing production over to Texas Instruments.[4]
Reception
Zero Zap is included in the 1984 book, The Best Texas Instruments Software: "Zero Zap is colorful, fast-paced, and has excellent sound."[5]
In a retrospective look at the game, Issue 1 of Classic Gamer Magazine wrote, "Moving on, we came across another lame Video-Pinball game. Zero Zap was for the TI-99/4A home computer.... Real pinball games, even the video-pinballs of the world are games of skill. Zero Zap is pure luck and utter garbage."[6]
References
- ↑ Hague, James. "The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers".
- ↑ "The Games at Home". Vidiot. 1 (1): 36. 1982.
- ↑ "Zero Zap". Video Game House. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
- ↑ "TI-99/4 Home Computer Timeline". ti994.com. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
- ↑ Starfire, Brian (1984). The Best Texas Instruments Software. Beekman House. p. 145. ISBN 0517424762.
- ↑ Traut, Frank (1999). "Frank's Video-Pinball Palace". Classic Gamer Magazine (1): 38–39.