box cover
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Game title: |
Checkers |
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Console: |
Atari 2600 |
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Author (released): |
Activision (1980) |
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Genre: |
Puzzle |
Mode: |
Multiplayer |
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Design: |
Alan Miller, A. L. Samuels |
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Music: |
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Game manual: |
manual.pdf
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File size: |
1738 kB |
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Download: |
not available (old warez)
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Game size: |
4 kB |
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Recommended emulator: |
Stella |
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From MobyGames:
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Checkers is a computerized version of the popular board game and follows the same rules.
The object of the game is to remove all of your opponents pieces from the 8x8 game board. This is accomplished by moving your pieces diagonally forward on the board; an opponent's piece is removed from play if one of your pieces jumps over it (if any of your pieces are able to jump an opponent's piece, you must make that move). When beginning the game pieces can only move in a diagonal forward direction until they reach the other side of the board; that piece then becomes 'kinged' allowing movement both forwards and backwards.
The game can be played by one player against the computer (with three skill levels available) or two players against each other.
More details about this game can be found on
MobyGames.com.
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For fans and collectors:
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Find this game on video server
YouTube.com
or
Vimeo.com.
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Buy original game or Atari 2600 console at
Amazon.com,
eBay.com
or
GOG.com.
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The newest version of this game can be purchased on
Xzone.cz,
GameExpres.cz
or
GameLeader.cz.
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Recommended Game Controllers:
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You can control this game easily by using the keyboard of your PC (see the table next to the game). However, for maximum gaming enjoyment, we strongly recommend using a USB joystick that you simply plug into the USB port of your computer. If you do not have a joystick, buy a suitable USB controller in Amazon or in some of your favorite online stores.
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Available online emulators: |
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3 different online emulators are available for Checkers. These emulators differ not only in the technology they use to emulate old games, but also in support of various game controllers, multiplayer mode, mobile phone touchscreen, emulation speed, absence or presence of embedded ads and in many other parameters. For
maximum gaming enjoyment, it's important to choose the right emulator, because on each PC and in different Internet browsers, the individual emulators behave differently. The basic
features of each emulator available for this game Checkers are summarized in the following table:
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Emulator
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Technology
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Multiplayer
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USB gamepad
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Touchscreen
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Without ads
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Javatari
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JavaScript
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YES
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YES
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NO
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YES
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NeptunJS
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JavaScript
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YES
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YES
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NO
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NO
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JStella
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Java applet
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YES
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NO
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NO
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YES
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