Gopher

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Synopsis

Gopher is a farming themed action video game released in 1983 for the Atari 2600. It was published by the Quaker Oats funded U.S. Games and developed by James Wickstead Design Associates. The player controls a shovel-wielding farmer who protects a crop of three carrots from a gopher. It is somewhat similar in gameplay to the arcade game Whac-A-Mole. Programming was done by Sylvia Day with graphics by Robin McDaniel Ballweg and music by Todd Marshell. Some critics heaped high praise on Gopher, with Electronic Games calling it "just about perfect." Other reviewers were less enthused about the repetitive gameplay, the difficulty of the game relative to its target demographic of young children, and the "somewhat morbid" theme. The "cute" and "charming" graphics, music, and sound are frequently seen as a highlight, creating a strong cartoon or storybook like presentation.

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Details

Type

Game

Release date

January 1, 1983

Platforms

Atari 2600

Created by

US Games

Countries

United States