Stocker (video game)
| Stocker | ||
|---|---|---|
Arcade system | Sente Arcade Computer I | |
Stocker is a top-down
Gameplay
The player controls a stock racing car and must be the first to win a
Reception
Earl Buckelew wrote in Compute!'s Gazette: "while it's designed with younger players in mind, Stocker has enough thrills to provide the rest of us with hours of fun. With skill and determination, you may even see the checkered flag in California."[3]
Bill Kunkel for Ahoy! wrote, "Stocker is a quaint game, almost like an antique that's been painfully restored using state-of-the-art techniques."[4]
Paul A. Hughes for Info wrote, "The whole game is simple, including the graphics, sound, and game play. You will probably play this game a few times and then put it away."[5]
Scott Wasser for Run magazine wrote, "at home, where only boredom limits the number of times a game can be played, Stocker reaches that limit fairly quickly. So, unless you're someone who couldn't get enough of Stocker in the arcades, I'd recommend you save your software quarters for something else."[6]
Legacy
The game was referenced in the 1986 film The Color of Money.[7]
References
- ^ Hague, James. "The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers".
- ^ "Stocker". Gamebase 64.
- ^ "Compute! Gazette Issue 69". March 22, 1989 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Ahoy! Magazine Issue 60". December 22, 1988 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Info - Issue 23 (1988-11)(Info Publications)(US)". November 25, 1988 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Run Magazine Issue 61". January 25, 1989 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "The Color Of Money". Film. 15 March 2010.
External links
- Stocker at the Killer List of Videogames
- Stocker can be played for free in the browser at the Internet Archive