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720 degrees begins with the player controlling a skate rat skating around a neighborhood using different objects as ramps for jumps. Wasn t until recent years i got to play the arcade version of 720 at a show.
720 or 720 degrees is skateboarding game was one of the first extreme sports game.
720 skate or die. Here i am playing another arcade classic. As is the norm this recording was my first attempt since playing at the arcade many years ago. 720ยบ vs skate or die.
We go back nearly 30 years to check out two of the earliest skating games ever. By jon partridge published on 08 13 2015 9 00 am gmt. 720 is a skateboarding.
The skate or die message appearing as the player is running out of time. The game consists of four levels each consisting of four events. The player climbs around a half pipe structure trying to gain more and more height and performing tricks in the air to earn the most possible points.
This ends when the. 720 or 720 degrees is skateboarding game was one of the first extreme sports game. Play as skateboarder in skate city one of the largest skateparks.
720 degrees begins with the player controlling a skate rat skating around a neighborhood using different objects as ramps for jumps. Beat the clock in this dynamic skateboarding game. Released by atari in 1986 the 720 arcade game was one of the very first extreme sports arcade games.
This timed game requires the player to continue to score to keep time on the clock giving a skate or die ultimatum if time starts to run out. 720 skate or die 1986 vintage men s t shirt description it s just you your trusty skateboard and a hundred bucks as you skate jump slide spin and move through four levels of difficulty picking up loose cash earning money through events and finally earning a ticket to one of the big skate parks. Loved the 720 and skate or die games on nes as a kid and who am i kidding probably still would now.
I did collect retro games before pinball. Wasn t until recent years i got to play the arcade version of 720 at a show. Start date jun 28 2008.
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