1984 · Atari, Inc. · Arcade · Interactive

Firefox

Laserdisc video arcade game released by Atari in 1983. Based on the movie of the same name.

Released: 1984
Platforms: Arcade
Genres: Arcade Interactive Shooter
Developers: Atari, Inc.
Publishers: Atari, Inc.
Modes: Single-player
Perspective: First person
Themes: Action Warfare
Country: United States
Languages: English

About

Firefox is a 1984 shoot 'em up arcade video game based on the 1982 film of the same name starring Clint Eastwood. It was produced in 1984 as Atari's only LaserDisc video game. Like Atari's first-person Star Wars and Empire Strikes Back, Firefox came as both an upright and sit down cabinet with a yoke style controller.

Keywords

movie games
flying
laserdisc
based on - movie

Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Development

Firefox was primarily designed by Mike Hally and Dave Ralston, and programmed by Greg Rivera and Norm Avellar. The game's development budget was more than $1 million.

The cabinet has stereo sound with an additional headphone port and volume control in the front. All Firefox cabinets shipped with a 19" Amplifone raster monitor, and utilized an Atari quad-POKEY. Firefox's power requirements necessitated the use of two Atari AR-II power supplies.

Reception

In Japan, Game Machine listed Firefox as the third most successful upright/cockpit arcade unit of March 1984. In the United States, it was the top-grossing laserdisc game on the Play Meter arcade charts in July 1984.