Happy Trails (video game)

1983 video game

1983 video game

Happy Trails

Developer(s)| Activision
Publisher(s)| Activision
Programmer(s)| Carol Shaw[1]
Platform(s)| Intellivision
Release| 1983
Genre(s)| Puzzle
Mode(s)| Single-player, multiplayer

Happy Trails is a video game programmed by Carol Shaw for the Intellivision console and released by Activision in 1983.[2] The player must navigate a character through a broken maze to collect gold.[3] Shaw previously wrote River Raid for the Atari 2600.[1]

Happy Trails is a clone of the 1982 Konami arcade game Loco-Motion.[4] Mattel was working on an official port, but Happy Trails was published first, resulting in Loco-Motion being sold at a discount and without any marketing support.[4]

## Reception

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Joystik magazine wrote, "This is a great game. The strategic possibilities are seemingly endless," giving an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars.[5]

## Reviews

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* Games #44[6]

## References

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1. ^ a b Hague, James. "The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers".
2. ^ "Activision Games For Intellivision". Archived from the original on December 25, 2018. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
3. ^ Bentley, Rick (May 27, 1983). "Video Action: Company Shook Industry with Early Ideas". Kentucky New Era. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
4. ^ a b "Loco-Motion". IntellvisionLives.com. Archived from the original on 2018-06-11.
5. ^ "The Home Front: Happy Trails". Joystik. 2 (1): 53. September 1983.
6. ^ "GAMES Magazine #44". October 1983.

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