Grid Shock
[Unfinished 1983] An arcade game. Carom your shots against the moving wall to fill in the pattern on the back grid. This original game by Andy Sells looked great; it had a strong 3-D effect as the moving wall…
1 February 1998
Grid Shock is a video game, released 1 February 1998 on Intellivision.
What Grid Shock is
Grid Shock was released in 1998. It is available on Intellivision only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
[Unfinished 1983] An arcade game. Carom your shots against the moving wall to fill in the pattern on the back grid. This original game by Andy Sells looked great; it had a strong 3-D effect as the moving wall swept back and forth across the screen. But while Andy wanted to continue developing the game, management wanted to take advantage of his musical talents. (Shortly before coming to Mattel, his award-winning song "You Love Love [More Than You Love Me]" was recorded by the English group Buck's Fizz. Ask for it by name.) Andy was continually assigned to work on music and sound effects for other games, including Shark! Shark! and TRON Solar Sailer. He also co-developed the Intellivision…
What it launched against
Grid Shock launched on 1 February 1998, within three weeks of Resident Evil 2 (1998), Xenogears, Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes and Resident Evil 2.
Released around the same time: Resident Evil 2 (1998), Xenogears, Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes, Resident Evil 2.
Quick answers
Grid Shock — frequently asked questions
When did Grid Shock come out?
Grid Shock was released on 1 February 1998 for Intellivision.