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Pressure Gauge

Pressure Gauge is a game that was written back in 2000 as a college exercise by John K. Harvey. It's not much to look at graphically, but this game is a "twitch" game that just may have you reaching for the…

1 May 2000

Pressure Gauge is a puzzle, released 1 May 2000 on Atari 2600.

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What Pressure Gauge is

Pressure Gauge was released in 2000. It is available on Atari 2600 only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Pressure Gauge is a game that was written back in 2000 as a college exercise by John K. Harvey. It's not much to look at graphically, but this game is a "twitch" game that just may have you reaching for the reset button for "just one more round". The game was inspired by a mini-game in the Playstation title "Brave Fencer Musashi". Gameplay is simple. The initial screen says "Pressure Gauge"; from here, you can hit select to see the first homebrew attempt at a scrolling text demo (which would later be reformulated and released as StickyNotes), or you can hit the reset button to start the game. A little song will play, and you're on your way! The interface is as simple as can be-- it only…
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What it launched against

Pressure Gauge launched on 1 May 2000, within three weeks of The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, Perfect Dark, Breath of Fire IV and Power Stone 2.

Released around the same time: The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, Perfect Dark, Breath of Fire IV, Power Stone 2.

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When did Pressure Gauge come out?
Pressure Gauge was released on 1 May 2000 for Atari 2600.

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