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Raid on Fort Knox

The objective of the game is to steal gold bars from the vaults of Fort Knox and escape back to their hiding place with them. Fort Knox is represented as a labyrinth of hallways and for some reason there are…

31 December 1981

Raid on Fort Knox is an arcade developed by Commodore, released 31 December 1981 on Commodore VIC-20.

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What Raid on Fort Knox is

Raid on Fort Knox is an arcade game developed by Commodore and released in 1981. It is available on Commodore VIC-20 only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The objective of the game is to steal gold bars from the vaults of Fort Knox and escape back to their hiding place with them. Fort Knox is represented as a labyrinth of hallways and for some reason there are patrolling black panthers that should be avoided.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Raid on Fort Knox launched on 31 December 1981, within three weeks of Ms. Pac-Man, Zaxxon, Gorf and Robotron: 2084.

Released around the same time: Ms. Pac-Man, Zaxxon, Gorf, Robotron: 2084.

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When did Raid on Fort Knox come out?
Raid on Fort Knox was released on 31 December 1981 for Commodore VIC-20.

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