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Snoopy and the Red Baron

The dastardly Red Baron has stolen important food supplies from the allies during the war. Hamburgers, ice cream cones, popcorn and other tasty treats have been taken by this evil aviator and sharpshooter…

31 December 1983

Snoopy and the Red Baron is an arcade developed by Atari, released 31 December 1983 on Atari 2600.

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What Snoopy and the Red Baron is

Snoopy and the Red Baron is an arcade game developed by Atari and released in 1983. It is available on Atari 2600 only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The dastardly Red Baron has stolen important food supplies from the allies during the war. Hamburgers, ice cream cones, popcorn and other tasty treats have been taken by this evil aviator and sharpshooter. Your task is to help Snoopy shoot down the Red Baron and recover the stolen supplies. You begin your mission with four doghouses. It takes eight direct hits to bring down the Red Baron, and for the Red baron to bring down Snoopy's doghouse. If the Red Baron downs a doghouse, all accumulated treats will be lost. Press the controller button to fire Snoopy's machine gun.
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How it plays

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

Where it sits in the Peanuts series

Snoopy and the Red Baron is the third of 32 entries we hold in the Peanuts series. It arrived 7 months after Snoopy. The next entry was Snoopy in 1983.

See all 32 Peanuts games in release order →

What it launched against

Snoopy and the Red Baron launched on 31 December 1983, within three weeks of Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac, The Witness and Zoo Keeper.

Released around the same time: Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac, The Witness, Zoo Keeper.

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When did Snoopy and the Red Baron come out?
Snoopy and the Red Baron was released on 31 December 1983 for Atari 2600.

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