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The Electric Yoyo

The goal of the game is to collect all dots on the playfield with your yo-yo. In each level the dots are placed in different patterns and the numbers of enemies vary. There are two types of enemies. One type…

31 December 1982

The Electric Yoyo is a video game, released 31 December 1982 on Arcade.

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What The Electric Yoyo is

The Electric Yoyo was released in 1982. It was published by Taito. It is available on Arcade only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The goal of the game is to collect all dots on the playfield with your yo-yo. In each level the dots are placed in different patterns and the numbers of enemies vary. There are two types of enemies. One type (that you may not touch at all) puts electrical charges on the dots, which you have to catch. The other type is also deadly, unless you hit it when you are charged, which gives you bonus points. You can move your yo-yo in four different directions and it grabs onto the dot which is nearest in each direction. The longer the distance to the next dot, the more points you get.
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What it launched against

The Electric Yoyo launched on 31 December 1982, within three weeks of Trashman, King Kong and Xevious.

Released around the same time: Trashman, King Kong, Xevious.

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When did The Electric Yoyo come out?
The Electric Yoyo was released on 31 December 1982 for Arcade.