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Rip Off (video game), the Glossary

Rip Off is a multidirectional shooter with black and white vector graphics written by Tim Skelly and released as an arcade video game by Cinematronics in 1980.^[1]

ANALOG Computing

ANALOG Computing was an American computer magazine devoted to Atari 8-bit computers.

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Arcade video game

An arcade video game takes player input from its controls, processes it through electrical or computerized components, and displays output to an electronic monitor or similar display.

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Atari 8-bit computers

The Atari 8-bit computers, formally launched as the Atari Home Computer System, are a series of 8-bit home computers introduced by Atari, Inc., in 1979 with the Atari 400 and Atari 800.

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Cinematronics Incorporated was an arcade game developer that primarily released vector graphics games in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Rip Off (video game) and Cinematronics are Cinematronics games.

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Cooperative video game

A cooperative video game, often abbreviated as co-op, is a video game that allows players to work together as teammates, usually against one or more non-player character opponents (PvE).

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Flocking

Flocking is the behavior exhibited when a group of birds, called a flock, are foraging or in flight.

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Shoot 'em up

Shoot 'em ups (also known as shmups or STGs) are a sub-genre of action games.

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Single-player video game

A single-player video game is a video game where input from only one player is expected throughout the course of the gaming session.

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Tim Skelly

Tim Skelly (February 10, 1951 – death reported March 2, 2020) was a video game designer and game programmer who developed arcade games for Cinematronics from 1978 until 1981.

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Type-in program

A type-in program or type-in listing was computer source code printed in a home computer magazine or book.

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Vector graphics

Vector graphics are a form of computer graphics in which visual images are created directly from geometric shapes defined on a Cartesian plane, such as points, lines, curves and polygons.

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Vectrex

The Vectrex is a vector display-based home video game console - the only one ever designed and released for the home market, that was developed by Smith Engineering and manufactured and sold by General Consumer Electronics.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rip_Off_(video_game)

Also known as Rip-Off.

Rip Off (video game), the Glossary

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