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ControlsArrows moveEnter selectSpace actionEsc menu / backCtrl fire
The game runs in a DOS emulator: keyboard and mouse work like on an old PC, each game has its own layout (see the hints in the game). There are no on-screen buttons on a phone.
First click the game screen once: after that the keys go to the game, not the page. To scroll the page again, click outside the game window. If the game does not respond, click the game screen again.
The game runs from the Internet Archive site in their emulator; there are no game files on our servers. We show it so you can get to know it; the rights to the game belong to the rights holders. The built-in player has no volume control: if there is no sound or you need to adjust it, open the game page on Internet Archive, which has sound and full-screen buttons. Game page on Internet Archive.
Bannercatch
MS-DOS · 1984 · Scholastic
RateSpecs
- Developer
- Tom Snyder Productions
- Publisher
- Scholastic
- First release
- 1984
- Platform
- MS-DOS
- Rarity
- no data
Why
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Description
Bannercatch is an educational action game for two players. The game is a variation of capture the flag; two human players compete against Max and his team of robots. To win the game, the players need to work as a team to travel to Max's zone of the playfield, capture the flag, and bring it back safely back before Max is able to capture the player's flag.
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Each time the players successfully capture one of Max's flags, part of his face will be revealed; the goal is to try to see all of Max's face. To help with this quest, the game includes maps which provide an overview of the entire playing field (each player will only be able to see a small portion of the screen at a time). Also, hints about his flag's whereabouts can be gained by tricking Max into telling about it. This is done by positioning a player over one of the robot sensors and attempting to communicate with Max disguised as one of his robots. Since Max talks to his robots in binary, the player will need to translate a series of binary numbers to convince Max to reveal clues about his flags' location. At any time during the game, the player can freeze the action; this allows for checking the maps or taking a rest. The game features five different levels of difficulty along with a demonstration mode. Points are earned for successfully capturing the flag, tagging a robot which is carrying your flag, and winning the game.
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MS-DOS, 1984
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