History VideoGame / Firefox

'''Firefox''' is a 1984 UsefulNotes/ArcadeGame from Creator/{{Atari}}. Based on the [[Film/{{Firefox}} Clint Eastwood technothriller film,]] this was Atari's first and only foray into the world of [[FullMotionVideo laserdisc games.]]

'''Firefox''' is a 1984 [[UsefulNotes/ArcadeGames arcade]] game from Creator/{{Atari}}. Based on the [[Film/{{Firefox}} Clint Eastwood technothriller film,]] this was Atari's first and only foray into the world of [[FullMotionVideo laserdisc games.]]

'''Firefox''' is a 1984 arcade VideoGame from Creator/{{Atari}}. Based on the [[Film/{{Firefox}} Clint Eastwood technothriller film,]] this was Atari's first and only foray into the world of [[FullMotionVideo laserdisc games.]]

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** EndlessGame: The hardest level ("Endless Journey") removes the limit, allowing players to continue for as long as they can.

As with the movie, you play an American pilot who has to steal the Soviet Union's top-secret superplane, the MiG 31 "Firefox", and fly it out of the country. In gameplay terms, this translated into a FirstPerson RailShooter similar to the first level of Atari's ''[[VideoGame/StarWarsTheArcadeGame Star Wars]]'' -- you moved a cursor shooting down radar traces, enemy missiles, and pursuing jets, all while trying to avoid hits to conserve fuel. The only "flying" comes from periodically choosing whether to fly in the sky (which uses less fuel) or near the ground (which had fewer enemies). The game used video footage for the various backgrounds, enemy jets, and occasional cutscenes.

* CoolPlane: The MiG 31 Firefox, of course.

As with the movie, you play an American pilot who has to steal the Soviet Union's top-secret superplane, the MiG 31 "Firefox", and fly it out of the country. In gameplay terms, this translated into a FirstPerson RailShooter similar to the first level of Atari's ''[[VideoGame/StarWarsTheArcadeGame Star Wars]]'' -- you moved a cursor shooting down radar traces, enemy missiles, and pursuing jets, all while trying to avoid hits to conserve fuel. The only "flying" comes from periodically choosing whether to fly in the sky (which uses less fuel) or near the ground (which had fewer enemies). The game used movie footage for the various backgrounds and occasional cutscenes.

''Firefox'' was unveiled with a disastrous showing at the fall 1983 AMOA convention; unfortunately for Atari, its release didn't fare better -- arcade operators were growing hesitant into spending more money on expensive and unreliable laserdisc games, and the game relied on too many bleeding-edge hardware components prone to frequent breakdowns. The game's scarcity and expensive upkeep keeps it relatively obscure, even among longtime collectors.

As with the movie, you play an American pilot who has to steal the Soviet Union's top-secret superplane, the MiG 31 "Firefox", and fly it out of the country. In gameplay terms, this translated into a FirstPerson RailShooter similar to the first level of Atari's ''[[VideoGame/StarWarsTheArcadeGame Star Wars]]'' -- you moved a cursor shooting down radar traces, enemy missiles, and pursuing jets, all while trying to avoid hits to conserve fuel. The only "flying" comes from choosing between levels whether to fly in the sky (which uses less fuel) or near the ground (which had fewer enemies). The game used movie footage for the various backgrounds and occasional cutscenes.

* CoolPlane: The Firefox, of course.

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