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IGDB / 12222

Shufflepuck Cafe

1989 66 / 100 Sport
Shufflepuck Café is a computer air hockey game developed by Christopher Gross, Gene Portwood and Lauren Elliott for Brøderbund. There are two game modes. The player can compete in a tournament, playing against opponents who visit the Café, or can practice against each opponent to find out his/her/its weakness in a single-player match. There is a general storyline behind the Amiga version of the game in which the pla Show full summary

Shufflepuck Café is a computer air hockey game developed by Christopher Gross, Gene Portwood and Lauren Elliott for Brøderbund. There are two game modes. The player can compete in a tournament, playing against opponents who visit the Café, or can practice against each opponent to find out his/her/its weakness in a single-player match. There is a general storyline behind the Amiga version of the game in which the player is an inter-galactic salesman whose spaceship has broken down. He needs to find a telephone to call the breakdown service and get the spaceship fixed. Shufflepuck Café is the nearest place for miles, so he goes in to use their telephone. The main eight Shufflepuck players are standing in his way and will not let him get to the phone until he has beaten them all. Once all are defeated, the player gets in his spaceship and flies off into the distance.

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Story & context

There is a general storyline behind the Amiga version of the game in which the player is an inter-galactic salesman whose spaceship has broken down. He needs to find a telephone to call the breakdown service and get the spaceship fixed. Shufflepuck Café is the nearest place for miles, so he goes in to use their telephone. The main eight Shufflepuck players are standing in his way and will not let him get to the phone until he has beaten them all. Once all are defeated, the player gets in his spaceship and flies off into the distance.

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Shufflepuck Cafe: release, platforms, and facts

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Studios & ownership

Studio & publishing

Developer
Brøderbund Software
Publisher
Brøderbund Software
Franchise
Standalone
02
So spielt es sich

Spielprofil

Modi
Single player
Perspective
First person
Themes
Science fiction
03
Wo & wann

Platform releases

  • NEC PC-6000 Series Jul 06, 1989
  • Mac Jul 06, 1989
  • DOS Jul 06, 1989
  • Family Computer Jul 06, 1989
  • Nintendo Entertainment System Jul 06, 1989
  • Sharp X68000 Jul 06, 1989
  • Atari ST/STE Jul 06, 1989
  • Amiga Jul 06, 1989
  • Amstrad CPC Jul 06, 1989

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