Human Cannonball Cover

IGDB / 17025

Human Cannonball

1978 38 / 100 Arcade Strategy
In Human Cannonball your goal is to fire a man out of a cannon and have him land in a bucket of water. To do this you need to adjust your cannon so the position, angle, and firing speed are just right. You score a point for each successful landing, and the game ends after seven attempts. Several game variations are included which allow you to have the position, angle and speed all set by the player, or have one or mo Show full summary

In Human Cannonball your goal is to fire a man out of a cannon and have him land in a bucket of water. To do this you need to adjust your cannon so the position, angle, and firing speed are just right. You score a point for each successful landing, and the game ends after seven attempts. Several game variations are included which allow you to have the position, angle and speed all set by the player, or have one or more of these in a fixed position, or have one or more of these randomly set by the computer. If you wish to make the game more challenging, you can also set a moving wall in front of the bucket which will make your timing more critical.

World design Nicht eindeutig Game modeMultiplayer

Deep dive / Spielprofil

Everything about Human Cannonball: story and gameplay

A structured look at the narrative, game feel, and traits that define this game.

Story & context

In Human Cannonball your goal is to fire a man out of a cannon and have him land in a bucket of water. To do this you need to adjust your cannon so the position, angle, and firing speed are just right. You score a point for each successful landing, and the game ends after seven attempts. Several game variations are included which allow you to have the position, angle and speed all set by the player, or have one or more of these in a fixed position, or have one or more of these randomly set by the computer. If you wish to make the game more challenging, you can also set a moving wall in front of the bucket which will make your timing more critical.

3 weitere Tags
Traitclassic Traithumor Traitretro

Watch / Trailer

Gameplay Video

Trailer metadata from IGDB; playback via YouTube in privacy-enhanced mode.

Game profile / Plain language

Human Cannonball: release, platforms, and facts

Studio, play style, releases, and official sources — compactly prepared from external IGDB data.

01
Studios & ownership

Studio & publishing

Developer
Atari
Publisher
Atari
Franchise
Standalone
02
So spielt es sich

Spielprofil

Modi
Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
Side view
Themes
Action, Comedy
03
Wo & wann

Platform releases

  • Atari 2600 1978

Prices / Stores

Compare Human Cannonball prices and deals

Prices never affect your match ranking.

No live price for this game yet

The 36 price sources are now being checked in the background. Product prices found will appear automatically.

Official storefronts

Check the official platform

1 / 4