| BARNSTORMING 1983, Activision |
 
Barnstorming was a game developed by Steven Cartwright for the Atari 2600 VCS in 1982-1983, and published by the first third party games company, Activision.
In Barnstorming, you fly a biplane, probably somewhere in the midwest, "storming barns" - ie - flying the plane THROUGH barns. Each variation gives you a different number of barns to fly through. The whole goal of the game, is to fly through the alotted number of barns in the least time possible. You are given 2 obstacles other than the barns themselves to deal with, which includes flocks of little white birdies that will slow your plane down, and various windmills that you must fly over. Basically it's another "hi score" goal game, like much of the Atari 2600/VCS catalog. Barnstorming is considered a classic, but more of a "B" or "C" Tier classic when compared to staples like PItfall, Asteroids, or Space Invaders. It does turn up pretty regularily on various VCS compilations and has no arcade ports. I've owned two copies in my time as a collector, a complete in box copy, and now this copy with the loose manual I got with my Heavy Sixer in late 2024.My Experiences Videos Walkthroughs/Manuals/Reviews |
