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Off the Wall

Overview

Off the Wall is a video game developed for the Atari 2600 video game console in 1989. It is essentially a clone of Breakout with a Chinese theme. It was developed by Axlon, a game development studio owned by Atari founder Nolan Bushnell.

Players take control of the hero Kung Fu Lu, and the objective is smash through an evil wall to kill a dragon that has been tormenting villagers. In the game, Lu receives several power-ups to achieve his goal, and he must overcome a bat that stands in his way.

Atari later released another Breakout clone into video arcades, also called Off the Wall.

Off the Wall was made available on Microsoft's Game Room service for its Xbox 360 console and for Windows-based PCs on December 1, 2010.

The game has an undocumented pause feature, by use of the TV Type switch. Flip it twice to turn on/off.

Developers
John Vifian
Publishers
Atari
Platform
Atari 2600
Genre
Action
Alternate Names
No information available

Media

Banner

Off the Wall - Banner (North America) - 680x96
North America -  680 x 96

Box - 3D

Off the Wall - Box - 3D (North America) - 455x672
North America -  455 x 672

Box - Back

Off the Wall - Box - Back (North America) - 600x834
North America -  600 x 834

Box - Back - Reconstructed

Off the Wall - Box - Back - Reconstructed (North America) - 500x680
North America -  500 x 680

Box - Front

Off the Wall - Box - Front (North America) - 600x841
North America -  600 x 841

Box - Front - Reconstructed

Off the Wall - Box - Front - Reconstructed (North America) - 669x916
North America -  669 x 916
Off the Wall - Box - Front - Reconstructed (null) - 1600x2100
1600 x 2100

Cart - Front

Off the Wall - Cart - Front (North America) - 400x476
North America -  400 x 476

Clear Logo

Off the Wall - Clear Logo (North America) - 400x84
North America -  400 x 84

Fanart - Cart - Front

Off the Wall - Fanart - Cart - Front (North America) - 404x466
North America -  404 x 466

Screenshot - Game Title

Off the Wall - Screenshot - Game Title (North America) - 640x480
North America -  640 x 480
Off the Wall - Screenshot - Game Title (United States) - 636x475
United States -  636 x 475
Off the Wall - Screenshot - Game Title (United States) - 635x477
United States -  635 x 477

Screenshot - Gameplay

Off the Wall - Screenshot - Gameplay (North America) - 640x480
North America -  640 x 480