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'''''Up'n Down''''' is an arcade game developed by [[Sega]] in 1983. In it, the player drives a car down a series of diagonal roads attempting to avoid other cars while collecting coloured flags. To make things difficult, the cars' speeds are affected when travelling up hills, and the player must accelerate/decelerate at the right times to make sure he/she does not get hit. The map will loop until all the flags have been collected. In the west, the arcade game was distributed by Bally Midway.
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'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is an [[arcade]] game developed by [[Sega]] and released for the [[Sega System 1]] in 1983.
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In the West, the arcade game was distributed by Bally Midway.
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==Gameplay==
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In ''Up'n Down'', the player drives a car down a series of diagonal roads attempting to avoid other cars while collecting coloured flags. To make things difficult, the cars' speeds are affected when travelling up hills, and the player must accelerate/decelerate at the right times to make sure he/she does not get hit. The map will loop until all the flags have been collected.  
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==History==
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===Legacy===
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Though not an extremely successful arcade game, Sega/[[U.S. Gold]] ported it to the [[Apple II]], [[Atari 2600]], [[Atari 8-bit family]], [[ColecoVision]], [[Commodore 64]] and [[IBM PC]] computers. It was also advertised in Japan and Finland for the [[SG-1000]], but never released, thus it has never been released on a Sega console outside of ''[[Sega Memorial Selection Vol.1]]'' on the [[Sega Saturn]].
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A port was also due for the [[ZX Spectrum]], but was cancelled.
  
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Though not an extremely successful arcade game, Sega/[[U.S. Gold]] ported it to the Apple II, Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit family, ColecoVision, Commodore 64 and DOS computers. It was also advertised in Japan and Finland for SG-1000, but never released, thus it has never been released on a Sega console outside of ''[[Sega Memorial Selection Vol.1]]'' on the [[Sega Saturn]]. A port was also due for the ZX Spectrum but was cancelled.
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==Production credits==
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{{creditstable|
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*'''Staff:''' [[Yoji Ishii]] (ICI), T.N, SHO, R.T, H.N, TAK, H.K, STO, KIP
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*'''Security by:''' [[Masatoshi Mizunaga]] (MI.)
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| source=In-game high score table{{ref|https://www.youtube.com/shorts/05Zd-uD7IBo}}
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==Magazine articles==
 
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==Promotional material==
 
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UpnDown Arcade US Flyer.pdf|System 1 US flyer
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UpnDown Arcade JP Flyer.pdf|System 1 JP flyer
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==Artwork==
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Up'nDown SG1000 scan.jpg|SG-1000 JP flyer
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Up'nDown SG1000 Finland_scan.jpg|SG-1000 FL flyer
 
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ArcadeGames US PrintAdvert.jpg|Home versions US print advert
 
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ArcadeHallofFame C64 UK PrintAd.jpg|Commodore 64 UK print advert
 
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|CVG UK 038.pdf|cvg|38|123
 
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|CVG UK 039.pdf|cvg|39|48
 
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|CVG UK 040.pdf|cvg|40|97
 
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|CVG UK 043.pdf|cvg|43|87
 
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|CVG UK 044.pdf|cvg|44|98-99
 
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==Physical scans==
 
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===Commodore 64 version===
 
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==References==
 
==References==
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[[Category:1983 System 1 games]]
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[[Category:System 1 games]]
 
 
[[Category:Unreleased SG-1000 games]]
 
[[Category:Unreleased SG-1000 games]]
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[[Category:Unreleased ZX Spectrum games]]

Latest revision as of 17:01, 17 September 2024

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  • System 1
  • Apple II
  • Atari 2600
  • Atari 8-bit family
  • ColecoVision
  • Commodore 64
  • IBM PC

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Up'n Down
System(s): Sega System 1, Apple II, Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit family, ColecoVision, Commodore 64, IBM PC
Publisher: Sega
Arcade (System 1)
Bally Midway (US)
Commodore 64
U.S. Gold (UK)
Developer:
Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Atari 2600
US 		009-01
ColecoVision
US 		009-21
Arcade (System 1)
JP		 ¥? ?
Arcade (System 1)
US		 $? ?
































Commodore 64
US 		009-05
Commodore 64
US
(Disk) 		009-14
Commodore 64
UK
(Disk) 		£12.9512.95
Commodore 64
UK
(Cassette) 		£9.959.95
IBM PC compatibles
US
Apple II
US
Atari 8-bit Family
US 		009-03
Atari 8-bit Family
UK
(Cassette)

Up'n Down is an arcade game developed by Sega and released for the Sega System 1 in 1983.

In the West, the arcade game was distributed by Bally Midway.

Gameplay

In Up'n Down, the player drives a car down a series of diagonal roads attempting to avoid other cars while collecting coloured flags. To make things difficult, the cars' speeds are affected when travelling up hills, and the player must accelerate/decelerate at the right times to make sure he/she does not get hit. The map will loop until all the flags have been collected.

History

Legacy

Though not an extremely successful arcade game, Sega/U.S. Gold ported it to the Apple II, Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit family, ColecoVision, Commodore 64 and IBM PC computers. It was also advertised in Japan and Finland for the SG-1000, but never released, thus it has never been released on a Sega console outside of Sega Memorial Selection Vol.1 on the Sega Saturn.

A port was also due for the ZX Spectrum, but was cancelled.

Production credits

Source:
In-game high score table[3]


Magazine articles

Main article: Up'n Down/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Main article: Up'n Down/Promotional material.

Artwork

UpnDown logo.png
UpnDown logo.png

Physical scans

System 1 version

System 1, US
UpnDown System1 US Marquee.jpg
System 1, JP
Notavailable.svgNotavailable.svg
Instuction card(s)

Apple II version

Apple II, US
Upndown AppleII US Box Back.jpgNospine.pngUpndown AppleII US Box Front.jpg
Cover

Atari 2600 version

Atari 2600, US
Upndown Atari2600 US Box Back.jpgNospine.pngUpndown Atari2600 US Box Front.jpg
Cover
Upndown Atari2600 US Cart.jpg
Cart
Up'n Down Atari 2600 US Manual.pdf
Manual

Atari 8-bit Family version

Atari 8-bit family, US

Upndown Atari8bit US Cart.jpg
Cart
Atari 8-bit family, UK

ColecoVision version

ColecoVision, US
UpnDown ColecoVision US Box Back.jpgNospine.pngUpndown ColecoVision US Box Front.jpg
Cover
Upndown ColecoVision US Cart.jpg
Cart
UpnDown ColecoVision US Manual.pdf
Manual

Commodore 64 version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
{{{{{icon}}}|L}} Division by zero.
Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Zzap!64 (UK)
68
[4]
Commodore 64
 68
Based on
1 review

Up'n Down

Commodore 64, US (cartridge)
UpnDown C64 US Box Back.jpgNospine.pngUpndown C64 US Box Front.jpg
Cover
UpnDown C64 US Cart.jpg
Cart
UpnDown C64 US Manual.pdf
Manual
Commodore 64, US (disk)
UpnDown C64 US Box Back Disk.jpgNospine.pngUpnDown C64 US Box Front Disk.jpg
Cover
UpnDown C64 US Manual.pdf
Manual
Commodore 64, UK
Upndown C64 EU Box.jpg
Cover

IBM PC version

IBM PC, US

References

  1. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "September 1985" (UK; 1985-08-16), page 38
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Computer & Video Games, "November 1985" (UK; 1985-10-16), page 107
  3. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/shorts/05Zd-uD7IBo
  4. ↑ Zzap!64, "May 1985" (UK; 1985-xx-xx), page 124


Up'n Down

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