Up'n Down

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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, Bally Midway (US)
Developer: Sega, Beck Tech
Release Date RRP Code US 1984 $? ? JP 1983-09 ¥? ? US 1983 $? ? US 1984 UK (Disk) 1985-05-02 £12.9512.95 UK (Cassette) 1985-05-02 £9.959.95 US 1984 US 1984 US 1984 UK (Cassette) 1985-08

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 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.

Production credits

• Staff: Yoji Ishii (ICI), T.N, SHO, R.T, H.N, TAK, H.K, STO, KIP
• Security by: Masatoshi Mizunaga (MI.)

Magazine articles

Main article: Up'n Down/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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  System 1 US flyer

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  System 1 JP flyer

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  SG-1000 JP flyer

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  SG-1000 FL flyer

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  Home versions US print advert

Commodore 64 print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #49: "November 1985" (1985-10-16)

Commodore 64 print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #51: "January 1986" (1985-12-16)

Commodore 64/ZX Spectrum print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #38: "December 1984" (1984-11-16)
also published in:

• Computer & Video Games (UK) #39: "January 1985" (1984-12-16)

Commodore 64/ZX Spectrum print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #40: "February 1985" (1985-01-16)
also published in:

• Computer & Video Games (UK) #41: "March 1985" (1985-02-16)
• Computer & Video Games (UK) #42: "April 1985" (1985-03-16)
• Computer & Video Games (UK) #43: "May 1985" (1985-04-16)

Commodore 64/ZX Spectrum print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #44: "June 1985" (1985-05-16)
also published in:

• Computer & Video Games (UK) #45: "July 1985" (1985-06-16)

Atari/Commodore 64/ZX Spectrum print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #47: "September 1985" (1985-08-16)

ZX Spectrum print advert in Crash (UK) #14: "March 1985" (1985-02-28)

Physical scans

System 1 version

System 1, US

System 1, JP

Apple II version

Apple II, US
Cover

Atari 2600 version

Atari 2600, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Atari 8-bit Family version

Atari 8-bit family, US
Cart

Atari 8-bit family, UK

ColecoVision version

ColecoVision, US
Cover
Cart

Commodore 64 version

Sega Retro Average
Publication Score Source Zzap!64 (UK) 71 №1, p124/125

	71
Based on 1 review

Sega Retro Average
Publication Version Score Zzap!64 (UK) 68

	68
Based on 1 review

Up'n Down

Commodore 64, US (cartridge)
Cover
Cart

Commodore 64, US (disk)
Cover

Commodore 64, UK
Cover

IBM PC version

IBM PC, US