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{{sub-stub}}'''''Off the Wall''''' is an arcade game released by [[Atari Games]] in 1991. It shares similar gameplay to Atari's classic, ''Breakout''.
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'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is an arcade game released by [[Atari Games]] in 1991. It shares similar gameplay to Atari's classic, ''Breakout''.
  
[[Tengen]] developed a [[Sega Game Gear]] port, thought to be set for release around 1993. It was featured in some gaming magazines, but was quietly cancelled with no explanation. At least one working prototype is known to exist, however it is yet to be dumped.
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[[Tengen]] developed a [[Sega Game Gear]] port, thought to be set for release around 1993. It was featured in some gaming magazines, as well as [[Summer CES 1993]]{{magref|mms|10|29}}, but was quietly cancelled with no explanation. A prototype has since been found and dumped.
  
No other home versions ''Off the Wall'' were ever released, though a similar (but unrelated) Atari 2600 game was released in 1989 by [[Atari Corporation]].
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No other home versions ''Off the Wall'' were ever released (a PC Engine version was planned before also being cancelled), though a similar (but unrelated) Atari 2600 game was released in 1989 by [[Atari Corporation]].
  
 
==Magazine articles==
 
==Magazine articles==
<gallery>
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SegaVisions US 16.pdf|page=100|Review in ''[[Sega Visions]]'' #16 (1993-12)
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GamePro US 051.pdf|page=143|Review in ''GamePro'' #51 (1993-10)
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==Technical information==
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===ROM dump status===
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{{rom|GG|sha1=27146e93e62a6cf5fc998fb9a2563b51b21334b4|md5=34e7c24068bd2050db6b2e0c2af4d844|crc32=71fe9c80|size=256KB|date=1992-06-28|source=EPROM cartridge{{ref|https://hiddenpalace.org/Off_the_Wall_(Jun_28,_1992_prototype)}}|comments=|icon=|quality=good|prototype=yes|protoname=}}
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==References==
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Latest revision as of 15:53, 10 December 2022

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Off the Wall
System(s): Sega Game Gear
Publisher: Tengen
Developer: Tengen, Teeny Weeny Games
Licensor: Atari Games
Planned release date(s): 1993-11[1]
Genre: Puzzle
Number of players: 1
Status of prototype(s): Found, dumped

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Off the Wall is an arcade game released by Atari Games in 1991. It shares similar gameplay to Atari's classic, Breakout.

Tengen developed a Sega Game Gear port, thought to be set for release around 1993. It was featured in some gaming magazines, as well as Summer CES 1993[2], but was quietly cancelled with no explanation. A prototype has since been found and dumped.

No other home versions Off the Wall were ever released (a PC Engine version was planned before also being cancelled), though a similar (but unrelated) Atari 2600 game was released in 1989 by Atari Corporation.

Magazine articles

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Off the Wall

Main article: Off the Wall/Magazine articles.

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Game Gear
CRC32 71fe9c80
MD5 34e7c24068bd2050db6b2e0c2af4d844
SHA-1 27146e93e62a6cf5fc998fb9a2563b51b21334b4
256kB 1992-06-28 EPROM cartridge[3] Page

References

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