Name This Game
GAME » on 1983
An action game that was to be named by the winner of a contest, until the developer went bankrupt.


Originally envisioned as a Jaws game, when Parker Bros lost the license the concept was sold to U.S. Games, who came up with a marketing scheme. Ads were placed for a contest to name the game, and cartridges were actually stocked in stores titled only "Name-This-Game" with name submission forms enclosed. The winner was to be decided after April 30, 1983, but U.S. Games closed its doors in March. Carrere Video Distribution (Company) later released the game in Europe with the title "Octopus".

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Game details
Name
Name This Game
Release Date
1983
Platform
Atari 2600 (Platform)
Developer
Publisher
Genre
Action (Genre)
Theme
Aquatic (Theme)
Aliases
Octopus
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