Initial release date 1981 Genre Shoot 'em up | Developer K-Byte | |
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Designer(s) Dr. Keith DreyerTorre Meeder Publishers K-Byte, CBS Electronics, CBS Software Similar CBS Software games, Shoot 'em up games | ||
K razy shoot out for the atari 8 bit family
K-Razy Shoot-Out is a clone of the arcade game Berzerk developed by K-Byte, a division of Kay Enterprises, and released for the Atari 8-bit family in 1981. The game was written by Torre Meeder and Dr. Keith Dreyer. An Atari 5200 version followed in 1983.
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The game is part of a series of titles with the "K-" prefix, including K-Razy Kritters and K-Star Patrol. All of them were published on cartridge. The K-Byte games were later published by CBS Software, including the Atari 5200 port of K-Razy Shoot-Out.
Reception
K-Razy Shoot-Out won the 1983 Arcade Award for "Best Arcade/Action Computer Game" from Electronic Games magazine. The Berzerk similarity was mentioned, but also that the game has "a unique flavor all its own."
Keita Iida, reviewing the 5200 version, wrote "Both Berzerk and K-Razy Shoot-Out are virtually identical. So much so that I can't see any reason for CBS to have released this cartridge."
