Developer: Charlie Heath

Charlie Heath, the designer of Reactor, also programmed games for Activision. The site has his unreleased Activision prototype Thwocker from 1984, described as “Joust with musical instruments”: a bouncing conductor collects notes through a maze to build a song. Heath has said it was about 80% complete when it was cancelled. A copy turned up in a thrift shop in 2001.
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Thwocker

Thwocker is an unreleased Activision prototype for the Atari 2600, programmed by Charlie Heath, the designer of Reactor. It was worked on in 1984 and has been described as "Joust with musical instruments": you guide a bouncing little…

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