''Barrier'' is an

arcade video game An arcade video game is an arcade game that takes player input from its controls, processes it through electrical or computerized components, and displays output to an electronic monitor or similar display. All arcade video games are coin-oper ...

developed by Rob Patton for

Cinematronics Cinematronics Incorporated was an arcade game video game developer, developer that primarily released vector graphics games in the late 1970s and early 1980s. While other companies released games based on raster graphics, raster displays, early ...

and released in 1979 by Vectorbeam. It is an action game with a vector display.

Gameplay

Players move a small

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around the grid, while attempting to avoid the

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s that are also moving around the grid. Reaching the end of the grid teleports the player back to the front of the grid to gain points. The game is played on a 3x10 grid that is displayed at angle to make it appear to be in 3-D.

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Arcade History
1979 video games Arcade video games Arcade-only video games Action games Multiplayer and single-player video games Multiplayer hotseat games Vector arcade video games Vectorbeam games Video games developed in the United States {{maze-videogame-stub