Fairchild Videocart-10 Game, "Maze, Jailbreak, Blind-Man's-Bluff, Trailblazer," 1977

Video game

1977

Not on exhibit to the public.

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

on top of cartridge: CHANNEL F / FAIRCHILD VIDEO ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM / VIDEOCART-10 / Maze Jailbreak / Blind-man's-bluff Trailblazer / TO PLAY PRESS BUTTON / Maze 1 / Jailbreak 2 / Blind-man's-bluff 3 / Trailblazer 4 / After first game, all games can be / accessed through hand controller: / RIGHT = 1, LEFT = 2, BACK = / 3, FORWARD = 4. / SPEED: Player vs. player: select / speed through hand controller: / RIGHT = practice, LEFT, BACK, / FORWARD = faster games. / CAT & MOUSE: Select speed / through console buttons: 1 or 2 = / slow cat; 3 = medium cat; 4 = / fast cat. / PARANOIA: Both players push / down on hand controller at the / SAME TIME, then select speed / through hand controller as in Cat / & Mouse. / Hand Controller Action / After selecting game and speed, / Push Right/Left-moves player right / or left through maze. / Push Forward/Back-moves player / up or down through maze. / SCORING: First mouse out wins. / ENCODED PROGRAM (C) FAIRCHILD 1977 / FAIRCHILD on front of cartridge: F(TM) VIDEOCART-10 / Maze / Made in Singapore / VIDEOCART and CHANNEL F are trademarks of Fairchild Camera and Instrument Corporation on front of packaging: 10 / Maze / Maze Jailbreak / Blind-man's-bluff / Trailblazer / Variations / Cat & Mouse / Paranoia / Double Paranoia / CHANNEL F / FAIRCHILD VIDEO ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM / VIDEOCART-10 on proper left side of packaging: F(TM) VIDEOCART-10 / VIDEOCART and CHANNEL F are trademarks of Fairchild Camera and Instrument Corporation on back of packaging: VIDEOCART-10 / This preprogrammed cartridge plugs into the console of the / Fairchild Video Entertainment System for 52 variations of our TV / Maze games. Regular Maze. Every mouse for himself. Cat & Mouse. / Mice vs. hungry cat. Paranoia. Nobody out till the cat has lunch. / Or Double Paranoia. Nobody out. Ever. / Maze: (2 players) Every maze is different. First mouse out wins. / Jailbreak: (2 players) Escape-ist entertainment for the con artist. Find the weak bars and you're out! / Blind-man's-bluff: (2 play-ers) Love is blind, and so are the mice! / Trailblazer: (2 players) Can't see the forest for the trees. Lose your opponent by leaving a false trail. / Game play in color only on color televisions. / Ask your dealer to see the other Videocart(TM) cartridges available / for play on your Fairchild Video Entertainment System. Build a / library of video game fun. on proper right side of packaging: F(TM) VIDEOCART-10 / Exclusively for use with / the Fairchild Video / Entertainment System. on top of packaging: FAIRCHILD / Maze / Maze Jailbreak / Blind-man's-bluff Trailblazer / Contents: / 1 Videocart(TM) Cartridge / 1 Instruction Booklet / VIDEOCART-10 / Manufactured by / Fairchild Consumer Products Division / 4001 Miranda Avenue / Palo Alto, CA 94304 / Made in Singapore / Printed in U.S.A. on bottom of packaging: FAIRCHILD / Maze / Maze Jailbreak / Blind-man's-bluff Trailblazer / VIDEOCART-10