Armor Battle (Intellivision)

Armor Battle
Developer: APh Technological Consulting Publisher: Mattel Platform: Intellivision Released in US: November 1979 This game has a hidden developer message. This game has revisional differences.

In Armor Battle, the countries of Blue and Black declare war on each other and try to destroy the other's fleet of tanks.

Dabney Eats It

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Hold 3 on the Left Controller and 9 on the Right Controller, then press Reset. The "ARMOR BATTLE" text and copyright date will change to "D.E.I." and 1984, respectively, and the crowd sound used in multiple Mattel Intellivision games will play.

The revised 'fast' version of Armor Battle has a different version of the code/screen; on the Left Controller, hold Clear + 0 + Enter on the keypad and West-Northwest on the disc, then press Reset. The D.E.I. text will appear under the ARMOR BATTLE text, and the crowd sound will play.

D.E.I. is the acronym for "Dabney Eats It", an inside joke/code between members of the Dabney House at the California Institute of Technology. Its initials are hidden by its alumni in places of varying obscurity.

(Source: Digital Press (Chris Hawley, Carl Mueller, Joseph Zbiciak))

Revisional Differences

A revision of Armor Battle was made which increased the rotational speed of the tanks. It also included a new version of the D.E.I. screen and code, as mentioned above.

(Source: Digital Press (Carl Mueller))