July 1982 saw the introduction of a couple new VCS publishers. These include Spectravision, later known as Spectravideo, which debuted with Planet Patrol and Gangster Alley, a horizontal shooter and a shooting gallery-style game, respectively. Spectravision has a very uneven track record of VCS games, and that is on full display here with two games that just don't quite gel the way games from the top tier of developers are at this time.
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Resources:
History of Spectravideo, samdal.com
Arcade Express, Aug. 15 1982, July 17 1983
Leisure Time Electronics, September 1982
Merchandising, December 1982, July 1983, August 1983, May 1984
Weekly Television Digest, Oct. 25 1982, Dec. 19 1983
Video Game Update, October 1982
Atarian, July/August 1989
Video Games, December 1982
Electronic Fun with Computers and Games, December 1982
Atarimania.com
Electronic Games, November 1982
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