Happy Trails (video game) explained

Happy Trails
Platforms:	Intellivision
Publisher:	Activision
Developer:	Activision
Programmer:	Carol Shaw^[1]
Released:	1983
Genre:	Puzzle
Modes:	Single-player, multiplayer

Happy Trails is a video game programmed by Carol Shaw for the Intellivision console and released by Activision in 1983.^[2] The player must navigate a character through a broken maze to collect gold.^[3] Shaw previously wrote River Raid for the Atari 2600.^[1]

Happy Trails is a clone of the 1982 Konami arcade game Loco-Motion.^[4] Mattel was working on an official port, but Happy Trails was published first, resulting in Loco-Motion being sold at a discount and without any marketing support.^[4]

Reception

Joystik magazine wrote, "This is a great game. The strategic possibilities are seemingly endless," giving an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars.^[5]

Reviews

• Games #44^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hague . James . The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers .
2. Web site: Activision Games For Intellivision . August 28, 2016 . December 25, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181225120034/http://www.intellivisionlives.com/bluesky/games/credits/activision.shtml#happytrails . dead .
3. News: Video Action: Company Shook Industry with Early Ideas . Kentucky New Era . May 27, 1983 . September 5, 2016 . Bentley, Rick.
4. Web site: Loco-Motion . https://web.archive.org/web/20180611110356/http://www.intellivisionlives.com/bluesky/games/credits/1983b.html#locomotion . dead . 2018-06-11 . IntellvisionLives.com.
5. The Home Front: Happy Trails . Joystik . September 1983 . 2 . 1 . 53 .
6. Web site: GAMES Magazine #44 . October 1983 .