Bannercatch

Bannercatch is a video game in the action genre developed by Tom Snyder Productions, Inc. and published by Scholastic, Inc. originally released in 1984. It is currently playable on Commodore 64, Atari 8-bit.

Bannercatch is an educational action game for two players. The game is a variation of capture the flag; two human players compete against Max and his team of robots. To win the game, players must work as a team to travel to Max's area on the playing field, capture the flag, and bring it back safely before Max can capture the players' flag. Each time players successfully capture one of Max's flags, part of his face will be revealed; the goal is to try to see all of Max's face.

To aid in this quest, the game includes maps that provide an overview of the entire playing field (each player will only be able to see a small portion on the screen at a time). In addition, clues to the whereabouts of his flag can be obtained by tricking Max into telling. This is done by placing a player on one of the robot's sensors and attempting to communicate with Max disguised as one of his robots. Since Max talks to his robots in binary, the player will have to translate a series of binary numbers to convince Max to reveal clues as to the location of his flags. At any point in the game, the player can freeze the action, allowing him to review maps or take a break.

The game features five different difficulty levels and a demo mode. Points are earned for successfully capturing the flag, for tagging a robot carrying your flag, and for winning the game.

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