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Blackjack

Moby ID: 110915

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Released

July 30, 1975 on Altair 8800

Credits

1 person

Publishers

Altair Software Distribution Company

Moby Score: n/a
Collected By: 2 players

Genre: Gambling
Strategy / tactics
Perspective: Text-based / Spreadsheet
Gameplay: Cards / tiles

Business Model: Commercial
Media Type: Type-in

See Also

Blackjack (1974 on Terminal)
Blackjack (1976 on Intel 8080, Zilog Z80)
Blackjack (1976 on Apple I)
Blackjack (1977 on Atari 2600, 1980 on Atari 8-bit)
Blackjack (1977 on VideoBrain)
Blackjack (1977 on 1292 Advanced Programmable Video System)
Blackjack (1977 on KIM-1)
Blackjack (1977 on Heathkit H11, Heath/Zenith H8/H89)
Blackjack (1978 on Commodore PET/CBM)
Blackjack (1978 on Apple II)
Blackjack (1978 on Commodore PET/CBM)
Blackjack (1978 on APF MP1000/Imagination Machine)
Blackjack (1978 on Compucolor II)
Blackjack (1978 on Intel 8080)
Blackjack (1978 on Ohio Scientific)
Blackjack (1978 on Apple II)
Blackjack (1978 on Apple II)
Blackjack (1978 on North Star)
Blackjack (1978 on Commodore PET/CBM)
Blackjack (1979 on Exidy Sorcerer)
Blackjack (1979 on Exidy Sorcerer)
Blackjack (1979 on COSMAC)
Blackjack (1979 on TI Programmable Calculator)
Blackjack (1979 on HP Programmable Calculator)
Blackjack (1979 on Ohio Scientific)
Blackjack (1982 on TRS-80 CoCo)
Blackjack (1983 on BBC Micro)
Blackjack (1983 on DOS)
Blackjack (1983 on Apple II)
Blackjack (1984 on DOS)
Blackjack (1984 on TRS-80 CoCo)
Blackjack (1984 on DOS)
Blackjack (1989 on DOS)
BlackJack (1990 on Windows 16-bit)
Blackjack (1992 on NES)
Blackjack (2002 on Windows)
Blackjack (2019 on iPhone, iPad, 2020 on Android)

Description

Blackjack is a computer implementation of the classic card game. The game is written in BASIC specifically for the Altair 8800 and comes with full instructions. The player must draw cards and get as close to a value of twenty-one without getting busted. If the computer gets closer he wins the round.

Groups +

Genre: Card / Tile game - Blackjack

Credits (Altair 8800 version)

Author

John Klein

Trivia

Awards

The game was awarded second prize and won $25 for the July (1975) Software Contest of the Altair Users Group. The winner was announced by Bill Gates in Computer Notes Volume One Issue Three.

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Identifiers +

MobyGames ID: 110915

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Game added July 5, 2018. Last modified February 22, 2023.