The videogame “Eyes” was developed by Digitrex Techstar and distributed into arcades by Rock-Ola in 1982. It is a weird little maze game that is actually fun to play and easy to pick up and understand.

The game features a distinctive super tall vertical screen, and the maze is relatively simple and open. Red Eyes patrol the corridors and will fire toward you if they see you, but their missiles are slow-moving. You must fire at the green and red dots to remove them, with the ultimate aim of removing them all from the maze. You can also fire at the chasing Eyes to stun them, but what you don’t want to do is either be touched by one, or shot by one.

You get fifty points for every second you’re alive, so survival for points is the name of the game. The chasing enemies get faster and tougher as you ascend the levels, and by level three you’re going to have very aggressive pursuers. Anything above that and you’re into dreamland…

Eyes didn’t set the world on fire in 1982, and it won’t appeal to everyone now. If you’re curious and patient, though, then you might just enjoy it. IMHO it’s another great arcade “hidden gem“, dragged back from the dim and distant past! 🙂

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