Kill the Bit

aka: Kill Rotating Bit, Killdot

Moby ID: 110641

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Released

September 27, 1975 on Altair 8800

Credits

1 person

Publishers

Altair Software Distribution Company

Moby Score: n/a

Genre: Action
Perspective: Top-down
Visual: Fixed / flip-screen
Gameplay: Arcade
Interface: Direct control

Business Model: Freeware / Free-to-play / Public Domain
Number of Offline Players: 1 Player

Description

Kill the Bit is a reflex game for the Altair 8800 that doesn't require a screen. A bit cycles through the upper eight address lights on the machine and players must use their reflexes to "kill" it by toggling the switch at its location at just the right moment. Hitting a switch at the wrong moment creates another bit that needs to be destroyed. The player wins when no bits are left.

Credits (Altair 8800 version)

Written by

Dean B. McDaniel

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Game added by vedder.

Game added June 27, 2018. Last modified February 22, 2023.