Journey Escape

Journey Escape
Developer(s)	Data Age
Publisher(s)	Data Age
Designer(s)	J. Ray Dettling[1]
Platform(s)	Atari 2600
Release	NA: 1982
Genre(s)	Action
Mode(s)	Single-player

Journey Escape is a video game developed and manufactured by Data Age in San Jose, California for the Atari 2600 console, and released in 1982.[2] It stars the rock band Journey, one of the world's most popular acts at the time, and is based on their album Escape.[3]

Plot

From the game's manual:[4]

You're on the road with Journey, one of the world's hottest rock groups. A spectacular performance has just ended. Now it's up to you to guide each Journey Band Member past hordes of Love-Crazed Groupies, Sneaky Photographers, and Shifty-Eyed Promoters to the safety of the Journey Escape Vehicle in time to make the next concert. Your mighty manager and loyal roadies are there to help, but the escape is up to you!

Gameplay

The player must lead the band members to their "Scarab Escape Vehicle" (as featured on the cover) and protect the concert cash from "love-crazed" groupies, sneaky photographers, stage barriers and "shifty-eyed" promoters.[5][6] Assisting the player are roadies, which provide short periods of immunity to obstacles, and The Manager, depicted as the Kool-Aid Man, which allows the player to move to the Scarab completely unhindered.[7] The screen scrolls vertically non-stop, although the speed can be controlled; the player moves side to side to dodge the aforementioned obstacles.[8]

Music

The intro tune is an excerpt from "Don't Stop Believin'," which is on the Escape album. The in-game music, however, appears to be an original tune, rather than based on a Journey song.[9]

See also

• Journey, 1983 arcade game, also featuring the band
• Revolution X, 1994 video game featuring rock band Aerosmith

References

1. Wiswell, Phil (July 1983). "A Game To Beat The Band..." Electronic Fun with Computer & Games. 1 (9): 83–85, 96.
2. Sage, Vic (24 February 2020). "Journey Escape For The Atari 2600 On MTV!". Pop Culture Retrorama. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
3. Heupel, Shannon. "You won't want to 'Escape' from Black Jacket Symphony's Journey concert". Montgomery Adviser. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
4. Lake, Steven. "Journey Escape for the Atari 2600". journey-tribute.com. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
5. Robbins, Michael. "Journey Dorce : The Record : NPR". NPR. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
6. Haider, Arwa (18 August 2017). "Joystick division! 10 bizarre band video games". bbc.co.uk. BBC Music. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
7. Fletcher, JC. "Virtually Overlooked: Journey Escape". Engadget. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
8. "AtariAge - Atari 2600 Manuals (HTML) - Journey Escape (Data Age)". Atari Age. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
9. Wallace, Adam. "Journey Escape Review for Atari 2600 (1982)". Defunct Games. Retrieved 18 May 2020.

External links

• Complete manual transcript, with screenshots
• GameFAQs page of Journey Escape
• Journey Escape at MobyGames
• Journey Escape at the Internet Archive