M*A*S*H

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M*A*S*H is a 20th Century Fox developed action video game that was programmed by Paul Munsey and Flora Ng for the TI-99/4A home computer system. It was distributed via Solid State SoftwareTM Command Module cartridge as part # PHM 3158. It was released fourth quarter of 1983 and sold originally for $39.95 (USD). It is loosely based on a television series with the same name.

M*A*S*H
M*A*S*H Front Cover
M*A*S*H Manual Front Cover[1][2]
Publisher(s) 20th Century Fox
Original Retail Price $39.95 (USD)
Programmer(s) Paul Munsey & Flora Ng
Part# PHM 3158
Format(s) Solid State SoftwareTM Command Module
Release 1983 (4th Quarter)
Genre(s) Action

Advertising Blurbs

Front Cover of Manual

Fly your helicopter into battle to rescue wounded soldiers as you evade gunfire from an enemy tank. After the rescue, perform surgery and remove shrapnel from patients in a race against time.

Triton Catalog - Spring 1984

The beloved TV show becomes one of TI's most popular games. As Hawkeye, you airlift wounded soldiers from the battlefield to the 4077. If you survive firing tanks and your opponent, you've still got only 30 seconds in the Operating Room to remove deadly shrapnel. (Speech Synthesizer and Wired Remote Controllers recommended.)

Gameplay

The player plays the game as the television character and army surgical doctor Hawkeye Pierce during the Korean war (1950-1953). M*A*S*H is a two-stage game. Hawkeye first starts out in the field rescuing wounded soldiers on the battlefield and getting them on his helicopter to return them to the M*A*S*H 4077 army surgical hospital for surgery. He must do so without getting hit by gunfire from enemy tanks.

The second phase of the game involves Hawkeye Pierce performing surgery to remove shrapnel from these wounded soldiers. This section of the game is similar to the classic board game "Operation" where the foreign objects must be removed without touching the edges of the open wound.

Manual

Introduction

With M*A*S*H, you face the perils of a Mobile Army Surgical team on the front lines of Korea. Developed for Texas Instruments by Fox Video Inc., the game is based on the popular movie and television series "M*A*S*H" and its characters, Hawkeye and Trapper. The surgeons have assumed new hazardous tasks in this version of M*A*S*H. They not only operate brilliantly to save lives, but also fly to rescue soldiers in the field. You become either Hawkeye or Trapper. You fly bravely into danger to rescue wounded soldiers, or assume a different but equally harrowing role-a surgeon in a Mobile Army Surgical Hospital.


With M*A*S*H, you can

  • Play any one of five exciting versions of the game
  • Play alone or with a friend • Use Wired Remote Controllers Joysticks) or keyboard control
  • Enjoy graphics that create a 3-D effect
  • Use the "Helpful Hints" feature for tips on game play
  • Have more fun with synthesized speech that simulates the action, excitement, and humor in M*A*S*H

Note: M*A*S*H is designed to work with or without the Texas Instruments Solid State SpeechTM Synthesizer (sold separately). However, the Speech Synthesizer must be attached to activate the voice of the computer.

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