Blockade 1976

About

Blockade is a black and white arcade game developed and published by Gremlin in October 1976. Using four directional buttons, each player moves their character around leaving a solid line behind them, turning at 90 degree angles. To win, a player must last longer than the opponent before hitting something, with the first person to hit something losing. The game ends after one player gains six wins. Blockade is the first of what have become known as snake games.

What is happening now

Blockade is a 1976 arcade puzzle-strategy game that tasks players with strategic positioning and spatial reasoning. The game exemplifies the early arcade era's focus on simple mechanics with escalating difficulty. Recent news coverage of "blockade" reflects real-world geopolitical events rather than game-related developments. No current updates on the game itself appear in available coverage, suggesting Blockade remains primarily of historical interest to arcade enthusiasts and game preservation communities rather than an active commercial title.