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Major Havoc
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<p><i>Major Havoc</i> (or <i>The Adventures of Major Havoc</i>) is an <a href="/facts/Action_game/nKkAcggC">action game</a> released as an <a href="/facts/Arcade_video_game/dCRltFVF">arcade video game</a> by <a href="/facts/Atari%2c_Inc./CQh1gphs">Atari, Inc.</a> in 1984. A <a href="/facts/Vector_game/0C39CTRF">vector-based</a> upright <a href="/facts/Arcade_cabinet/hxmnSMvu">arcade cabinet</a>, <i>Major Havoc</i> consists of several smaller game experiences played in succession, including a <a href="/facts/Fixed_shooter/dyAgF51H">fixed shooter</a>, <a href="/facts/Platform_game/KJnmd0Il">platform game</a>, and a <a href="/facts/Lunar_Lander_(video_game_genre)/QM3b5IRq">lunar lander</a> sequence. It was developed by Owen Rubin with some levels designed and tuned by <a href="/facts/Mark_Cerny/W5WunEPY">Mark Cerny</a>, who joined the development team approximately a year into the game's development. </p><p>The game was released as a dedicated cabinet in January 1984 and then in March 1984 as a conversion kit for older vector arcade games like <i><a href="/facts/Tempest_(arcade_game)/LPnFeoQD">Tempest</a></i>. Dedicated versions of the game used a roller control for left-right movement, while conversion kits used their native controller hardware, such as the <i>Tempest</i> rotary spinner knob. </p>