Othello
Othello is a 1986 2600, GB, NES game by HAL Laboratory.
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About the game
Othello is a conversion of the board game. Each player tries to fill the game board with as many discs of his color as possible. On each turn the player places a disc on the board by selecting a location where the opponents discs will become trapped between two of his discs. The trapped discs are flipped over to the players color. The game ends when the board is filled or time runs out, and the player with the greatest number of his color discs on the board wins. Two players can play against each other, or one player against the computer.
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Facts
- First released
- 1986-11-13
- Developers
- HAL Laboratory
- Publishers
- HAL Laboratory
- Genres
- chess video game
- Ratings
- MobyGames score 6.2 (14 votes) · MobyGames
Covers and screenshots
Box, manual and cartridge scans
Front Cover (GB · Japan) Front Cover (GB · Germany) Back Cover (GB · Japan) Back Cover (GB · Germany) Media (GB · Japan) Media (GB · Australia) Spine/Sides (GB · Japan) Spine/Sides (GB · Japan) Spine/Sides (GB · Japan) Spine/Sides (GB · Japan) Manual (GB · Japan) Manual (GB · Japan) Manual (GB · Australia) Manual (GB · Australia)
Screenshots
Title screen (GB) Main menu (GB) Choose your players (GB) Setting up the board (GB) Black makes a move. (GB) Black is thinking (GB) Black dominated (GB) 51 to 13. Black wins. (GB) End or replay? (GB)
Releases
| Platform | Released | Regions | Publishers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2600 | 1981-03 | north-america | Atari, Inc., Sears |
| NES | 1986-11-13 | JP, north-america, world | HAL Laboratory |
| GB | 1990-02-09 | JP, pal | Kawada JP, Nintendo EU |
Barcodes
- 0045496460129
- 4972825270936
Where this comes from
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- MobyGames · MobyGames API terms · retrieved 2026-11-10
- Wikipedia game list · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 2026-11-09
- Wikipedia game list · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 2026-11-06
- Wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 2026-11-06
- Wikipedia game list · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 2026-11-05
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