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Reactor
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About Reactor
Manipulate a cursor via trackball to maneuver through a screen-sized nuclear reactor arena. Players must roll the trackball with enough force to counteract the gravitational pull of the overheating reactor core at the center. Avoid contact with the core or the outer walls while dodging swarms of enemy objects named after various radioactive particles.
Player layout in our catalog: 2P alt.
If you are exploring by feel rather than by title, jump from the tags above into the matching genre rooms, or return to the Arcade hall for the full wall.
Open Play on this page to start Reactor. Keyboard, USB/Bluetooth pads, and the on-screen touch gamepad all work inside the emulator bar. Save states and fullscreen live on that same bar so you can pause mid-session and resume later.
Cabinet dossier
Reactor is filed in our catalog as a 1982 release.
Player layout on this cabinet: 2P alt.
Genre tags on Classic Arcade Games: Maze.
Credit line lists Gottlieb as developer.
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Next cabinets
Nearby cabinets you may also open from this hall (each on its own play page):Krull, Mad Planets, Q*Bert (Parker Brothers), Q*bert (US set 1), 005, Amidar, Anteater, Armored Car (set 1), Berzerk (revision RC31A), Frisky Tom (Bandai), Blue Print (Midway), Botanic (English / Spanish)
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005 · Amidar · Anteater · Armored Car (set 1) · Berzerk (revision RC31A) · Frisky Tom (Bandai) · Blue Print (Midway) · Botanic (English / Spanish) · Bubbles · Calipso · Cavelon · Crystal Castles (version 4)
Same studio
Krull · Mad Planets · Q*Bert (Parker Brothers) · Q*bert (US set 1)
How to play Reactor online
- Arcade stick feel: Arrow keys for the joystick, X/Z (and nearby keys) for buttons, Enter=Start.
- USB / Bluetooth pads map cleanly; six-button fighters use the face-button cluster.
- On phones, open the on-screen pad from the emulator bar; rotate sits next to fullscreen.
- Save states, load, volume, and fullscreen stay on the emulator bar between credits.
Studio notes — Gottlieb
Gottlieb appears on this cabinet’s credit line. Browse more titles from the same studio on the developer shelf, or stay on this page and try the next cabinets in the same hall.
Krull · Mad Planets · Q*Bert (Parker Brothers) · Q*bert (US set 1)
Questions about Reactor
Can I play Reactor free in a browser?
Yes. Classic Arcade Games hosts Reactor as a Arcade cabinet you can start on this page. The emulator loads in the browser; you do not need to install a separate app.
What controls does Reactor support?
Arcade stick feel: Arrow keys for the joystick, X/Z (and nearby keys) for buttons, Enter=Start. USB / Bluetooth pads map cleanly; six-button fighters use the face-button cluster.
What genre is Reactor on Classic Arcade Games?
Our catalog tags Reactor under Maze. Open those genre rooms from the tags on this page to find more playable cabinets in the same feel.
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