Gumball

In Gumball, you work your way up through a gumball factory by sorting colored gumballs with a complex, Rube Goldberg-style machine. Levers control the gumballs’ paths, while colored carts at the bottom must be positioned to catch the correct gumballs.

Each shift runs from 0830 to 1700. Meet the day’s quota to continue advancing, but incorrect placements and lost gumballs increase the quota. Failing to meet it by the end of the shift results in being fired.

The game features progressively harder stages—Worker, Foreman, and Supervisor—with more gumball colors, higher quotas, and additional collection bins.

Game Information

• Release date: December 31, 1982
• Genres: Action, Arcade, Puzzle
• Developers: Robert Cook, Sadato
• Publishers: Broderbund, Brøderbund Software

Platforms

• Apple II
• Atari 8-bit
• Atari 800
• Commodore C64/128/MAX
• PC-8800 Series