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{{short description|1984 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
|title=Stocker
|image=Stocker cover.jpg
|caption=
|width=
|developer=[[Sente Technologies|Bally Sente]]
|publisher=Bally Sente
|designer=Dennis Koble<ref name=giantlist/>
|programmer=Dennis Koble
|artist=Gary Johnson
|composer=Jesse Osborne
|released='''1984:''' Arcade<br>'''1988:''' C64
|genre=
|modes=1-2 players alternating turns
|platforms=[[Arcade video  game|Arcade]], [[Commodore 64]]
|arcade system=Sente Arcade Computer I
}}
'''''Stocker''''' is a top-down [[racing game]] released in arcades in North America in 1984 by [[Bally Sente]]. [[Capcom]] published a port for the [[Commodore 64]] in 1988.<ref name=gb64/>
==Gameplay==
[[File:Stocker-arcade-screenshot-attract-mode.png|thumb|left|The arcade version in attract mode]]
The player controls a stock racing car and must be the first to win a [[cross country race]].
==Reception==
Earl Buckelew wrote in ''[[Compute!'s Gazette]]'': "while it's designed with younger players in mind, ''Stocker'' has enough thrills to provide the rest of us with hours of fun. With skill and determination, you may even see the checkered flag in California."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.org/details/1989-03-computegazette/page/n25/mode/2up|title=Compute! Gazette Issue 69|date=March 22, 1989|via=Internet Archive}}</ref>
Bill Kunkel for ''[[Ahoy!]]'' wrote, "''Stocker'' is a quaint game, almost like an antique that's been painfully restored using state-of-the-art techniques."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.org/details/ahoy-magazine-60/page/n51/mode/2up|title=Ahoy! Magazine Issue 60|date=December 22, 1988|via=Internet Archive}}</ref>
Paul A. Hughes for ''[[.info (magazine)|Info]]'' wrote, "The whole game is simple, including the graphics, sound, and game play. You will probably play this game a few times and then put it away."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.org/details/Info_Issue_23_1988-11_Info_Publications_US/page/n77/mode/2up|title=Info - Issue 23 (1988-11)(Info Publications)(US)|date=November 25, 1988|via=Internet Archive}}</ref>
Scott Wasser for ''[[Run (magazine)|Run]]'' magazine wrote, "at home, where only boredom limits the number of times a game can be played, Stocker reaches that limit fairly quickly. So, unless you're someone who couldn't get enough of Stocker in the arcades, I'd recommend you save your software quarters for something else."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.org/details/run-magazine-61/page/n27/mode/2up|title=Run Magazine Issue 61|date=January 25, 1989|via=Internet Archive}}</ref>
==Legacy==
The game was referenced in the 1986 film ''[[The Color of Money]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/the-color-of-money-1798219353|title=The Color Of Money|website=Film|date=15 March 2010 }}</ref>
==References==
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name=giantlist>{{cite web|title=The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers|url=https://dadgum.com/giantlist/|last1=Hague|first1=James}}</ref>
<ref name=gb64>{{cite web|title=Stocker|url=http://gamebase64.com/game.php?id=7437&d=18&h=0|website=Gamebase 64}}</ref>
}}
==External links==
*{{KLOV game|id=9789}}
*{{Internet archive game|id=arcade_stocker}}
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[[Category:1984 video games]]
[[Category:Arcade video games]]
[[Category:Arcade-only video games]]
[[Category:Midway video games]]
[[Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games]]
[[Category:Multiplayer hotseat games]]
[[Category:Top-down racing video games]]
[[Category:Video games developed in the United States]]