Shoot'em Up! / Shoot'em Up! - Defender · 1982
Defender
Published by Atari · Developed by [n/a]
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Information
- Genre
- Shoot'em Up! - Defender
- Language
- Machine Language
- Controls
- Joystick, Keyboard
- Players
- 1, 2 (alt.)
- Programmer(s)
- Colburn, Michael W.
- Graphic Artist(s)
- [n/a]
- Sound
- [n/a]
- Cover Artist(s)
- [n/a]
- Year
- 1982
- Publisher
- Atari
- Developer
- [n/a]
- Country
- USA
- License
- Prototype
- Serial
- -
Votes / Statistics
Rating: 7.9/10 · Votes: 69 · Downloads: 4,563 · Hits: 20,389
Additional Comments
This edition was eventually scrapped in favor of the version written by Steve A. Baker.
Many thanks to Curt Vendel for unearthing / releasing this title!
Screenshots (4)
Comments (1)
eppy2000 — 28 Mar 2013
While not as flashy as the commercially released version, this is still a rather respectable conversion. It looks simpler and plays rather smoothly. And I found it not as difficult to play. I also seem to prefer the explosive effect when you lose a ship on this one. It looks more graceful.