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Category: Shooting At Enemies

Computer Space

19712007 Earl Green

The Game: Two ships are locked in deadly deep-space combat, firing interplanetary ordnance at each other. Whoever survives the most confrontations within a set amount of time is the victor. In the game’s one-player variation, […]

1971, Arcade, C, More Than 2 Buttons, No Rating, Nutting & Associates, Shooting At Enemies

Gun Fight

19752008 Earl Green

The Game: Grab yer guns and draw, sonny! You face off against another player, with only six bullets and plenty of obstacles in the way – a pesky cactus or two, a roaming covered wagon, […]

...in the arcade, 1 Button, 1975, 4 quarters (4 stars), Arcade, Flight Stick, G, Midway, Shooting At Enemies

Starship 1

19762010 Earl Green

The Game: Climb into the cockpit of Starship Atari for deep space combat duty. Your mission is simple: wipe out every alien ship you see, as quick as possible, while taking as little incoming fire […]

...in the arcade, 1 Button, 1976, 3 quarters (3 stars), Arcade, arcade games only, Atari, Cockpit, First-Person, Flight Stick, S, Shooting At Enemiesdesigned by Dennis Koble

Tic-Tac-Toe / Shooting Gallery / Quadradoodle

19762011 Earl Green

The Game: The first Channel F “Videocart” packs three games into one bright yellow package. Shooting Gallery is a straightforward target practice game in which players try to draw a bead on a moving target. […]

1 Button, 3 quarters (3 stars), Board Game, Creative, Educational, Fairchild Channel F, Fairchild Semiconductor, Game Systems, Joystick, Shooting At Enemies

Space Wars

19782008 Earl Green

The Game: Two ships are locked in deadly deep-space combat, firing interplanetary ordnance at each other. Some variations include a sun whose gravity well will draw the immobile or the unwary to their destruction, or […]

...in the arcade, 1978, 4 quarters (4 stars), Arcade, Cinematronics, More Than 2 Buttons, S, Shooting At Enemies, Vector Graphics

Space Invaders

19782013 Earl Green

The Game: It’s quite simple, really. You’re the pilot of a ground-based mobile weapons platform, and there are buttloads of alien meanies headed right for you. Your only defense is a trio of shields which […]

...in the arcade, 1978, 4 quarters (4 stars), Arcade, arcade games only, Arkadia Retrocade, Midway, More Than 2 Buttons, S, Shooting At Enemies, Slide & Shoot (i.e. Space Invaders), Taito

Asteroids

19792013 Earl Green

The Game: As the pilot of a lone space cruiser, you must try to clear the spaceways of a swarm of free-floating asteroids, but the job isn’t easy – Newton’s laws of motion must be […]

...in the arcade, 1979, 4 quarters (4 stars), A, Arcade, arcade games only, Arkadia Retrocade, Atari, Available In Our Store, More Than 2 Buttons, Shooting At Enemies, Vector Graphicsdesigned by Ed Logg, designed by Lyle Rains, part of the Asteroids series

Lunar Rescue

19792008 Earl Green

The Game: Those pesky Space Invaders are back and this time they’ve got hostages. Your mothership hovers in orbit over the craggy, uninviting surface of the moon, waiting for you to hit the action button […]

...in the arcade, 1979, 2 Buttons, 4 quarters (4 stars), Arcade, arcade games only, Available In Our Store, Collecting Objects, Joystick, L, Shooting At Enemies, Taito

Starhawk

19792010 Earl Green

The Game: The player pilots a space fighter into an endless dogfight above a space station trench. Enemy ships attack from all directions, and even zip down the trench; and and all of these can […]

...in the arcade, 1979, 3 quarters (3 stars), Arcade, Cinematronics, Cockpit, First-Person, Joystick, More Than 2 Buttons, S, Shooting At Enemies, Vector Graphicsdesigned by Tim Skelly

Star Fire

19792010 Earl Green

The Game: This may sound awfully familiar, but you’re the lone surviving pilot of a space squadron decimated by enemy attacks. The enemy’s bow-tie-shaped fighters are closing in on you from all sides, and you […]

...in the arcade, 1 Button, 1979, 3 quarters (3 stars), Arcade, Cockpit, Exidy, First-Person, Flight Stick, S, Shooting At Enemiesbased on Star Wars

Invaders From Hyperspace!

19792010 Earl Green

The Game: One of the earlier Odyssey2 space-related titles pits two players against a pair of pesky alien saucers. (It is theoretically possible to play this game solo, but it’s much more fun with two […]

...at home, 1 Button, 1979, 3 quarters (3 stars), I, Joystick, Magnavox / N.A.P., Odyssey2, Shooting At Enemiesdesigned by Ed Averett

Showdown In 2100 A.D.!

19792010 Earl Green

The Game: Get out there and draw! Your cowboy faces off against another player, or the computer, in a fight to see who can draw their gun the fastest – and who can run away […]

...at home, 1 Button, 1 quarter (1 star), 1979, Joystick, Magnavox / N.A.P., Odyssey2, S, Shooting At Enemiesdesigned by Ed Averett

Star Battle

19792010 Earl Green

The Game: As a lone space pilot flying down a seemingly endless trench, your job is simple – blast or bomb all of the vaguely-bow-tie-shaped space fighters that you see. If your fighter is on […]

...at home, 1 Button, 1978, 4 quarters (4 stars), Bally, Bally Professional Arcade, Cockpit, First-Person, Game Systems, Joystick, S, Shooting At Enemiesbased on Star Wars

Star Raiders

19792008 Earl Green

The Game: Zylon warships are on the rampage, blasting allied basestars out of the sky and wreaking havoc throughout the galaxy. Your orders are to track down the fast-moving raiders and destroy them before they […]

...on computers, 1 Button, 1979, 5 quarters (5 stars), Atari, Atari 8-Bit Computers, Cockpit, computer games only, First-Person, Home Computer System, Joystick, Keyboard, S, Shooting At Enemies

Armor Attack

19802010 Earl Green

The Game: One or two players are at the controls of speedy ground assault vehicles which can zip around an enclosed maze of open areas and buildings with almost mouse-like speed. Heavy tanks and armed […]

...in the arcade, 1980, 4 quarters (4 stars), A, Arcade, Cinematronics, Maze, Military, More Than 2 Buttons, Shooting At Enemies, Tanks, Vector Graphicsdesigned by Tim Skelly

Asteroids Deluxe

19802008 Earl Green

The Game: As the pilot of a lone space cruiser, you must try to clear the spaceways of a swarm of free-floating (and yet somehow deluxe) asteroids, but the job isn’t easy – Newton’s laws […]

...in the arcade, 1980, 3 quarters (3 stars), A, Arcade, arcade games only, Atari, Available In Our Store, More Than 2 Buttons, Shooting At Enemies, Vector Graphics

Battlezone

19802007 Earl Green

The Game: As the pilot of a heavy tank, you wander the desolate battlefield, trying to wipe out enemy tanks and landing vehicles. (Atari, 1980) Memories: Though the above description is exceedingly simple, Battlezone was […]

...in the arcade, 1980, 4 quarters (4 stars), Arcade, arcade games only, Atari, Available In Our Store, B, Cockpit, First-Person, Shooting At Enemies, Specialized Controller, Tanks, Two Joysticks, Vector Graphics

Berzerk

19802008 Earl Green

The Game: You’re alone in a maze filled with armed, hostile robots who only have one mission – to kill you. If you even so much as touch the walls, you’ll wind up dead. You’re […]

...in the arcade, 1 Button, 1980, 4 quarters (4 stars), Arcade, B, Joystick, Maze, Seeburg, Shooting At Enemies, Speech Synthesis, Stern, Valadon Automation

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