Defender
Defender for the TI-99/4A is a port of the 1981 Williams Electronics arcade game by the same name. The TI-99/4A version was published and distributed by Atarisoft. It was released during the 4th quarter of 1983. Defender's part number for the TI home computer system is RX 8506 and originally sold for $44.95.
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Publisher(s) | Atarisoft |
Original Retail Price | $44.95 |
Programmer(s) | unknown |
Part# | RX 8506 |
Format(s) | Solid State SoftwareTM Command Module |
Release | 1983 (4th quarter) |
Genre(s) | Action, Shooter, Space |
Contents
Gameplay
Defender is a two-dimensional side-scrolling shooter. It occurs on the surface of an unknown and unnamed planet. The player can move his/her ship left or right and up or down. The player's goal is to destroy as many alien invader's spaceships as possible and to prevent them from abducting the humanoids on the surface of the planet. When the player destroys all the enemies, he/she advances to the next level. The player loses a ship when it gets hit by enemy fire or if hyperspace jumps go wrong. The game ends when the player loses all his/her ships.
Advertising Blurbs
Back of Retail Packaging
The planet's fate is in your hands. Lander, Bombers, Baiters, Pods, and Swarmers. The alien attack has come, and defeat at the hands of crazed invaders threatens the humanoids. Their only hope is the spaceship, Defender. Armed with smart bombs and able to shift into hyperspace, Defender evens the score only to become the object of another foul attack: kidnapped humanoids transformed into killer mutants!