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Stargate

by Vid Kidz·published by Williams Electronics, Shockwave

1 October 198118
PC BooterNESCommodore 64Atari 2600Apple IIPalm OSBrowserArcadeDedicated handheldAntstream

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7.0/ 10

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About

Save the humanoids from the impending aliens in the sequel to Defender. The task is still rescuing humanoids before Landers can turn them into Mutants, while avoiding and shooting other foes, however you must now carry humanoids to safety through the Stargate of the title.

Entering this Stargate not only warps you to the nearest humanoid in jeopardy, but can also warp you ahead (while on the first 15 levels) if you enter it with 4 or more humanoids, and give you extra lives if you warp with 10 humanoids, so there is a trade-off between guaranteeing the safety of existing humanoids, and trying to advance your position.

There are more enemies on screen than ever before. The Inviso button makes you invisible to enemies, but also to yourself, so you will have to follow your bullets to work out where on the screen you are.

Ways to play

Modes

Single player

Perspective

Side view

Included in

Williams Arcade's Greatest HitsMidway's Greatest Arcade Hits: Volume 1Williams Arcade's Greatest Hits

Ported as

StargateDefender IIStargateStargateStargateDefender IIStargateStargate

Languages

1 languages, with audio, subtitles and interface
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English——

Game details

Business Model

Commercial

Media Type

5.25" Floppy Disk

Input Devices Supported/Optional

Keyboard

Controller Types Supported

Analog Joystick

Number of Players Supported

1-2 Players

System requirements

Min. CPU Class Required

Intel 8088 / 8086

Min. RAM Required

64 KB

Video Modes Supported

CGA

Sound Devices Supported

PC Speaker

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Also known as

Defender II — Re-release title

Stargate: The Arcade Superstar! — Tag-lined title

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Facts

Developer

Vid Kidz

Released

1 October 1981

Series

Defender

Platforms

PC BooterNESCommodore 64Atari 2600Apple IIPalm OSBrowserArcadeDedicated handheldAntstream

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Side view2D scrollingArcadeShooterSpace flightSci-fi / futuristic