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  Defender (arcade game) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This game was a hit when it was released and remained popular throughout the 1980s.
It was one of the first games on WMS's (Bally Midway and Williams Electronics merged in 1986 to form WMS Industries, but kept the Bally, Williams, and Midway labels) new T-Unit arcade hardware.
Defender inspired numerous similar games, including Orbiter, Attack of the Mutant Camels, Repton and Drop Zone for 8-bit home computers; Datastorm, Overkill, Star Ray and Guardian for the Amiga; Eliminator for the TRS-80; and Protector II for the TRS-80 Color Computer and Atari 400/800.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Defender_(arcade_game)   (2431 words)

  
 History of Arcade Games
I have selected the most commercially successful games and games which had some technical innovations or new game idea or some other important reason to deserve to be mentioned here.
The game was designed by Ed Logg and it utilized a monochrome vector graphics display, which was capable of fast moving objects made of very sharp lines (compared to crude pixel graphics of its time).
The idea of the game was to control the pac-man character which was moving inside a maze eating dots and to avoid ghosts which tried to kill pac-man. The was a huge hit around the world.
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 Free defender download: download defender game
Deep Ball Defender is full of machinery, metal and the various elements of science fiction, you need to complete multiple dangerous tasks along with the ambitious, stirring background music.
The game is a kill'em all arcade shooter.
Space tripper is a truly modern arcade shoot-em-up, combining the manic gameplay of classics such as defender, with a stunning state of the art 3D engine.
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 The Killer List of Videogames> - Defender
Some common games show up as very rare here because collectors don't want them (they are common because arcade operatos might be sitting on tons of them in warehouses), while some fairly scarce games are grabbed by collectors every time they show up.
Additionally, some games made in the last 5 years are still making money for operators and are thus not yet affordable to the typical collector.
This game was included in the "Williams Arcade's Greatest Hits" game for PCs and the PlayStation game console.
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 Defender & Defender 2 Arcade Cabinet: Game Depot   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The player's mission, as captain of the Defender, is to protect the humanoids stranded on the planet from their alien abductors.
The game was also known as Defender Stargate.
In this highly successful Defender spin-off, a player's ship flies over a horizontally scrolling planet surface protecting friendly humanoids from alien abduction.
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 Phosphor-Dot Fossils: Defender   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Defender begat a multi-part saga of Lucasfilm proportions.
The fourth and final entry in the Defender saga was a first-person space shooter called Blaster.
Defender creator Eugene Jarvis was at least partially responsible for each of the four games in the Defender cycle.
www.thelogbook.com /phosphor/defender.html   (349 words)

  
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Battle Snake 2 is a game where classical snake rules greatly combines with shooting activity.
Feed The Snake is a classical snake arcade game.
The goal of the game is eat, eat and eat.
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 Defender -- Classic Arcade Space Game -- Cosmic Defender : GopherGas
In Defender, the classic arcade game, you must destroy the invading aliens and save your people from being abducted.
Be sure to use your Defender radar (at the top of the screen) so you'll be prepared for the aliens you might encounter.
Oh, and a word of warning: The hyperspace drive on your Defender ship is acting up; if you use it, it'll take you to a random part of the map (maybe smack into the middle of an alien ship!)
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 Pilot/Prototype Williams Defender
The press department is trying to flog a new game, and don't really know what the final one will look like at the time of the product launch, a lot of games end up looking different to the ones on the sales flyers, there are numerous examples of this, ranging from Galaga to Centipede...
The Defender machine we have rather unexpectedly turned up on the front cover of a magazine that was issued in January 1981 as an 'ATE Special' I'm guessing it was given away at the ATE show to all who entered, as is the custom...
From looking at pinball serial numbers at the IPSND we can see that the pilot Defender numbers fall in between the time that Blackout was rolling out the factory, you can see there's a gap in its serial number sequence, where the pilot run falls.
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 Defender and Defender II Arcade Game - Pinball Machine and Arcade Game Top Sellers - Purchase the latest air hockey ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Defender and Defender II Arcade Game - Pinball Machine and Arcade Game Top Sellers - Purchase the latest air hockey tables, arcade games, pinball machines, foosball tables, jukeboxes, pool tables, and ping pong tables for your theme room, bar or basement.
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This game includes the original Defender and Defender video game and a brand new cabinet and 25" monitor.
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 Defender for sale at QuarterArcade.com, your source for Classic Arcade Games
The fast pace nature of the game, combined along with its FIVE control buttons and up/down joystick, sent many "newbie" players packing.
However, with lots of practice, and lots of quarters, many players got to be extremely good at Defender.
Read more about this game, and other games at the Great Game Database: ggdb.com.
www.quarterarcade.com /Game.aspx/4519   (243 words)

  
 Defender for sale at QuarterArcade.com, your source for Classic Arcade Games
The game has its original artwork in great condition, some of the other restoration work that will be done includes:
The pictures below show a Defender we restored last year: we expect this particular game to turn out just as well.
A notoriously difficult game, Williams hit a home run with Defender in 1980.
www.quarterarcade.com /Game.aspx/1113   (315 words)

  
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Arcade Boss is just a few months old, but we have a great following of players who enjoy playing the very best games and winning prizes at one of the most unique arcades around.
Members with 100 game plays can play games in a popup window, which allows for optimal sizing and positioning of the arcade games.
QIX is a classic old game from the early days of co-op video gaming.
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 eBay - defender arcade game, Arcade, Jukeboxes Pinball, Games items on eBay.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
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 Star Defender Arcade Game
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 Williams Defender Arcade Game: ArcadeGames.com
Defend the human population from swarms of attacking aliens.
Your mission, as captain of the Defender, is to protect the humanoids stranded on the planet from their alien abductors.
The scanner will help you determine a strategy to shoot down the alien ships before they reach the humanoids.
www.arcadegames.com /ctgy/ClassicArcade/prod/classic040   (113 words)

  
 Star Defender Game   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Every time you are hit, you will lose 1 power level.
When all power levels are depleted, your game is over.
The different types of enemy ships attack in waves.
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 Arcade Game Collecting
There is also a set of message boards and calendar of events (including auctions).
See the Auction Info page to see if there are arcade game auctions in your area.
This Arcade Game Buy, Sell and Trade Ring site owned by Jonathan Morrison.
groups.msn.com /ArcadeGameCollecting   (80 words)

  
 Online Games - Space arcade game
Your browser must be Java enabled to play game.
The remaining energy of the base is in the upper right part of the console.
As soon as this energy reaches zero, the game is over.
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 Star Defender Download - Space Invaders Game
Ricochet is the first arcade game I was tempted to buy online and I am certainly not disappointed."
"Definitely, Bubble Bobble World is an arcade game you will want to come back to many times.
There are many routes you can take to beat the game, variation of monsters, various items and foods, and 99+ levels of fun will always keep you and your partner coming back for more!"
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 Anyone remember that arcade game...?
It was basically a souped up Defender game, I think it came out around 10 years ago maybe a bit more, It followed the same general gameplay rules as Defender but with much nicer graphics, powerups etc.
My flatmate just recently got an XBox 360 and we were talking about what games we'd like to see on the XBox Arcade, a great idea which I'm enjoying more than the full 360 games!!, but we couldn't remember what this game was called.
You fly across a planets'; surface, shoot UFOs to prevent them from capturing people that are placed on small platforms on the surface every so many screens.
www.allegro.cc /forums/last-read/587809   (596 words)

  
 Defender arcade game review
Games: Cartridge games / Spoiler snapshots / Game maps
Here are the reviews for Defender, Donkey Kong, Frogger, Galaga, Golf Pro, King And Balloon and Space Odyssey from the December issue of Computer+Video Games from the year 1981.
Other review of Defender can be found in Computer+Video Games Feb '85.
www.solvalou.com /subpage/arcade_reviews/159/429/defender_review.html   (299 words)

  
 Star Defender II Game Download,Space Shooter Arcade game download
8.00 MB This game is developing as a sequel to Star Defender, the recent smash hit, which became one of the most popular arcade games of the Space Shooter Style.
Those who loved Star Defender will be pleasantly surprised by the blistering gameplay and realistic graphics of Star Defender II.
Galaga and Space Invaders were the first glorious games in Space Shooter genre, Star Defender 2 will become their stunning continuation!
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 Defender Arcade Game - Compare Prices, Reviews and Buy at NexTag - Price - Review   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
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You are a test pilot flying the Tornado.
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 Star Defender II arcade game
Star Defender II This game was developed as a sequel to Star Defender, the recent smash hit, which became one of the most popular Arcade games of the Space Shooter Style.
Those who loved Star Defender now will be pleasantly surprised by the blistering gameplay and realistic graphics of Star Defender II.
Galaga and Space Invaders were the first glorious games in Space Shooter Genre, Star Defender II will become their stunning continuation!
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 Classic Arcade Game Locations: Defender
Mill Hill Arcade (often turns off the old machines, but if you ask him he will turn them on)
Ground Kontrol (511 NW Couch, new as of Mar 2005)
Go back to main page of Classic Arcade Game Locations.
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Take out the landers before they can kidnap humans in this hardcore classic from Williams.
Raiden III lets you control a variety of aircraft to accomplish various missions.
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