Defender (video game)

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:video_game
gptkbp:awards 1981 Arcade Award for Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Coin-Op Game
gptkbp:category Golden Age arcade game
horizontally scrolling video game
gptkbp:designer gptkb:Eugene_Jarvis
gptkb:Larry_DeMar
gptkbp:developer gptkb:Williams_Electronics
gptkbp:featuredIn gptkb:Ready_Player_One
gptkb:Wreck-It_Ralph
gptkbp:genre side-scrolling shooter
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Defender (video game)
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:R-Type
gptkb:Gradius
gptkb:Resogun
gptkbp:legacy inspired many later shooters
considered one of the most difficult classic arcade games
gptkbp:mechanic smart bomb
rescue humans
radar display
hyperspace
scrolling landscape
gptkbp:mode multiplayer
single-player
gptkbp:musicBy Williams Electronics sound team
gptkbp:notableFor high difficulty
complex controls
gptkbp:objective defend astronauts from aliens
gptkbp:platform gptkb:Atari_8-bit_family
gptkb:IBM_PC
gptkb:iOS
gptkb:PlayStation
gptkb:Commodore_64
gptkb:PlayStation_2
gptkb:Xbox
gptkb:PlayStation_Portable
gptkb:GameCube
gptkb:Game_Boy_Advance
gptkb:Wii
gptkb:VIC-20
gptkb:Atari_2600
gptkb:Intellivision
gptkb:Atari_5200
Arcade
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Williams_Electronics
gptkbp:releaseYear 1981
gptkbp:remakeOf Defender (2002 video game)
gptkbp:sells over 55,000 arcade cabinets sold
gptkbp:sequel Defender II
gptkbp:setting outer space
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Larry_DeMar
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7