Defender
A Williams arcade space shooter from the wave after Space Invaders.
Where Defender comes up1 episode or test
- 1Space Invaders hits bigSuccess set off a rush to cash in
- 2Imitators rushed outDefender, Galaxian and Asteroids among them
- 3Shoot 'em up genre formsThe wave helped build the genre
- 4Later games followGalaga, Ikaruga, Star Fox, DoDonPachi
From Space Invaders history, Defender page
What was said about Defender
Defender was one of the imitators spawned by Space Invaders' success. Space Invaders' success produced a wave of space shooters rushed out to cash in, and Defender was among them, alongside Galaxian and Asteroids. That wave helped build the shoot 'em up genre later seen in Galaga, Ikaruga, Star Fox and DoDonPachi.
Space Invaders' Atari 2600 port doubled console sales to more than two million, and Miyamoto said its success led Nintendo into video games. Its core structure proved reusable across many games.
How Space Invaders Birthed Japanese Games
It was among the space shooters rushed out to cash in on Space Invaders' hit.
Defender was one of the imitators spawned by Space Invaders' success. Space Invaders' success produced a wave of space shooters rushed out to cash in, and Defender was among them, alongside Galaxian and Asteroids. That wave helped build the shoot 'em up genre later seen in Galaga, Ikaruga, Star Fox and DoDonPachi.
Space Invaders' Atari 2600 port doubled console sales to more than two million, and Miyamoto said its success led Nintendo into video games. Its core structure proved reusable across many games.
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