Software:Nightraiders
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| Publisher(s) | Datamost |
| Designer(s) | Peter Filiberti |
| Platform(s) | Atari 8-bit |
| Release | 1983 |
| Genre(s) | Scrolling shooter |
Nightraiders is a scrolling shooter designed by Peter Filiberti and published in 1983 by Datamost for the Atari 8-bit home computer.[1] The game is heavily inspired by the 1982 Sega arcade game Zaxxon.
Gameplay
The object of Nightraiders is to fly through the preliminary screens in order to reach and destroy the enemy base. The player moves his ship back and forth along the bottom of the screen, firing laser cannons to destroy enemy tanks, bridges and other structures. The ship is constantly consuming fuel, which can be replenished by shooting at alien fuel canisters. At the end of each stage, the player must destroy the alien base, after which he will move on to a more difficult level.
Reception
The game received average reviews. The Addison-Wesley Book of Atari Software 1984 reviewer gave the game a poor rating (D) and found the game dull, with very little to hold his interest.[2] Electronic Games reviewed the game in the July 1984 issue and compared it to a poor's man Zaxxon.[3]
References
- ↑ Hague, James. "The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers". https://dadgum.com/giantlist/.
- ↑ Wells, Robert P.; Rochowansky, Sandra; Mellin, Michael F. et al., eds (1984). Addison Wesley Book Of Atari Software 1984. Addison-Wesley. p. 91. ISBN ((0-201-16465-X)). https://archive.org/details/addison-wesley-book-of-atari-software-1984/page/n91/mode/2up.
- ↑ "Game-a-thon". Electronic Games: 33-34. June 1984. https://archive.org/details/Electronic_Games_Volume_02_Number_13_1984-07_Reese_Communications_US/page/n31/mode/2up.
External links
- Nightraiders at MobyGames
- Nightraiders can be played for free in the browser at the Internet Archive
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