Software:Alien (Atari 2600)
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| Developer(s) | Fox Video Games |
| Publisher(s) | Fox Video Games |
| Designer(s) | Doug Neubauer |
| Platform(s) | Atari 2600 |
| Release | 1982 |
| Genre(s) | Maze |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Alien is a 1982 maze video game for the Atari 2600 published by 20th Century Fox.[1] It is a maze game,[2][3] based on the 1979 Alien film, and was written by Doug Neubauer who is credited in the packaging as "Dallas North." Neubauer is best known for 1979's Star Raiders. Alien for the Atari 2600 is the first officially licensed game of the Alien film series.
Gameplay
The player controls a member of the human crew pursued by three aliens in the hallways of a ship. The goal is to destroy the alien eggs laid in the hallways (like the dots in Pac-Man). The player is armed with a flamethrower which can temporarily immobilize the aliens. Additionally, "pulsars" (like the power pills in Pac-Man) occasionally appear which turn the tables, allowing the human to overpower the aliens.
Level 1
Level 2
References
- ↑ "Alien (Atari 2600) – Release Summary". GameSpot. http://www.gamespot.com/atari2600/action/alien/similar.html?mode=versions.
- ↑ "From Atari to Isolation: A video and written history of Alien games". Polygon. 2014-10-03. http://www.polygon.com/2014/10/3/6892091/history-of-alien-games-aliens.
- ↑ Buffa, Christopher (2014). "Alien Evolution – From Atari 2600 to PlayStation 4". Prima Games. https://www.primagames.com/games/alien-isolation/feature/alien-evolution-atari-2600-playstation-4.
External links
- Alien at Atari Mania
- Alien can be played for free in the browser at the Internet Archive
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