The Eliminator is a horizontally scrolling shooter video game written by Terry Gilman and Wayne Westmoreland for the TRS-80 and published by Adventure International in 1981.[3] It was ported to the Atari 8-bit family and Apple II. The Eliminator is a clone of the Defender arcade game.[2]
| The Eliminator | |
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| Publisher(s) | Adventure International |
| Programmer(s) | TRS-80 Terry Gilman Wayne Westmoreland[2] Apple II John Anderson[3] Atari 8-bit Steve Coleman[1] |
| Platform(s) | Apple II, Atari 8-bit, TRS-80 |
| Release | 1981: TRS-80, Apple 1982: Atari[1] |
| Genre(s) | Scrolling shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Gameplay edit
The Eliminator is a game in the player must stop aliens from stealing the ten energizers located on top of the gantry towers placed across the planet surface.[4]
Reception edit
Bruce Campbell reviewed The Eliminator in The Space Gamer No. 59.[4] Campbell commented that "This is simply my favorite TRS-80 arcade game. Normally, I would be hesitant to recommend an arcade game costing [this much], but in this case most buyers will consider their money well spent. An Apple II version is also available, but it appears to be significantly different."[4]
References edit
- ^ a b "The Eliminator". Atari Mania.
- ^ a b Reed, Matthew. "The Eliminator". TRS-80.org.
- ^ a b Hague, James. "The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers".
- ^ a b c Campbell, Bruce (January 1983). "Capsule Reviews". The Space Gamer (59). Steve Jackson Games: 46.
External links edit
- Review in 80 Micro
- Review in Byte
- 1984 Software Encyclopedia from Electronic Games
- Review in SoftSide