Space Raiders
- Space Raiders (1981 on Apple II)
- Space Raiders (1982 on ZX Spectrum)
- Space Raiders (1982 on TRS-80 CoCo, 1983 on Dragon 32/64)
- Space Raiders (1983 on Apple II)
- Space Raiders (1987 on TRS-80 CoCo)
- Space Raiders (2002 on PlayStation 2, 2003 on GameCube)
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Space Raiders is a distant clone of Defender for the Arcadia 2001. The player pilots a spacefighter ship capable of both horizontal and vertical movement that is charged with shooting lasers at mutants and flying saucers that periodically appear on the screen. Additionally, there are missile launching bases that can fire upon the player, but these bases can be disabled by bombing them. The player's spacefighter ship also features an energy meter that counts down from 40 seconds and can be partially re-energized by docking at disabled missile bases.
The object of this 1-player game is to score as many points as possible by destroying enemies with the five lives provided. Space Raiders also features a pausing feature known as "freezing," which was relatively uncommon at the time of the game's release in 1982.
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Game added by Hipolito Pichardo.
Game added March 11, 2019. Last modified February 22, 2023.