Star Raiders (1979) · RAWG · Courtesy of RAWG
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Within Vinony's link graph, Star Raiders is referenced by 83 other articles, and connects out to Game Developer, Atari 8-bit family and International Standard Book Number.
It sits within the topics 1980 video games, Atari 2600 games and Atari 5200 games.
Its subject is documented across 8 Wikipedia language editions.
Game data
- Released
- 1979-01-01
- User rating
- 2.57 / 5
- Platforms
- Atari 5200, Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST
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Game details · IGDB
Star Raiders is a first-person space combat simulator for the Atari 8-bit family of computers. It was written by Doug Neubauer, an Atari employee, and released as a cartridge by Atari in 1979. The game is considered the platform's killer app. It was later ported to the Atari 2600, Atari 5200, and Atari ST. The game simulates 3D space combat between the player's ship and an invading fleet of alien "Zylon" vessels. Star Raiders was distinctive for its graphics, which, in addition to various map and long range scan views, provided forward and aft first-person views, with movement conveyed by …
- Released
- 1980
- Genres
- Shooter, Simulator
- Platforms
- Atari 8-bit, Atari ST/STE, Atari 5200
- Game modes
- Single player
- Developer
- Atari
- Publisher
- Atari Corporation, Atari
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- video game
- Country of origin
- United States
- Publisher
- Atari, Inc.
- Developer
- Atari, Inc.
- Platform
- Atari 8-bit family
- Game mode
- single-player video game
- Distribution format
- compact cassette
- Image
- Star raider cart.jpg
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- input device
- computer keyboard
- publication date
- 1979-00-00
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