The Eliminator (video game)

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The Eliminator
The Eliminator (video game) (Cover).jpg
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
Release1981: TRS-80, Apple
1982: Atari[1]
Genre(s)Scrolling shooter
Mode(s)Single-player

The Eliminator is a 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]

Gameplay[]

The Eliminator is a game in which ten energizers rest atop gantry towers scattered across the planetscape, and the player's mission is to prevent alien creatures from capturing the energizers.[4]

Reception[]

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[]

  1. ^ a b "The Eliminator". Atari Mania.
  2. ^ a b Reed, Matthew. "The Eliminator". TRS-80.org.
  3. ^ a b Hague, James. "The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers".
  4. ^ a b c Campbell, Bruce (January 1983). "Capsule Reviews". The Space Gamer. Steve Jackson Games (59): 46.

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