Video game · 1979
Star Raiders
Released 1979 on Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit computers, Atari ST and Atari 5200
- Developer
- Atari, Inc.
- Publisher
- Atari, Inc.
- Made in
- Sunnyvale, United States
- Genre
- Shooter, Simulator
- Themes
- Action, Science fiction
IGDB PLAYERS3415 ratings
About Star Raiders
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 a streaming 3D starfield as the player engaged enemy spacecraft.
Summary: IGDB.
Release dates
| Atari 2600 | 1979 |
|---|---|
| Atari 8-bit computers | March 1980 |
| Atari ST | 1986 |
| Atari 5200 | later, date unknown |
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