Beamrider
Atari 2600
1983ActivisionActivision Blizzard
Activision's Restrictor Shield shooter: clear 99 sectors of alien craft with a laser lariat and a few torpedoes.
Collector note
Activision offered a patch for reaching Sector 14 with 40,000 points and a screenshot.
Facts
- Written by David Rolfe for Intellivision (September 1983).
- 2600 port has a slightly reduced feature set.
- Wikipedia dates the 2600 cart to July 1984 and credits Cheshire Engineering.
Related games
- Megamania · Atari 2600Another Activision fixed shooter
Sources
- Beamrider · Wikipedia