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|developer = Atari, Inc. | |developer = Atari, Inc. | ||
|publisher = Atari, Inc. | |publisher = Atari, Inc. | ||
|date = 1982 | |date = 1982 (original) | ||
|platforms = <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">'''{{plat-arcade}} (original)'''<div class="mw-collapsible-content">in ''Atari Anthology'': {{plat-win}} • {{plat-xbox}} • {{plat-ps2}}<br />in ''Atari 50'': Atari VCS (2021 console) • {{plat-switch}} • {{plat-ps4}} • {{plat-ps5}} • {{plat-win}} • {{plat-xboxone}} • {{plat-series-x-s}}</div></div> | |||
|wikipedia = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberator_(video_game) | |wikipedia = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberator_(video_game) | ||
|mobygames = https://www.mobygames.com/game/liberator}} | |mobygames = https://www.mobygames.com/game/liberator | ||
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'''Liberator''' is a 1982 arcade game created by Atari, Inc. The game play is similar to [[Missile Command (arcade)]], but instead of defending cities the player is trying to destroy enemy bases on a rotating planet while defending the spaceships in the four corners of the screen used to shoot said bases. Controls consist of a trackball and fire and shield buttons. | '''Liberator''' is a 1982 arcade game created by Atari, Inc. The game play is similar to [[Missile Command (arcade)]], but instead of defending cities the player is trying to destroy enemy bases on a rotating planet while defending the spaceships in the four corners of the screen used to shoot said bases. Controls consist of a trackball and fire and shield buttons. | ||
The game's marquee features the ''Atari Force'' logo. Atari Force was a series of comic books produced by DC Comics for Atari, Inc., both of which were subsidiaries of Warner Communications. The first ''Atari Force'' volume was a series of miniature comic books included with Atari 2600 games. The game play that would become Liberator was featured in ''Atari Force'' (mini-comic) #4, included in the [[Phoenix (Atari 2600)]] game. The original team's leader, Commander Martin Champion, appears on the screen in between levels of the game. | The game's marquee features the ''Atari Force'' logo. Atari Force was a series of comic books produced by DC Comics for Atari, Inc., both of which were subsidiaries of Warner Communications. The first ''Atari Force'' volume was a series of miniature comic books included with Atari 2600 games. The game play that would become Liberator was featured in ''Atari Force'' (mini-comic) #4, included in the [[Phoenix (Atari 2600)]] game. The original team's leader, Commander Martin Champion, appears on the screen in between levels of the game. | ||
== Previews == | == Previews == | ||
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{{Credits line|Designer = Dennis Harper}} | {{Credits line|Designer = Dennis Harper}} | ||
{{Credits end}} | {{Credits end}} | ||
[[Category:Game]] | [[Category:Game]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:57, 8 September 2024
Liberator is a 1982 arcade game created by Atari, Inc. The game play is similar to Missile Command (arcade), but instead of defending cities the player is trying to destroy enemy bases on a rotating planet while defending the spaceships in the four corners of the screen used to shoot said bases. Controls consist of a trackball and fire and shield buttons.
The game's marquee features the Atari Force logo. Atari Force was a series of comic books produced by DC Comics for Atari, Inc., both of which were subsidiaries of Warner Communications. The first Atari Force volume was a series of miniature comic books included with Atari 2600 games. The game play that would become Liberator was featured in Atari Force (mini-comic) #4, included in the Phoenix (Atari 2600) game. The original team's leader, Commander Martin Champion, appears on the screen in between levels of the game.
Previews[edit]
- Joystick (April 1983), p. 11 at archive.org - a brief description from the AMOA Expo '82
- Blip (July 1983, p. 14) at archive.org
Links[edit]
- https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=8425 — Liberator at KLOV
- https://archive.org/details/Atari_Force_Volume_1_Number_4_1982_DC_Comics/mode/2up - Atari Force, vol. 1, #4
Credits[edit]
- Designer
- Dennis Harper
