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Vindicators (video Game)
''Vindicators'' is an arcade video game released by Atari Games in 1988. One or two players each control a tank in a multidirectional scrolling level. Home ports were by Tengen (company), Tengen. ''Vindicators'' was not licensed by Nintendo and used an alternate chip to defeat the 10NES lockout system. Ports were planned for the Atari Lynx and Apple IIGS, with the latter even completed, but both were cancelled. ''Vindicators'' was followed by the lesser known arcade sequel, ''Vindicators Part II''. Gameplay The game begins by asking the player(s) to choose a difficulty level. The higher difficulties make the enemies stronger and the players weaker and also start the players in a later set of Level (video games), levels (called "galaxies") and with some Power-up, powerups. The easiest difficulty starts the player(s) in the first level with no bonuses. The player controls a tank with constantly draining fuel, and must navigate through multiple levels (14 stations in the arcade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atari Games
Atari Games Corporation was an American producer of arcade video games, active from 1985 to 1999, then as Midway Games West Inc. until 2003. It was formed when the coin-operated video game division of Atari, Inc. was transferred by its owner Warner Communications to a joint venture with Namco, being one of several successor companies to use the name Atari. The company developed and published games for arcades under the Atari brand, and across consumer home systems such as the Commodore 16, Commodore 64, Game Boy, Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) and others using the Tengen (company), Tengen label for legal reasons. Some of the games Atari Games had developed include ''Tetris (Atari Games), Tetris, Road Runner (video game), Road Runner, RoadBlasters,'' ''Primal Rage, Hard Drivin''' and San Francisco Rush: Extreme Racing, ''San Francisco Rush''. Atari Games effectively operated independently from 1987, when Namco sold its controlling stake, until Time Warner reassumed full own ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |