''Destroyer'' is a single-player arcade game developed and published by Atari, Inc. in 1977. The player attempts to sink ships and destroy submarines from the perspective of a naval destroyer.

Gameplay

The playfield displays a ship moving across the surface (displayed as a wavy line) and submarines moving across the screen. The target depth is set using a dial control (displayed as a dashed line). Depth charges are dropped by pushing the dial control. The speed of the ship is controlled using a speed lever control. Charges that miss make a low boom. Charges that hit make a louder boom and trigger an explosion sequence. Points are awarded for successful hits. The game is timed, so the goal is to sink or destroy as many submarines as possible before the time expires. ''Killer List of Videogames''
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Development

''Destroyer'' is a microprocessor-based game, using the Motorola 6800.''System 16''
/ref> The hardware is similar to ''Drag Race'' and ''Firetruck'' released by Atari and Kee Games within a year.

Legacy

In 1978, coupled with Atari's ''

Canyon Bomber ''Canyon Bomber'' is a black-and-white 1977 arcade game, developed and published by Atari, Inc. It was written by Howard Delman who previously programmed '' Super Bug'' for Atari. ''Canyon Bomber'' was rewritten in color and with a different visu ...

'' was a game called ''Sea Bomber'' which was "basically a port of ''Destroyer''".

References

{{1970s Atari arcade games Arcade video games 1977 video games Atari games Naval video games Video games developed in the United States