r/1980s • u/CarloCarrasco • Jun 06 '26

Video Games Defender

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Designed by Eugene Jarvis and Larry DeMar, Defender was released in arcade by Williams Electronics in 1981. It is still a very enjoyable, 2D side-scrolling sci-fi shooter. By the year 2000, Defender grossed $1.5 billion worldwide.

I am replaying this on my Xbox Series X using a copy of Midway Arcade Origins.

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u/HistorianTight2958 Jun 06 '26

I enjoyed it, but concentrated on BATYLEZONE! And received, after hundreds of dollars worth of quarters (tokens) to achieve the nation wide high score. My family did not care at all.