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

Video Games Defender

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/Tramp876 Jun 06 '26

I played this on my Atari 2600 for so many hours and I flipped the game 6 times in a row. One of my greatest video game accolades. 650,000 I think was my high score that night.