Tag Archives: Defender

InRetroSpection Episode 37: Walkin’ the Midway

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Joshua Caleb

Happy New Year! To start off the new year, Curts, Graeme and Dustin join me as we take a trip down the memory midway. That’s right, We’re playing a handful of Midway(or Midway owned) arcade games like Defender, Joust, Gauntlet … Continue reading →

Atari 2600: Defender Commercial (1982)

Posted on November 20, 2011 by VicSage

Back in the day, I played a lot of the Atari 2600 port of Defender. It was definitely one of my favorite of the 2600 game titles and I still get a kick out of pulling it out and giving … Continue reading →

How to Beat Video Games: Defender for the Atari 5200

Posted on September 2, 2009 by The Retroist

Another great video from Vestron’s “How to Beat Video Games” series, explaining how to beat “Defender” for the Atari 5200:

How to Beat Video Games: Defender for the Atari 2600

Posted on July 29, 2009 by The Retroist

Another great video from Vestron’s “How to Beat Video Games” series, explaining how to beat “Defender” for the Atari 2600:

Iconic Retro Tertris Web Game Mashup

Posted on August 3, 2008 by The Retroist

What happens when you mashup classic Tetris games like Defender, Pac-Man and Pong? You get the strangely alluring web game “Iconic Retro“. Its a fairly simple concept, but requires a steady hand because you use just one button to control … Continue reading →