Ludography
Alien Attack cover

1985 · Shooter

Alien Attack

A Space Invaders/Galaxian clone written by John P. Shay and published by Solar Software for the Commodore 16 and 4 Plus. In Alien Attack you move a spacecraft left or right at the bottom of the screen, blasting aliens in formation above. You must avoid the bombs that they drop as well as avoid any aliens that swoop downwards or you lose one of three lives if you touch an alien or its bombs. Once you clear the screen, you face another wave of aliens.

Released
31 December 1985
Platforms
Commodore 16Commodore Plus/4
Genres
Shooter
Developers
—
Publishers
Solar Software
Modes
Single-player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Themes
Science fictionSurvival
Languages
English (UK)

Keywords

  • aliens
  • shoot 'em up
  • death
  • ufo
  • spaceship
  • space battle
  • pixel art
  • good vs evil
  • space invaders clone
  • alien invasion
  • 8-bit
  • one-man army

Media

Alien Attack screenshot 1

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Commodore 1631 December 1985Europe
Commodore Plus/431 December 1985Europe

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