Alien Attack is an arcade, released 31 December 1993 on DOS.
What Alien Attack is
Alien Attack was released in 1993. It is available on DOS only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Alien Attack is an ASCII text game. You control a ship and have to destroy the alien fighters. The aliens will stop at nothing to destroy the Earth. Let one by and you lose. You have to be quick because the aliens come in sets of threes. After a little while, the speed of the game increases and you have to be fast because it gets faster and faster. You have to have good timing in this game because if you miss once in the fastest speed, you're done. There are no power-ups in this game. A high score table keeps track of the players' results.
How it plays
It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Alien Attack launched on 31 December 1993, within three weeks of Doom, Mega Man X, Theme Park and Windjammers.
Released around the same time: Doom, Mega Man X, Theme Park, Windjammers.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel. See all 2 videos →
Screenshots
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Quick answers
Alien Attack — frequently asked questions
When did Alien Attack come out?
Alien Attack was released on 31 December 1993 for DOS.
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