Andes Attack
Andes Attack is a Defender clone by Jeff Minter. In a true Minter fashion, instead of the original’s humans, you are out to rescue llamas which are under attack by the aliens. The player patrols the two-way…
31 December 1982
Andes Attack is an arcade developed by Llamasoft LTD, released 31 December 1982 on Atari ST/STE and Commodore VIC-20.
What Andes Attack is
Andes Attack is an arcade game developed by Llamasoft LTD and released in 1982. It is available on Atari ST/STE and Commodore VIC-20.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Andes Attack is a Defender clone by Jeff Minter. In a true Minter fashion, instead of the original’s humans, you are out to rescue llamas which are under attack by the aliens. The player patrols the two-way scrolling landscape waiting for marauding aliens trying to abduct the llamas. You have to destroy the aliens before they manage to whisk away your precious camelid, if they manage to get them to the top of the screen they mutate into horrors that will come after you, resulting in a fatal collision. Each surviving llama gives you a bonus at the end of each stage.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
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Quick answers
Andes Attack — frequently asked questions
When did Andes Attack come out?
Andes Attack was released on 31 December 1982 for Atari ST/STE and Commodore VIC-20.
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