Beamrider
A web of iridescent blue beams engulfs Earth-Space. You stand watching. Mesmerized at first, you now realize the beams support weapons, frightening creations in different forms. Will you just watch or will you…
Beamrider is an arcade developed by Cheshire Engineering, released 1 September 1983 on Atari 2600, Atari 5200, ColecoVision and Intellivision.
What Beamrider is
Beamrider is an arcade game developed by Cheshire Engineering and released in 1983. It was published by Activision. It is available on Atari 2600, Atari 5200, ColecoVision, Intellivision, Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX, MSX and ZX Spectrum.
The premise, in the publisher's words
A web of iridescent blue beams engulfs Earth-Space. You stand watching. Mesmerized at first, you now realize the beams support weapons, frightening creations in different forms. Will you just watch or will you take action? Action??!! Then roll up your sleeves, mount these beams and... ride! Animated graphics create a 3D perspective that virtually pulls you into the screen. Pulsating sound effects intensify the action as a dizzying array of objects zips from beam to beam.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 4 players. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
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Quick answers
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