Blockade Runner
A 3D shoot 'em up. You have to guide a fleet of four merchant space freighters to Earth with vital supplies. Hostile aliens have sighted you and forced you enter a dangerous asteroid belt. And now, you must…
Blockade Runner is an arcade developed by Interphase, released 31 December 1983 on ColecoVision, Intellivision, Commodore C64/128/MAX and MSX.
What Blockade Runner is
Blockade Runner is an arcade game developed by Interphase and released in 1983. It is available on ColecoVision, Intellivision, Commodore C64/128/MAX and MSX.
The premise, in the publisher's words
A 3D shoot 'em up. You have to guide a fleet of four merchant space freighters to Earth with vital supplies. Hostile aliens have sighted you and forced you enter a dangerous asteroid belt. And now, you must try to avoid these asteroids, to destroy the Robot mines and alien space ships and also contend with fuel shortages and prevent the deflector shields from over-heating.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
What it launched against
Blockade Runner launched on 31 December 1983, within three weeks of The Witness, Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac and Zoo Keeper.
Released around the same time: The Witness, Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac, Zoo Keeper.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
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Quick answers
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