Colony 7
Colony 7 is an arcade shoot 'em up published by Taito Corporation in 1981. It contains elements of both Taito's own Space Invaders and Atari's Missile Command. The main innovation of Colony 7 was its extended…
31 December 1982
Colony 7 is an arcade, released 31 December 1982 on Atari 8-bit.
What Colony 7 is
Colony 7 was released in 1982. It was published by System 3 Software Ltd.. It is available on Atari 8-bit only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Colony 7 is an arcade shoot 'em up published by Taito Corporation in 1981. It contains elements of both Taito's own Space Invaders and Atari's Missile Command. The main innovation of Colony 7 was its extended weaponry arsenal.[citation needed] This gave the player the choice to change between several different weapons, with each one needing to be purchased separately as microtransactions through the arcade coin slot.
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
All media
Quick answers
Colony 7 — frequently asked questions
When did Colony 7 come out?
Colony 7 was released on 31 December 1982 for Atari 8-bit.
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