Crater Raider
The player is a tank trying to rescue hostages on worlds with lots of craters (that the player can descend into.) Rescuing all hostages, while avoiding (or destroying) other tanks and UFOs advances the player…
Crater Raider is an arcade developed by Boone Corporation, released 31 December 1983 on Commodore VIC-20.
What Crater Raider is
Crater Raider is an arcade game developed by Boone Corporation and released in 1983. It is available on Commodore VIC-20 only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The player is a tank trying to rescue hostages on worlds with lots of craters (that the player can descend into.) Rescuing all hostages, while avoiding (or destroying) other tanks and UFOs advances the player to the next level.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Crater Raider 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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