Flash Gordon
Many dedicated Spacemen have entered Spider City but none has ever been heard from again. It is up to you, Flash Gordon, to rescue any surviving Spacemen and to conquer this hideous city of tunnels. Spider…
Flash Gordon is an arcade developed by Sirius Software, released 31 December 1983 on Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit and Commodore VIC-20.
What Flash Gordon is
Flash Gordon is an arcade game developed by Sirius Software and released in 1983. It was published by Fox Video Games, Inc.. It is available on Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit and Commodore VIC-20.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Many dedicated Spacemen have entered Spider City but none has ever been heard from again. It is up to you, Flash Gordon, to rescue any surviving Spacemen and to conquer this hideous city of tunnels. Spider City is conquered when all of its Hatching Pods are eliminated. It doesn't hurt to blast a few Generators or enemy Patrol Ships while you're there.
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.
Where it sits in the Flash Gordon series
Flash Gordon is the first of 2 entries we hold in the Flash Gordon series. The next entry was Captain Zapp in 1986.
What it launched against
Flash Gordon 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.
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