Gorf
Gorf actually consists in the Arcade version of five different types of space shooters. The first one ist basically is a Space Invaders clone. In the second one a formation of space ships is hovering at the…
Gorf is a shooter developed by Dave Nutting Associates, released 31 December 1981 on Atari Jaguar, Atari 2600, ColecoVision and Arcade.
What Gorf is
Gorf is a shooter game developed by Dave Nutting Associates and released in 1981. It was published by 3D Stooges Software. It is available on Atari Jaguar, Atari 2600, ColecoVision, Arcade, BBC Microcomputer System, Commodore C64/128/MAX and Commodore VIC-20.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Gorf is a 1981 fixed shooter video game developed by Dave Nutting Associates and published by Midway Manufacturing for arcades. It features five distinct levels, the first of which is based on Space Invaders and another on Galaxian. The game makes use of synthesized speech for the Gorfian robot which taunts the player, powered by a speech chip. Gorf allows the player to buy two additional lives per quarter before starting the game, for a maximum of seven lives.
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. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
How it was received
Gorf holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 68% of the 3,305 rated shooter games in our database, which average 70.
What it launched against
Gorf launched on 31 December 1981, within three weeks of Ms. Pac-Man, Zaxxon and Robotron: 2084. It reviewed better than 1 of the 3.
Released around the same time: Ms. Pac-Man, Zaxxon, Robotron: 2084.
Cheats and codes
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