Monolithic Laser is an arcade developed by General Masters Corp., released 31 December 1983 on Apple II.
What Monolithic Laser is
Monolithic Laser is an arcade game developed by General Masters Corp. and released in 1983. It is available on Apple II only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Monolithic Laser is a Space Invaders clone. The player shoots alien vessels to try to stop an alien invasion. The player controls a small space ship in the bottom half of the screen which can move in 4 cardinal directions. Moving left to right on the top half of the screen are the invading alien vessels, which fire randomly upon the defending player. If your ship is hit, it is destroyed. When the player has destroyed all ships, they move to a higher difficulty level with faster moving ships that fire more frequently. The player has a total of 3 lives. When all are lost, it's game over.
What it launched against
Monolithic Laser 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.
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When did Monolithic Laser come out?
Monolithic Laser was released on 31 December 1983 for Apple II.
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