Paratrooper is an arcade, released 31 December 1982 on DOS.
What Paratrooper is
Paratrooper was released in 1982. It was published by Orion Software, Inc.. It is available on DOS only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Paratrooper is a single screen arcade action game where the player controls a stationary machine gun turret trying to shoot down all incoming enemies. The turret has unlimited ammo but a limited angle of fire (up to 90 degrees left and right). At first, helicopters start appearing from both sides of the screen's upper part. Paratroopers are jumping down from those helicopters; if four or more of them touch the ground, they will form a human ladder, climb up to the turret, and destroy it. To avoid that, the player has to shoot either the paratroopers themselves or their parachutes - for different effects but the same results. After the player has withstood several waves of helicopters…
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. 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
Dlc
Quick answers
Paratrooper — frequently asked questions
When did Paratrooper come out?
Paratrooper was released on 31 December 1982 for DOS.
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