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Planetoid

Planetoid is a clone of the Williams arcade classic Defender. You are out in your ship equipped with deadly lasers and a limited number of smart bombs flying over a planetary landscape on a mission to protect…

31 December 1982

Planetoid is a shooter, released 31 December 1982 on BBC Microcomputer System.

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What Planetoid is

Planetoid was released in 1982. It was published by Acornsoft. It is available on BBC Microcomputer System only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Planetoid is a clone of the Williams arcade classic Defender. You are out in your ship equipped with deadly lasers and a limited number of smart bombs flying over a planetary landscape on a mission to protect the humans that are under attack by the aliens.
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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

Planetoid launched on 31 December 1982, within three weeks of Trashman, King Kong, Evolution and Xevious.

Released around the same time: Trashman, King Kong, Evolution, Xevious.

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When did Planetoid come out?
Planetoid was released on 31 December 1982 for BBC Microcomputer System.

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