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Rescue Raiders

Terrorists are trying to change history by helping Germany to win the Battle of Normandy on D-Day. You have to keep them from changing history. You fly a helicopter and command troops advancing on the enemies…

31 December 1984

Rescue Raiders is an arcade developed by Sir-tech Software, released 31 December 1984 on Apple II.

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What Rescue Raiders is

Rescue Raiders is an arcade game developed by Sir-tech Software and released in 1984. It is available on Apple II only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Terrorists are trying to change history by helping Germany to win the Battle of Normandy on D-Day. You have to keep them from changing history. You fly a helicopter and command troops advancing on the enemies base.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, historical and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Rescue Raiders launched on 31 December 1984, within three weeks of Impossible Mission, Jet Set Willy, 3D Starstrike and Bomb Jack.

Released around the same time: Impossible Mission, Jet Set Willy, 3D Starstrike, Bomb Jack.

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When did Rescue Raiders come out?
Rescue Raiders was released on 31 December 1984 for Apple II.

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