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Spacechase

You are on a moon-based scouting mission in a Mark 16 Starcruiser. Suddenly, enemy alien ships teleport in and start firing neutron missiles, which can destroy you upon impact. You must destroy enemy ships…

31 December 1981

Spacechase is an arcade developed by Apollo Software, released 31 December 1981 on Atari 2600.

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What Spacechase is

Spacechase is an arcade game developed by Apollo Software and released in 1981. It is available on Atari 2600 only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

You are on a moon-based scouting mission in a Mark 16 Starcruiser. Suddenly, enemy alien ships teleport in and start firing neutron missiles, which can destroy you upon impact. You must destroy enemy ships until reinforcements arrive from Earth. The enemy also have laser-directed heat-seeking proton missiles which are fired sparingly. Be aware that as the battle progresses, the aliens will become more desperate and will use the laser-directed heat-seeking proton missiles more often.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

Spacechase launched on 31 December 1981, within three weeks of Ms. Pac-Man, Zaxxon, Gorf and Robotron: 2084.

Released around the same time: Ms. Pac-Man, Zaxxon, Gorf, Robotron: 2084.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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Quick answers

Spacechase — frequently asked questions

When did Spacechase come out?
Spacechase was released on 31 December 1981 for Atari 2600.
Does Spacechase have multiplayer?
Yes. Spacechase supports multiplayer.

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