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Spider Fighter

Spider Fighter is a Space Invaders style game. It is your mission to prevent space spiders from stealing your food reserves which are located on the top right of the screen. The spiders hatch from cocoons…

31 December 1982

Spider Fighter is an arcade developed by Activision, released 31 December 1982 on Atari 2600.

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What Spider Fighter is

Spider Fighter is an arcade game developed by Activision and released in 1982. It is available on Atari 2600 only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Spider Fighter is a Space Invaders style game. It is your mission to prevent space spiders from stealing your food reserves which are located on the top right of the screen. The spiders hatch from cocoons which are dropped from the top left of the screen. Since the spiders are able to attack you, your reactions are tested quite soon as you attempt to dodge the enemies and their bullets while trying to shoot them down. If you you lose all your food reserves or your lifes, it's game over. The enemy moves faster the more progress you make in the game.
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How it plays

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

What it launched against

Spider Fighter 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 Spider Fighter come out?
Spider Fighter was released on 31 December 1982 for Atari 2600.

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