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Starbase Defence

1st person shooter where the player controls a cross-hair and tries to protect six generators on the bottom of the screen by shooting down bombs dropped by aliens.

31 December 1983

Starbase Defence is a shooter, released 31 December 1983 on Commodore C64/128/MAX.

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What Starbase Defence is

Starbase Defence was released in 1983. It is available on Commodore C64/128/MAX only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

1st person shooter where the player controls a cross-hair and tries to protect six generators on the bottom of the screen by shooting down bombs dropped by aliens.
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How it plays

Its themes are action and science fiction.

What it launched against

Starbase Defence launched on 31 December 1983, within three weeks of The Witness, Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac and Zoo Keeper.

Released around the same time: The Witness, Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac, Zoo Keeper.

Quick answers

Starbase Defence — frequently asked questions

When did Starbase Defence come out?
Starbase Defence was released on 31 December 1983 for Commodore C64/128/MAX.

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