Tail Gunner cover art

Tail Gunner

Tail Gunner is vector arcade game created by Vectorbeam in 1979. As enemy space craft attack the player, they must aim a set of cross-hairs and shoot the enemies before they move past the player's laser…

1 November 1979

Tail Gunner is a video game developed by Vectorbeam, released 1 November 1979 on Arcade.

Verified Sources: IGDB

What Tail Gunner is

Tail Gunner was developed by Vectorbeam and released in 1979. It was published by Cinematronics. It is available on Arcade only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Tail Gunner is vector arcade game created by Vectorbeam in 1979. As enemy space craft attack the player, they must aim a set of cross-hairs and shoot the enemies before they move past the player's laser cannons or use shield to bounce them back into play.
Description from the publisher · source

Official trailer

Gameplay Trailer thumbnail

Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

Quick answers

Tail Gunner — frequently asked questions

When did Tail Gunner come out?
Tail Gunner was released on 1 November 1979 for Arcade.