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Armor Attack is a vector graphics multidirectional shooter designed by Tim Skelly and released in arcades by Cinematronics in 1980. In Armor Attack, the player controls a jeep in an overhead, maze-like view of a town. The buildings are not drawn in the game, but are an overlay that sits on top of the monitor. The overlay also tints the vectors green.... 1017

Bedlam is an arcade multi-directional shooter in space developed by General Consumer Electronics on Vectrex home consoles in 1983. The player controls a cannon in the center of the screen that can rotate 360°. Around the player is a star-shaped geometric form that changes from stage to stage. The corners of the star emit enemy ships that must be destroyed.... 352

Berzerk is a multidirectional shooter arcade game, released in 1980 by Stern Electronics of Chicago. Berzerk places the player in a series of top-down, mazelike rooms containing armed robots. The player controls a green stick man. Using a joystick and a firing button that activates a laser-style weapon, the player navigates a simple maze filled with... 808

Blitz! is one of the oldest football games, developed by General Consumer Electronics for Vectrex home consoles in 1982. Blitz using the vector line graphics - teams of X's and O's in a top-down look on a football field with four options a piece for offense and defense. Two player game play is supported through an additional control panel. There are... 186

Fortress of Narzod is an arcade shooter for one or two players, developed in 1983 by General Consumer Electronics for the Vectrex system. The player controls a hovercraft on its ascent up a mountain range with the goal of reaching the fortress at its summit. Each screen is part of a roadway, which is defended by three waves of guardians. These waves... 269

Heads Up Action Soccer is a football game developed by General Consumer Electronics for Vectrex home console in 1983, played in a slightly tilted side view perspective for one or two players. The player controls one of three active members of their team as well as the defensive goalie. The player must use passing, stealing, shooting, and blocking to... 168

Mine Storm (MineStorm) is a multidirectional shooter similar to Atari, Inc.'s 1979 Asteroids arcade game. It was published in 1982 by General Consumer Electronics as the built-in game for the Vectrex system. Mine Storm was implemented by John Hall. The game begins with a large enemy ship dropping mines onto the field as an ominous jingle plays, and... 2269

Pole Position is a racing video game released in 1982 by Namco. The game popularized the use of sprite-based, pseudo-3D graphics with its `rear-view racer format` where the player’s view is behind and above the vehicle, looking forward along the road with the horizon in sight, which would remain in use even after true 3D computer graphics became standard... 791

Star Castle is a vector graphics multidirectional shooter released in arcades by Cinematronics 1980. The game involves obliterating a series of defenses orbiting a stationary turret in the center of the screen. The display is black and white with the colors of the rings and screen provided by a transparent plastic screen overlay. Star Castle was designed... 1041