Aug 01, 2019 Cannon Fodder: war has never been so much fun, is an action-strategy shoot 'em up game developed by Sensible Software and published by Virgin Interactive for the Amiga in 1993.The huge success of the game convinced Virgin to port it to several platforms, including Atari ST, DOS, SNES, Mega Drive and many more.
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Defender
DOS - 1983
Also available on: Commodore 64 - Atari 8-bit - ColecoVision - Apple II - VIC-20
4.13 / 5 - 15 votes
Description of Defender
Defender is Atari's excellent PC port of Williams' arcade hit - one of the most successful of all time designed by legendary Eugene Jarvis.
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Your mission, as captain of the 'Defender' ship, is to protect the humanoids stranded on the planet from their alien abductors. The scanner will help you determine a strategy to shoot down the alien ships before they reach the humanoids. If you destroy the aliens after they have captured their prey, you must return the humanoids to the safety of the planet or they will fall to their death. If an alien carries its victim out of your range, the humanoid will mutate, join the alien force, and take to assault with deadly vengeance.
Like the arcade version, the beauty of Defender PC is that challenge becomes ever more intense the more you play. You'll come across new, tougher enemies such as bombers, mines, and the cosmic 'Baiter.' The range of power-ups is also innovative for their time: you have a limited 'smart bomb' power, and 'hyperspace' puts you into an unknown space warp.
Defender is truly one of the timeless classics that is no less fun no matter how many times you have played it. A must-have, and an induction into our Hall of Belated Fame. If you like this game, also check out the less-known sequel called Stargate on this site.
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Comments and reviews
Chris-DonPedro2019-09-060 point
I remember playing this game as a kid, wasting all my pocket money in Game Saloon.
Cateyesrh2019-06-100 point
I think it's a very good game
Alex2015-09-111 point DOS version
@DEB
Try setting Aspect=True in DOSBox options, that might do the trick. You can also try setting fullresolution=original and windowresolution=original
Otherwise check the DOSBox wiki, it's full of resources.
Try setting Aspect=True in DOSBox options, that might do the trick. You can also try setting fullresolution=original and windowresolution=original
Otherwise check the DOSBox wiki, it's full of resources.
deb2015-05-230 point DOS version
it does download on windows 7 home. got it installed, downloaded stargate and ran it, but the resolution (I think) is wrong I know it's a old game but even full screen mode is too big, rather the letters needs to be smaller, to fit correctly in dosbox window does anyone know how to do that?
old2014-10-291 point DOS version
I use to play this game when i was a kid. Best game in the world.
declvn2013-11-291 point DOS version
it doesnt download on windows 7?
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DOS Version
Commodore 64 Version
- Year:1983
- Publisher:Atarisoft
- Developer:Williams Electronics, Inc.
Atari 8-bit ROM
- Year:1982
- Publisher:Atarisoft
- Developer:Williams Electronics, Inc.
ColecoVision Version
- Year:1983
- Publisher:Atarisoft
- Developer:Williams Electronics, Inc.
Apple II Version
- Year:1983
- Publisher:Atarisoft
- Developer:Williams Electronics, Inc.
VIC-20 Version
- Year:1983
- Publisher:Atarisoft
- Developer:Williams Electronics, Inc.
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Platforms: | PC |
Publisher: | Virgin Interactive Entertainment |
Developer: | Sensible Software |
Genres: | Arcade / Shoot 'Em Up |
Release Date: | 1994 |
Game Modes: | Singleplayer |
Lemmings of War
Yes, Cannon Fodder has the feel of an expansion pack for Psygnosis’ popular Lemmings. Taking charge of some goofy-looking soldiers, the player shoots, bombs and shells his way through 24 missions full of enemy grunts, tanks, choppers and artillery, not to mention a few expendable civilians. If the look reminds you of Lemmings, Cannon Fodder’s gameplay is reminiscent of a more colorful version of Syndicate.
Like Syndicate, Cannon Fodder offers a top-down view of the action. It’s an action game with some strategic elements, requiring you to control several heavily armed soldiers – between two to six, usually – with the goal being to blow up enemy man and machine. The game is divided into 24 missions, each mission having smaller stages. During each stage, you get one or more troops to accomplish specific objectives. You start with a reserve of 15 troops, and get 15 more after each successful mission – the challenge is how you choose to use your little grunts so that enough of them come back home.
The controls are fairly simple. Your men are led around by its ranking officer – you point the mouse and left click, and off they march. To open up with machineguns, you point and mouse and right click. To throw grenades, launch bazookas, and fire rockets, you highlight the weapon on the left info bar, aim the pointer, hold down the right button and then left-click.
There are also some more advanced controls that you discover later on, like boarding vehicles, or splitting your men into groups (which lets you do more complex flanking moves). The mechanics of the game, combined with the mission design, are such that the whole thing becomes more enjoyable than it should be. Up until the later scenarios that is, where the difficulty is ramped up to insane, almost impossible levels.
System Requirements: 80386SX/33 MHz, 2 MB RAM, DOS
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