Space Invaders

Moby ID: 187846

Released: 2016 on TRS-80 CoCo
Credits: 1 person

Moby Score: n/a

Genre: Action
Perspective: Side view
Visual: Fixed / flip-screen
Gameplay: Arcade
Interface: Direct control
Setting: Sci-fi / futuristic

See Also

Space Invaders (1978 on Arcade, 1980 on Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit...)
Space Invaders (1979 on Dedicated handheld)
Space Invaders (1980 on Commodore PET/CBM, 1983 on Commodore 64)
Space Invaders (1980 on TRS-80)
Space Invaders (1982 on ZX81)
Space Invaders (1982 on ZX81)
Space Invaders (1982 on Dragon 32/64)
Space Invaders (1990 on Atari ST)
Space Invaders (1994 on SNES, Game Boy, 1995 on TurboGrafx CD...)
Space Invaders (1995 on DOS)
Space Invaders (1995 on Taito X-55)
Space Invaders (1999 on Game Boy Color)
Space Invaders (1999 on Windows, PlayStation, Nintendo 64)

Description

Space Invaders is an unlicensed port of the original arcade source code to the TRS-80 CoCo.

The player must defend the Earth from rows of bomb-dropping aliens. The rows of aliens begin at the right of the screen, and the player controls a laser cannon at the left of the screen. The goal is to earn points by shooting the aliens before they can land. The aliens march back and forth, and each time the end of the screen is reached they will drop one row closer to the bottom. Shoot them all to move to the next harder level. If any aliens reach the bottom of the screen it's game over. A flying saucer intermittently moves across the screen for bonus points. Three shields offer protection from alien fire, but also block the player's shots. The player begins with 5 laser cannons, and it's game over if all are destroyed.