Defender

  • Manufacturer: Williams / Videogelelectronicgames
  • Year: 1981
Defender is one of the most beautiful and difficult games of all the ’80s. Conceptually, however, it is very simple: a spaceship runs through a horizontal path full of enemies of all kinds. The aim is to proceed as far as possible by saving people on the territory kidnapped by aliens. You control the spaceship by a two-position joystick (up, down) and 5 buttons: accelerator, change direction, shot, bomb and hyperspace. Sounds are very engaging and the game play is quite fast.

This game in the collection is produced in Italy under license from Videogelelectronicgames and it is in very good aesthetic conditions. Unfortunately, the cabinet had been converted into another game and I had to rebuild the entire internal parts. The CPO (Control Panel Overlay) and the front plexy have been replaced with reproductions too. The cabinet is quite different from the original US version. Side art has a particular story; in fact, the US version carries a second version because the manufacturer made too explicit references to Star Wars. The Italian manufacturer never modified the graphics, for this reason the cabinet shows what is called “proto version”.

Informazioni utili

  • Cabinet type: Upright
  • Measures (WxHxD): 64,0 x 171,8 x 75,7 cm
  • Working voltage: 220V
  • Maximum consumption: 159,0W, 0,960A
  • Technology: Horizontal color raster monitor