Release date(s) 1977 Cabinet Upright Initial release date 1977 Publisher Atari, Inc. Platform Arcade game | Mode(s) Single player Arcade system Atari 6800 Developer Atari, Inc. Genre Arcade game | |
Display Horizontal orientation, Raster, standard resolution Similar Avalanche, Super Bug, Canyon Bomber | ||
Destroyer is a single player 1977 arcade game developed and published by Atari, Inc. In this game, the player attempts to sink ships and destroy submarines from the perspective a of naval destroyer.
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Gameplay
The playfield displays your ship moving across the surface (displayed as a wavy line) and submarines moving across the screen. The target depth is set using a dial control (displayed as a dashed line). Depth charges are dropped by pushing the dial control. The speed of your ship is controlled using a speed lever control. Charges that miss make a low boom. Charges that hit make a louder boom and trigger an explosion sequence. Points are awarded for successful hits. The game is timed, so the goal is to sink or destroy as many submarines as possible before the time expires.
History and development
Destroyer is a microprocessor based game, using the Motorola 6800. The hardware is similar to Drag Race and Firetruck released by Atari and Kee Games within a year.
In 1978, coupled with Atari's Canyon Bomber was a game called Sea Bomber which was "basically a port of Destroyer".