Another heavy hitter comes to the VCS this episode, as Atari's own take on the arcade smash hit Defender released in June 1982. While taking some platform-induced liberties with the original's design, Defender nevertheless did such a good job translating the experience of the coin-op game that it proved to be a strong seller and a critical success.
Also debuting in June was a Defender clone from Activision, Bob Whitehead's Chopper Command. It's a much simpler game than Defender, but the intense gameplay and difficulty curve led to this getting its own share of accolades - including from a designer of the original Defender!
Sources include:
Bob Polaro, interview with Retrogaming Roundup, December 22 2011
Bob Polaro, interview with Al Backiel, 1999
Bob Polaro, interview with Sarah Szefer, 2002
Bob Whitehead, interview with me, Sept. 4 2018
Fort Worth Star Telegram, various
Electronic Games, various
Video, February 1983
Score!, 1983
Logical Gamer, various
Video Game Update, July 1982
Electronic Fun with Computers and Games, April 1983
Atariprotos.com
Weekly Television Digest, Feb. 15 1982
Joystik, various
Merchandising, February 1982
Play Meter, Dec. 1 1982
Software Merchandising, October 1982
The Winners Book of Video Games, 1982
RePlay, August 1981
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