'Defender' for the Atari 2600, Game Packaging

Packaging for the game 'Defender' for the Atari 2600, made by Atari in the United States, 1982.

'Defender' was a side-scrolling shooter game, the player controls a space ship, destroying aliens whilst protecting astronauts. The game is credited as the first horizontally scrolling game.

Details

Category:
Games Technology
Object Number:
2007-5026/8
Materials:
cardboard
type:
packaging
rights:
National Science and Media Museum
credit:
National Media Museum, Bradford