It was interesting to see these videos.
That Freedom Fighters game looks like it was inspired by Defender (of course without the scrolling screen).
VectrexMad!
http://www.vectrex.co.uk
You are correct. The "Defender" soon-to-be-Gamasutra-published bonus chapter from Vintage Games agrees with you, complete with image:
Caption: The Magnavox Odyssey2’s Freedom Fighters! (1982) was that platform’s answer to Defender, and, instead of mapping controls to the console’s keyboard, implemented an awkward two-joystick control scheme that worked best with two players at the helm. Image from the Freedom Fighters! Manual shown here.
It was interesting to see these videos.
That Freedom Fighters game looks like it was inspired by Defender (of course without the scrolling screen).
VectrexMad!
http://www.vectrex.co.uk
You are correct. The "Defender" soon-to-be-Gamasutra-published bonus chapter from Vintage Games agrees with you, complete with image:
Caption: The Magnavox Odyssey2’s Freedom Fighters! (1982) was that platform’s answer to Defender, and, instead of mapping controls to the console’s keyboard, implemented an awkward two-joystick control scheme that worked best with two players at the helm. Image from the Freedom Fighters! Manual shown here.
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Armchair Arcade, Inc.