Astro Battle (arcade game)
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Astro Battle is a Space Invaders
clone arcade game
released by Bally in 1977
For the Bally Astrocade
arcade system. The aim is to defeat waves of aliens with a laser cannon and earn as many points as possible.
Space Invaders
is an arcade video game designed by Tomohiro Nishikado, and released in 1978. It was originally manufactured and sold by Taito in Japan, and was later licensed for production in the United States by the Midway division of Bally. Space Invaders is one of the earliest shooting games and the aim is to...
clone arcade game
Arcade game
An arcade game is a coin-operated entertainment machine, usually installed in public businesses such as restaurants, bars, and amusement arcades. Most arcade games are video games, pinball machines, electro-mechanical games, redemption games, and merchandisers...
released by Bally in 1977
1977 in video gaming
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For the Bally Astrocade
Bally Astrocade
The Astrocade is an early video game console and simple computer system designed by a team at Midway, the videogame division of Bally. It was marketed only for a limited time before Bally decided to exit the market. The rights were later picked up by a third-party company, who re-released it and...
arcade system. The aim is to defeat waves of aliens with a laser cannon and earn as many points as possible.