Stargate (1981 video game)

This article is about the 1980s Stargate video game. For the game based on the film, see Stargate (1995 console video game). For other uses, see Stargate (disambiguation).
Stargate
North American arcade flyer
DeveloperVid Kidz
Publisher
Williams Electronics
DesignersEugene Jarvis
Larry DeMar
SeriesDefender
PlatformsArcade, IBM PC, Apple II, Commodore 64, Atari 2600, NES, Amiga, Atari ST
Release
October 1981
  • Arcade
    • NA: October 1981
    IBM PC
    • 1983
    Apple II
    • Early 1984
    C64
    • April 1984
    2600
    • June 1984
    NES
    • JP: September 24, 1987
    • NA: July 1988
    Amiga, Atari ST
GenreScrolling shooter
ModesSingle-player, multiplayer

Stargate is a 1981 horizontally scrolling shooter video game developed by Vid Kidz and published by Williams Electronics for arcades. Designed by Eugene Jarvis and Larry DeMar, it is a sequel to Defender, which was released earlier in the year. It was the first of only three productions by Vid Kidz, an independent development house formed by Jarvis and DeMar. Some home ports of Stargate were renamed Defender II for legal reasons.

This sequel adds new ships to the alien fleet, including Firebombers, Yllabian Space Guppies, Dynamos, Phreds, Big Reds, Munchies and Space Hums. The Defender ship is now equipped with an Inviso cloaking device, which renders the ship invulnerable when activated, but has a limited charge. A Stargate transports the ship to any humanoid in trouble. There are two special stages: the Yllabian Dogfight, first appearing at wave 5 and recurring every 10 waves; and the Firebomber Showdown, first appearing at wave 10 and also recurring every 10 waves.


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