Vindicators (video game)

Vindicators
NES box art by Marc Ericksen
DeveloperAtari Games
PublishersAtari Games
Ports
Tengen
DesignersKelly Turner
Norm Avellar
Composer
Brad Fuller
Hal Canon
  • NES
    Paul S. Mudra
    Dwight Okahara
PlatformsArcade, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, NES, Amiga, Atari ST, Amstrad CPC
Release
April 1988
  • Arcade
    • NA: April 1988
    C64
    ZX Spectrum
    • UK: March 1989
    NES
    • NA: November 1989
    Amiga, Atari ST
    • NA: December 1989
    • UK: 1989
    CPC
GenreMultidirectional shooter
ModesSingle-player, multiplayer

Vindicators is a 1988 multidirectional shooter video game developed and published by Atari Games for arcades. One or two players each control a tank in a multidirectional scrolling level. The game received ports by Tengen to home computers and the Nintendo Entertainment System (the latter version of which was not licensed by Nintendo and used an alternate chip to defeat the 10NES lockout system). Ports were planned for the Atari Lynx and Apple IIGS (with the latter even completed), but were both cancelled. Vindicators was followed by the lesser-known arcade sequel Vindicators Part II.