Dropzone

Dropzone is a horizontally scrolling shooter developed by Archer Maclean (under the name Arena Graphics) for the Atari 8-bit family and published in 1984 by U.S. Gold. It was ported to the Commodore 64, and later released for the Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy, Game Gear, and Game Boy Color.

Dropzone
Developer(s)Arena Graphics
Publisher(s)U.S. Gold
Mindscape
Acclaim Entertainment (GBC)
Designer(s)Archer Maclean
Platform(s)Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Gear, NES
Release1984
Genre(s)Scrolling shooter
Mode(s)Single-player

Maclean's first commercial game, Dropzone is similar in gameplay and style to the arcade game Defender and borrows many elements, including the same style of font, aliens, and title screen.

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