Caverns of Mars
Atari Program ExchangeAtari 800
- Release Date
- January 1, 1981
- Publisher
- Atari Program Exchange
- Genre
- Shooter
- Players
- 1
- Rating
- E - Everyone
Caverns of Mars is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up similar in concept and visual style to the 1981 arcade game Scramble. Christensen changed the orientation of the caverns from Scramble, having the player fly down into them as opposed to sideways through them. For technical reasons, vertical scrolling is...
Overview
In Caverns of Mars, Caverns of Mars is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up similar in concept and visual style to the 1981 arcade game Scramble. Christensen changed the orientation of the caverns from Scramble, having the player fly down into them as opposed to sideways through them. For technical reasons, vertical scrolling is somewhat easier than horizontal to implement on the Atari platform. Unlike Scramble, the targets generally did not move relative to the map. Using a joystick, the player controls a ship descending into the tun...
Release Information
- Release Date
- January 1, 1981
- Publisher
- Atari Program Exchange
- Genre
- Shooter
- Players
- 1
- Rating
- E - Everyone
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