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{{Header Nav|game=Gorf|num=4}} | {{Header Nav|game=Gorf|num=4}} | ||
{{ | {{Game | ||
|title=Gorf | |title=Gorf | ||
|image=Gorf flyer.jpg | |image=Gorf flyer.jpg | ||
|developer=[[Midway Games]] | |developer=[[Midway Games]] | ||
|publisher=[[Midway Games]] | |publisher=[[Midway Games]] | ||
|released={{rd|1981}} | |||
|genre=[[Shooter]] | |genre=[[Shooter]] | ||
|systems=[[Arcade]], [[Atari 2600]], [[Atari 5200]], [[Atari 8-bit]], [[Commodore 64/128]], [[ColecoVision]], [[Commodore VIC-20]] | |systems=[[Arcade]], [[Atari 2600]], [[Atari 5200]], [[Atari 8-bit]], [[Commodore 64/128]], [[ColecoVision]], [[Commodore VIC-20]] | ||
|players=1-2 | |players=1-2 | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{marquee|Gorf marquee.png}} | {{marquee|Gorf marquee.png}} | ||
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Each time you successfully complete all five missions, you move up one rank and start over again at a higher degree of difficulty. Gorf created a little but of controversy. While Astro Battle was remarkably similar to Space Invaders, Namco felt that the use of the Galaxian game play was unauthorized. Namco subsequently forbid the Galaxian portion of the game to be included in any home conversion of the game, so most conversion contain only four stages. But there were still a few home conversions made, and they were quite popular. | Each time you successfully complete all five missions, you move up one rank and start over again at a higher degree of difficulty. Gorf created a little but of controversy. While Astro Battle was remarkably similar to Space Invaders, Namco felt that the use of the Galaxian game play was unauthorized. Namco subsequently forbid the Galaxian portion of the game to be included in any home conversion of the game, so most conversion contain only four stages. But there were still a few home conversions made, and they were quite popular. | ||
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==Story== | ==Story== | ||
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<center><code>THE EVIL<br />GORFIAN ROBOTIC<br />EMPIRE HAS ATTACKED<br />YOUR ASSIGNMENT IS TO<br />REPEL THE INVASION AND<br />LAUNCH A COUNTERATTACK<br /><br />YOU WILL<br />ENGAGE VARIOUS<br />HOSTILE SPACECRAFT<br />AS YOU JOURNEY TOWARD<br />A DRAMATIC CONFRONTATION<br />WITH THE ENEMY FLAG SHIP</code></center> | <center><code>THE EVIL<br />GORFIAN ROBOTIC<br />EMPIRE HAS ATTACKED<br />YOUR ASSIGNMENT IS TO<br />REPEL THE INVASION AND<br />LAUNCH A COUNTERATTACK<br /><br />YOU WILL<br />ENGAGE VARIOUS<br />HOSTILE SPACECRAFT<br />AS YOU JOURNEY TOWARD<br />A DRAMATIC CONFRONTATION<br />WITH THE ENEMY FLAG SHIP</code></center> | ||
==Gameplay Summary== | ==Gameplay Summary== | ||
* You pilot a spacecraft throughout five different missions. Your spacecraft can move side to side, as well as up and down throughout the lower portion of the screen. | * You pilot a spacecraft throughout five different missions. Your spacecraft can move side to side, as well as up and down throughout the lower portion of the screen. | ||
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* You must avoid contact with any enemy weapons, and avoid direct collision with the enemies themselves. | * You must avoid contact with any enemy weapons, and avoid direct collision with the enemies themselves. | ||
* If you complete all five missions, you will be promoted to a new rank, and you will start the missions over again at a higher degree of difficulty. | * If you complete all five missions, you will be promoted to a new rank, and you will start the missions over again at a higher degree of difficulty. | ||
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[[Category:Arcade]] | [[Category:Arcade]] | ||
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[[Category:Multiplayer]] | [[Category:Multiplayer]] | ||
[[Category:Midway Games]] | [[Category:Midway Games]] | ||
[[Category:Shooter]] | [[Category:Shooter]] | ||
