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IGDB / 12307

Gorf

1981 70 / 100 Shooter
Gorf actually consists in the Arcade version of five different types of space shooters. The first one ist basically is a Space Invaders clone. In the second one a formation of space ships is hovering at the top of the screen while single space ships will disengage from the formation and dive down at you. The third variant is a Glaxian clone and only available in the Arcade version. In the fourth mini-game the enemy w Show full summary

Gorf actually consists in the Arcade version of five different types of space shooters. The first one ist basically is a Space Invaders clone. In the second one a formation of space ships is hovering at the top of the screen while single space ships will disengage from the formation and dive down at you. The third variant is a Glaxian clone and only available in the Arcade version. In the fourth mini-game the enemy will come out of a circular hyperspace field and attack you. After having destroyed four of your attackers the game proceeds to the fifth game stage. Here a huge mothership is dropping bombs at you from the top of the screen. You defeat the mothership with a well placed projectile hitting it between its two major sections. After that the game starts from the gebinning on a higher difficulty level.

World design Nicht eindeutig GameplayCombat-focused Game modeMultiplayer

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Story & context

Gorf actually consists in the Arcade version of five different types of space shooters. The first one ist basically is a Space Invaders clone. In the second one a formation of space ships is hovering at the top of the screen while single space ships will disengage from the formation and dive down at you. The third variant is a Glaxian clone and only available in the Arcade version. In the fourth mini-game the enemy will come out of a circular hyperspace field and attack you. After having destroyed four of your attackers the game proceeds to the fifth game stage. Here a huge mothership is dropping bombs at you from the top of the screen. You defeat the mothership with a well placed projectile hitting it between its two major sections. After that the game starts from the gebinning on a higher difficulty level.

GameplayCombat-focused Game modeMultiplayer GenreShooter ThemeAction ThemeScience fiction
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Studios & ownership

Studio & publishing

Developer
Dave Nutting Associates
Publisher
3D Stooges Software, Doctorsoft, Coleco, Handic Software, Midway Manufacturing, Commodore Business Machines, Inc., CBS Electronics
Franchise
Standalone
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So spielt es sich

Spielprofil

Modi
Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
Side view
Themes
Action, Science fiction
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Wo & wann

Platform releases

  • Atari 2600 1982
  • Commodore VIC-20 1982
  • ColecoVision 1983
  • Commodore C64/128/MAX 1983
  • BBC Microcomputer System 1983
  • Arcade 1981
  • Atari Jaguar Feb 01, 2006

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