| Flying Saucers | |
|---|---|
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| Developer(s) | Robert Arnstein |
| Publisher(s) | Radio Shack |
| Programmer(s) | Robert Arnstein [1] |
| Platform(s) | TRS-80 |
| Release | 1979 |
| Genre(s) | Fixed shooter |
Flying Saucers is a fixed shooter video game written by Robert Arnstein for the TRS-80 and published by Radio Shack in 1979.
Flying Saucers is a game in which the player has a limited amount of time to destroy as many alien saucers as able. [2] There are three types of saucers: large, small, and a super saucer that destroys all visible saucers when shot. [1] There are score penalties for shots that do not hit anything and for letting a saucer escape. [1]
Glenn Mai reviewed Flying Saucers in The Space Gamer No. 39. [2] Mai commented that "Overall, Flying Saucers is OK. However, I cannot recommend it because there is a better game with the same name (and price!) on the market, Air Raid ". [2]
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