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1983 · Arcade & Origins

Planet of Crawlers

General Masters Corp. · Arcade

Cover Planet of Crawlers
Screenshot Planet of Crawlers 1
Original release
31 dicembre 1983
Genre
Arcade

Overview

Planet of Crawlers is a 1-player science fiction themed arcade game for the Apple II. The player controls a spaceship on the bottom of the screen which moves horizontally and can fire vertically. The player has to avoid mushrooms, as well as a white and orange spiders. The spiders move towards the player, bouncing off the edges of the play area. The white spider moves more vertically, while the red one prefers a larger angle. These identical two monsters appear repeatedly. The player has 20 ships, and it's game over when all are lost. the player is awarded points for spiders killed.

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Planet of Crawlers — screenshot

Screenshot Planet of Crawlers 1

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Game data

Original title
Planet of Crawlers
Developer
General Masters Corp.
Publisher
General Masters Corp.
First release
31 dicembre 1983
Genres
Arcade
Era
Arcade & Origins