Planet of Crawlers is an arcade developed by General Masters Corp., released 31 December 1983 on Apple II.
What Planet of Crawlers is
Planet of Crawlers is an arcade game developed by General Masters Corp. and released in 1983. It is available on Apple II only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
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.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Planet of Crawlers launched on 31 December 1983, within three weeks of Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac, The Witness and Zoo Keeper.
Released around the same time: Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac, The Witness, Zoo Keeper.
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When did Planet of Crawlers come out?
Planet of Crawlers was released on 31 December 1983 for Apple II.
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