Defender

Atari 2600

1981WMS Industries, Williams Electronics TaitoTopWilliams Electronics

Bob Polaro's 1982 2600 Defender: fly the ship, rescue humans, and switch laser, bomb, or hyperspace by height on the stick.

Facts

Arcade 1981.
2600 port June 1982.
Sold over 3 million cartridges (Wikipedia).
One-button stick: attack type depends on ship height.

Related games

Chopper Command · Atari 2600Activision desert take on the same rescue-shooter idea

Sources

Defender (1981 video game) · Wikipedia

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