Space Cavern

Atari 2600

1982Games by Apollo Games by Apollo

Action

Games by Apollo’s 1982 2600 fixed shooter by Dan Oliver: land on a planet and shoot Electrosauri and Marsupods from above and below. Founder Pat Roper wanted something in the vein of Demon Attack.

Facts

24 variations (enemy count, speed, laser direction, Marsupods). Extra life every 2,000 points.
Panda rereleased an identical version as Space Canyon in 1983. A 5200 port was started but not completed.

Related games

Demon Attack · Atari 2600Imagic shooter that inspired the concept
Lost Luggage · Atari 2600Same publisher, Games by Apollo

Sources

Space Cavern · Wikipedia

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