1983 Archer Maclean
Platform: Atari 400/800
If you haven’t already, before reading this page – we recommend checking out our page on Defender first. This is the title that would evolve from that development, in which was Archer’s second attempt at trying to get work with Atari.
Archer had previously created an attempt at a Defender conversion, which had impressed all who had seen it at the P.C.W 1982 exhibition. It had clearly spooked Atari too, who asked Archer to cease development, as they already had a cartridge version in the works in the US (that eventually saw release).
After completing his final year of his degree around May 1983, Archer had then discovered the new sequel to Defender, called Stargate. It prompted Archer to dust down the code he had produced for Defender and considerably improve it and tidy up into a more Stargate form. He also added an impressive logo with a colour fade effect to add extra polish. Continue reading
