Laser bolts

Culture concept

Within the depicted mythos, LASER weapons fire bolts of light rather than end-to-end connecting beams that hit their target in an instant.

94
games
24
platforms

Alternate name: Slow lasers

Implied:
* Energy weapons

Contrast:
* Beam weapons
If you can see the laser travelling from its start point to the end point of contact, then you're seeing laser bolts, regardless if it occupies the whole space between. Real lasers hit instantly their target (compare flashlight, laser is just much more focused).

Also, supposedly real-life laser weapons wouldn't even have a human visible beam anyway, but this is often ignored in games and other entertainment and not related to their slowness.

This should NOT be used for cases where the weapons are not clearly identified as laser weapons, as they could be some other vague made-up energy projectile weapons instead.

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Parent groups

Energy weapons, Unrealism

Related group

Other
Visible LASERs

Games by year

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The first Laser bolts video game was released in 1978.

LucasArts, 2K Games and Devolver Digital published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows 31
Linux 26
Mac OS X 5
MS-DOS 4
Xbox 3
X360 2
PS3 2
Android 2
BeOS 2
PS4 2
Pandora 2
TRS-80 1
GBA 1
iOS 1
PS 1
BBC 1
Tandy Coco 1
Amiga AGA 1
MSX 1
N64 1
BSD 1
Atari 2600 1
Mac OS Classic 1
Amiga CD32 1