Missile Command

a.k.a. Missile Control / Raketen-Angriff / Space Robot

published by Atari / Ariolasoft in 1980, developed by Atari, running on Atari 2600 VCS

type: shooter
genre: Defense game, Missile Command-like
perspective: side view
player options: single player

languages: eng

3.2/5

bootleg(s): Airbone Assault / Comando / Comando de Misseis / Fire Burg / Füze Savaslari / Misil Command / Missele Command / Missil Command / Missile Attack / Raumroboter

Technical specs

hardware: Trackball,

display: raster

Editor note

Published by Atari, Ariola, Videospielkassette, and Video Gems

The VCS version of the game uses a story somewhat different from the arcade version. The protagonist is from Zardon and is defending his/her planet from Krytol. It would seem to be a softening of the original story line in favor of a the commonly used sci-fi allegory type story. Ironically, Krytol will suffer no nuclear fallout from their attack and thus the propaganda against Nuclear war (integral to the arcade version) is all but gone as well.

Use your planet's Missile Defense System to defend 6 major cities of Zardon from missiles launched by Krytol.

There is a hacked version that works with an Atari ST Mouse (or an Amiga Mouse).

There are two known variants, one has an author initials easter egg and the other does not.