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Dropzone is a horizontally scrolling shooter developed by Archer Maclean (under the name Arena Graphics) for the Atari 8-bit family and published in 1984 by U.S. Gold. It was ported to the Commodore 64, then later released for the Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy, Game Gear, and Game Boy Color. Maclean's first commercial game, Dropzone is similar in gameplay and style to the arcade game Defender and borrows many elements, including the same style of font, aliens, and title screen.
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| dbo:abstract | Dropzone ist ein Computerspiel des britischen Softwareherstellers Arena Graphics aus dem Jahr 1984. Das Shoot ’em up ist ein seitwärts und bidirektional scrollender Shooter im Stile von Defender. Das Spiel wurde von Archer MacLean entwickelt und programmiert und war sein erstes kommerzielles Videospiel. Es wurde 1984 für die 8-Bit-Heimcomputer von Atari und 1985 für den Commodore 64 veröffentlicht. 1994 wurde das Spiel für den Game Boy und 1999 für das Nintendo Entertainment System portiert, später für die Handheld-Konsolen Sega Game Gear und Game Boy Color. Die englischsprachige Verkaufsbezeichnung Dropzone [ˈdrɒpzəʊn] bezeichnet eine Landezone für Fallschirmspringer. (de) Dropzone is a horizontally scrolling shooter developed by Archer Maclean (under the name Arena Graphics) for the Atari 8-bit family and published in 1984 by U.S. Gold. It was ported to the Commodore 64, then later released for the Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy, Game Gear, and Game Boy Color. Maclean's first commercial game, Dropzone is similar in gameplay and style to the arcade game Defender and borrows many elements, including the same style of font, aliens, and title screen. (en) Dropzone est un jeu vidéo de shoot 'em up développé par Archer MacLean (sous le nom d'Arena Graphics) pour la famille des Atari 8-bits et édité en 1984 par U.S. Gold. Il a été porté sur le Commodore 64, puis publié plus tard sur la Nintendo Entertainment System, le Game Boy, le Game Gear et le Game Boy Color. Premier jeu commercial de Maclean, Dropzone est similaire dans le gameplay et le style au jeu d'arcade Defender et emprunte de nombreux éléments, les extraterrestres, l'écran d'accueil et même la police d'écriture. (fr) Dropzone är ett shoot 'em up-spel från 1984, utvecklat av . Banorna scrollar i båda riktningarna, som i Defender, ett spel som Dropzone påminner mycket av. Spelet designades av Archer MacLean, och släpptes till Atari 400/800 och Commodore 64, för att senare porteras till NES, Game Boy, Game Gear och Game Boy Color. (sv) 《降落区》（英语：Dropzone）是由阿彻·麦克莱恩（以Arena Graphics名义）开发的水平滚动射击游戏，由US Gold于1984年发行，对应电脑。游戏后登陆康懋達64上，以及红白机、Game Boy、Game Gear和Game Boy Color等游戏机。 作为麦克莱恩的第一款商业游戏，《降落区》的玩法和风格与街机游戏《保卫者》相似。本作借用《保卫者》中的诸多元素，如相同风格的字体、外星人和标题画面。 (zh) |
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| rdfs:comment | Dropzone is a horizontally scrolling shooter developed by Archer Maclean (under the name Arena Graphics) for the Atari 8-bit family and published in 1984 by U.S. Gold. It was ported to the Commodore 64, then later released for the Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy, Game Gear, and Game Boy Color. Maclean's first commercial game, Dropzone is similar in gameplay and style to the arcade game Defender and borrows many elements, including the same style of font, aliens, and title screen. (en) Dropzone est un jeu vidéo de shoot 'em up développé par Archer MacLean (sous le nom d'Arena Graphics) pour la famille des Atari 8-bits et édité en 1984 par U.S. Gold. Il a été porté sur le Commodore 64, puis publié plus tard sur la Nintendo Entertainment System, le Game Boy, le Game Gear et le Game Boy Color. Premier jeu commercial de Maclean, Dropzone est similaire dans le gameplay et le style au jeu d'arcade Defender et emprunte de nombreux éléments, les extraterrestres, l'écran d'accueil et même la police d'écriture. (fr) Dropzone är ett shoot 'em up-spel från 1984, utvecklat av . Banorna scrollar i båda riktningarna, som i Defender, ett spel som Dropzone påminner mycket av. Spelet designades av Archer MacLean, och släpptes till Atari 400/800 och Commodore 64, för att senare porteras till NES, Game Boy, Game Gear och Game Boy Color. (sv) 《降落区》（英语：Dropzone）是由阿彻·麦克莱恩（以Arena Graphics名义）开发的水平滚动射击游戏，由US Gold于1984年发行，对应电脑。游戏后登陆康懋達64上，以及红白机、Game Boy、Game Gear和Game Boy Color等游戏机。 作为麦克莱恩的第一款商业游戏，《降落区》的玩法和风格与街机游戏《保卫者》相似。本作借用《保卫者》中的诸多元素，如相同风格的字体、外星人和标题画面。 (zh) Dropzone ist ein Computerspiel des britischen Softwareherstellers Arena Graphics aus dem Jahr 1984. Das Shoot ’em up ist ein seitwärts und bidirektional scrollender Shooter im Stile von Defender. Das Spiel wurde von Archer MacLean entwickelt und programmiert und war sein erstes kommerzielles Videospiel. (de) |
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