| Colony 7 | |
|---|---|
 Flier promoting the "extended weaponry" feature | |
| Developer(s) | Taito of America |
| Publisher(s) | Taito of America |
| Platform(s) | Arcade |
| Release |
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| Genre(s) | Shoot 'em up |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Colony 7 is an arcade shoot 'em up developed and published by Taito's American division in 1981. It contains elements of both Space Invaders (developed by Taito of Japan) and Atari, Inc.'s Missile Command. Colony 7 was the inspiration for the successful Atari 2600 game Atlantis from Imagic.[1][2]
The main innovation of Colony 7 was its extended weaponry arsenal. This gave the player the choice to change between several different weapons, with each one needing to be purchased separately as microtransactions through the arcade coin slot.
The game was re-released as part of Taito Legends.
References
- ↑ "Arcade Legends: Space Invaders manual" (PDF).
- ↑ "A Look at Arcade Ports on Retro Consoles Today". Arcade Heroes. 2008-02-23.
External links
- Colony 7 at MobyGames
- Colony 7 at the Killer List of Videogames
- Colony 7 can be played for free in the browser at the Internet Archive
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