Defender: Any good PC versions around?

MattyBoy · December 10, 2001, 02:08

I used to love this arcade game, but was too cheap to get good at it.
Then I got it on a TRS80 and played it to death.
I probably played it on Atari too.

Surely there is a decent PC-based version of this game around.

JohnT · December 11, 2001, 16:36

I've got the version that came with "Williams Arcade Classics", and it is only about 400k. I also have perfect renderings of Robotron: 2084, Joust (post-pterodactyl fix, however), Sinistar, Defender 2 (Stargate), and Bubbles. All just like the arcade games, with certain exceptions: they run faster and their screen ratios have been slightly adjusted to fit a computer monitor.

MattyBoy · December 11, 2001, 18:40

Thanks.
I will chase down a copy.
I have already found what you mean, but for Nintendo.

MattyBoy · December 11, 2001, 19:52

Wow.
This looks promising:

To download MAME emulator

Click here and search for your favourite arcade title

I tried "defender" and "rygar" and good plenty of responses.
I have never come across rygar fans anywhere, but here is the game!

Here is the site that recommended this

MattyBoy · December 12, 2001, 02:24

Actually

it looks like MAME is not news on these forums.
Here is a thread with access to other emulator sites:
Gauntlet and MAME