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The Eliminator is a video game written by Terry Gilman and Wayne Westmoreland for the TRS-80 and published by Adventure International in 1981.[2] It was ported to the Atari 8-bit family and Apple II. The Eliminator is a clone of the Defender arcade game.[1]

The Eliminator
Publisher(s)	Adventure International
Programmer(s)	TRS-80 Terry Gilman Wayne Westmoreland[1] Apple II John Anderson[2] Atari 8-bit Steve Coleman[3]
Platform(s)	Apple II, Atari 8-bit, TRS-80
Release	1981: TRS-80, Apple 1982: Atari[3]
Genre(s)	Scrolling shooter
Mode(s)	Single-player

Gameplay

The Eliminator is a game in which ten energizers rest atop gantry towers scattered across the planetscape, and the player's mission is to prevent alien creatures from capturing the energizers.[4]

Reception

Bruce Campbell reviewed The Eliminator in The Space Gamer No. 59.[4] Campbell commented that "This is simply my favorite TRS-80 arcade game. Normally, I would be hesitant to recommend an arcade game costing [this much], but in this case most buyers will consider their money well spent. An Apple II version is also available, but it appears to be significantly different."[4]

References

External links

• Review in 80 Micro
• Review in Byte
• 1984 Software Encyclopedia from Electronic Games
• Review in SoftSide

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