This article is about the original game. For the remake, see Star Raiders (2011 video game).
1980 video game
Star Raiders
Atari 8-bit cover art
Developer(s)
Atari, Inc.
Publisher(s)
Atari, Inc.
Programmer(s)
Doug Neubauer
Platform(s)
Atari 8-bit, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari ST
Release
March 1980
Atari 400/800
March 1980
Atari 2600
September 1982
Atari 5200
January 1983
Genre(s)
Space combat simulator[1]
Mode(s)
Single-player
Star Raiders is a space combat simulator video game created by Doug Neubauer and published in 1980 by Atari, Inc. Originally released for the Atari 400/800 computers, Star Raiders was later ported to the Atari 2600, Atari 5200, and Atari ST. The player assumes the role of a starship fighter pilot, who must protect starbases from invading forces called Zylons. Piloting and combat are shown in the 3D cockpit view, while a 2D galactic map shows the state of the Zylon invasion. Neubauer made the game during in his spare time at Atari, inspired by contemporary media such as Battlestar Galactica and Star Wars, as well as the 1971 mainframe game Star Trek.
Star Raiders became one of the most successful games on Atari's 400 and 800 computers. It influenced space combat games such as Elite (1984) and Wing Commander (1990),
as well as spawning an official sequel and a 2011 remake. Star Raiders was included in a list of ten games that were submitted as a game canon to the Library of Congress in 2007.
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