Eliminator (c) 12/1981 Gremlin.
A large spheroid known as the Eliminator floats randomly about the screen destroying everything it touches. Pilot a space ship around and avoid being hit by it, other players, or drones while fighting.
- TECHNICAL -
Sega G80 Vector hardware
Main CPU : Z80 (@ 4 Mhz)
Sound Chips : Discrete circuitry
Screen orientation : Horizontal
Video resolution : 224 x 256 pixels
Screen refresh : 40.00 Hz
Palette colors : 256
Players : 2
Control : 2-way joystick
Buttons : 2
- TRIVIA -
During the attract mode for Eliminator four-player, it mentions 'Two-players game'. This implies that the two-player upright model came first, and they forgot to change the attract mode between games. This was the only 'four-players' vector game ever made.
An Eliminator four-player machine was shown at the 2003 classic arcade games show 'California Extreme' in San Jose, California.
- UPDATES -
There are 2 'two-players' revision of this game :
* Set 2 : The oldest version of eliminator had small, fast and accurate firing drones. There was a 'counter' for each player that counted down from 30. Texts on screen are purple.
* Set 1 : The latest versions is the most commonly found version. In this version, the drones are more colorful, larger and dumb. There are no counters, just a score for each player. Texts on screen are green.
- STAFF -
Designed and programmed by : Larry Clague, Mike Hendricks
- PORTS -
Sony PSP (2006, "Sega Genesis Collection")