| Rescue Raiders | |
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![]() Sample Rescue Raiders gameplay. |
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| Publisher(s) | Sir-Tech |
| Platform(s) | Apple II |
| Release date | 1984 |
| Genre(s) | Horizontal Scrolling Shooter Real-time tactics |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
| Rating(s) | n/a |
| Media | 5¼" Floppy |
| Input methods | Joystick |
Rescue Raiders is a game by Sir-Tech Software for the Apple II. Sir-Tech Software Inc was a United States Computer game developer and publisher founded by Robert Woodhead and Norman Sirotek In Computing, a platform describes some sort of Hardware architecture or Software framework (including Application frameworks, that allows Events Notable releases Alley Cat is released for IBM PC compatibles * King's Quest ( Sierra, IBM See also [[Game classification]] Video games are categorized into Genres based on their Gameplay interaction A shoot-'em-up (also known as shmup) is a Video game genre of Shooter game in which the player controls a vehicle or character and fights large Real-time tactics ( RTT) is a computer game Genre of Tactical wargames played in Real-time simulating the considerations and In video gaming, single-player refers to the variant of a particular game where input from only one player is expected throughout the course of the gaming session A video game content rating system is a system used for the classification of Video games into suitability-related groups Digital media (as opposed to analog media) usually refers to Electronic media that work on digital Codes. A joystick is an input device consisting of a stick that pivots on a base and reports its angle or direction to the device it is controlling Sir-Tech Software Inc was a United States Computer game developer and publisher founded by Robert Woodhead and Norman Sirotek The player operates a Choplifter-esque helicopter defending a user-created armored column. Choplifter is a 1982 Apple II game developed by Dan Gorlin and published by Brøderbund. The objective is to create a force that can overtake an opposing column to permit a van filled with explosives to reach the enemy base at the other end of the playing field.
The helicopter begins with three weapons: heat-seaking missiles, machine guns, and bombs. As the game progresses, additional weaponry is introduced.
In 1991 Three-Sixty Pacific released Armor Alley, a recreation of Rescue Raiders for Mac OS and DOS. Three-Sixty Pacific is a video game Publisher and Developer. Founded in the late 1980's by avid wargamers and military history enthusiasts Armor Alley is a Computer game for DOS and Mac OS, with gameplay patterned after the Apple II game Rescue Raiders Mac OS is the trademarked name for a series of Graphical user interface -based Operating systems developed by Apple Inc MS-DOS (short for M icro' s' oft D isk O perating S ystem is an Operating system commercialized by Microsoft. It added network support, which allowed up to four players to go head-to-head.
These games subsequently inspired Super Army War for the Game Boy Advance and its Nintendo DS sequel, Glory Days 2. Super Army War is a 2005 Video game developed by French company Neko Entertainment for the Game Boy Advance. The Game Boy Advance (often shortened to GBA) is a 32-bit handheld video game console developed manufactured and marketed by Nintendo. The is a dual-screen Handheld game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo.