Cosmic Crusader
Developed by:
Funtastic, Inc.
A small software design company based in Drexel Hill, Penn. that released games in the 1980s.
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Cosmic Crusader, released in 1982, is a legendary piece of software for the IBM PC. It was programmed by Michael Abrash and published by Funtastic, Inc.
This game is a fascinating "time capsule" because Michael Abrash later became one of the most famous figures in gaming history
(he co-wrote the Quake engine with John Carmack and wrote the "Bible" of graphics programming, The Zen of Assembly Language).
The game is a fixed-screen vertical shooter heavily inspired by arcade classics like Galaxian and Space Invaders. You control a lone laser cannon at the
bottom of the screen. Your objective is to survive and destroy endless waves of alien ships that descend from the top of the screen in swirling,
diving attack patterns. Like most 1982 games, there is no "ending." The goal is to survive as long as possible and achieve the highest score before you
lose all your lives.
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