Atari 2600 ROM (.bin file) for PC emulation or writable cartridge play.

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Press Coverage

Shield Shifter rated 9.5 out of 10 in Classic Video Gamer Magazine (Issue #3)

Featured in Video Game Trader Magazine (Issue #15, Spring 2010)

Playable on the Atari Video Computer System (circa 1977)!

Also Available on Atari Flashback Consoles

Atari Flashback 5

Atari Flashback 6

Atari Flashback 7

Atari Flashback Portable [Improved ROM]

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How to Play

Shoot your way through the Alien shifting shields to give yourself a clean shot at the attacking Alien Queens!

You'll need to run it with an Atari 2600 emulator or install it on a writable cartridge/eprom for use on an actual Atari 2600 console.

Shield Shifter 2009 by John A. Reder — a spiritual successor to Strip-Off.

How to begin from title screen:

• Single player mode: press fire on Player 1 Joystick
• Two player mode: press fire on Player 2 Joystick

Player 1 Objective:

• The game ends when you lose all three of your fighter ships
• 500 points for each alien Queen destroyed
• 1 point per first level shield block destroyed
• 5 points per second level shield block destroyed
• 10 points per third level shield block destroyed
• The Alien Queen shoots lasers and drops sticky bombs

Player 2 Objective (Two player mode):

• Kill Player 1's ship 3 times to end the game
• Prevent Player 1 from obtaining a high score