Development was led by eugene jarvis, a pinball programmer at williams. Commodore 64 fans can listen to the harmonies of the sid chip emulated on your pc. Download the stargate upright instruction manual now. The game added a few elements to the defender gameplay including the inviso, some new enemies, and the stargate the stargate gave you a quick escape route, and allowed the really skilled player a chance to get huge bonus points by flying into the gate with humanoids in tow. Defender is ataris excellent pc port of williams arcade hit one of the most successful of all time designed by legendary eugene jarvis. My joust machine has been modified to play 7 different games. Play defender stargate free download games online play. This show takes elements from star trek, the xfiles, and sliders and blends them together in a more unique and realistic way.
Williamswsysfpga multigame jamma pcb jamma pcbs at. From the initial precision cutting of the smooth laminated water resistant mdf using computer numerical control cnc, to the installation of parts, final cleaning and testing, each stage is monitored for quality to provide a beautiful product. Joust, defender, stargate, robotron, bubbles, sinistar and splat. Stargate defender dedicated classic williams on sale.
Williams stargate defender 2 instructional video 1981 arcade. Ripped for your pleasure download and play on your favorite mp3 player. Williams joust stargate defender untested cpu arcade game pcb board c847. Was considered an arcade flop at the 1981 chicago arcade machine trade show. There are a number of empty square on the game board and it starts with two white and two black pieces in a crisscross pattern and your goal is to have more pieces than the opposing player before either filling up the whole board or no one is able to make a legal move either way, the person with the m. Have a look at the manual williams stargate instructions manual online for free.
Williams video games hardware identification and compatibility there are so many pcb hardware revisions for the early williams video games such as defender, robotron, joust etc that often it is not easy to decide which game boards belong to. The scanner will help you determine a strategy to shoot down the alien ships before they reach the humanoids. Going through the stargate allows the player to either. A massively popular shoot em up arcade game in its time. Stargate also known as defender ii is a horizontally scrolling shooter released in arcades in 1981 by williams electronics. Stargate side art arcade cabinet artwork graphics decals full set. Stargate also known as defender ii is an arcade game released in 1981 by williams electronics. Has reportedly grossed arcade revenue over one billion dollars world wide since its release, making defender one of the highest grossing video games ever made.
The stargate gave you a quick escape route, and allowed the really skilled player a chance to get huge bonus points by flying into the gate with humanoids. Multi williams defender, joust, robotron, and more. Building a dual williams defender and williams stargate. Wav files suitable for windows, much like a really good curtain. This is williams classic stargate arcade game, the sequel to defender. Sean riddles home page williams games pictures and sounds. Stargate is a horizontally scrolling shooter released in arcades in 1981 by williams electronics. Defender aka earth attack is a video game published in 1983 on dos by atarisoft. Stargate, also known as defender ii, is the sequel to williams 1980 read more. Play williams stargate defender download games online play. Its hard to resist defender as a classic arcade game. I have a joust machine that has been modified to play all of these games, and much of the information that i have gathered.
For our newly upgraded multi williams game machine, we have included practically every one of williams golden age classic arcade video games. Williams arcades greatest hits download game gamefabrique. Stargate plays very similarly to defender, although several enhancements have been made to the already superb and demanding game play. This article applies only to original williams defender, stargate, robotron, joust, sinistar and bubbles video games and assumes that your boards are compatible and working properly. Few games, maybe ahandful, are on defender s level. This arcade game has a video display with control buttons and a joystick on a panel underneath. Save the humanoids from the impending aliens in the sequel to defender. Stargate, later marketed as defender ii, is a littleknown sequel to defender.
Defender is ataris excellent pc port of williams arcade hit one of the most successful of all time designed by legendary eugene jarvis your mission, as captain of the defender ship, is to protect the humanoids stranded on the planet from their alien abductors. This multigame eprom, along with a 32k byte multisound eprom and a 8k sram, is switched from game to game by a program in the first bank of the eprom. Pair of replacement ribbon cables for original williams rom and interface boards used on defender, stargate, joust, robotron, sinistar, bubbles and splat these are new 6 cables, one is a 40 pin cable for the rom board, the other a 20 pin cable for the interface board. Williams power supply conversion kit, eliminates the original troublesome linear power supply. Defender and stargate only 2way updown joystick, and 6 buttons could utilize multi williams control panel overlay shown in section 4 above. Created by eugene jarvis, it is a sequel to the 1980 game defender, and was the first of only three productions from vid kidz, an independent development house formed by jarvis. This portion of my web site is devoted to the classic williams games of the early 80s defender, stargate, robotron, joust, bubbles and sinistar. The player flies a small spaceship above a long, mountainous landscape in all versions, except the atari 2600 edition due to memory limitations. Williams stargate instructions manual user manuals. The williams multigame is a hardwaresoftware combination that allows robotron, defender, joust, stargate, bubbles and splat. This one tanked in the arcades because williams tweaked with the control. You get defender, defender ii also known as stargate, joust, robotron, sinistar, and bubbles. Essentially the same except for one important fact, defender pin out is reversed compared to all other io boards. Its an action game, set in an arcade, scifi futuristic, shooter, shmup and space flight themes, and was also released on commodore 64, atari 8bit, colecovision, apple ii and vic20.
People who downloaded this game have also downloaded. The game added a few elements to the defender gameplay including the inviso, some new enemies, and the stargate. New ribbon cables will be installed on the rom and wedge boards if needed. If you like this game, also check out the lessknown sequel called stargate on this site. Demar, however, suggested creating an enhanced version of defender to meet williams fourmonth deadline. The sides are painted red and bright yellow, with stargate in stylized block script. Game controls further information on how to play defender can be found ingame.
About defender defender is a 1981 classic arcade game by williams. Stargate defender, the legendary williams game of 1980, iseasily one of the most renown, popular, and soughtafter arcade games ever made. Published in 1983 by atarisoft, stargate aka defender ii is still a popular. It was the first of only three productions from vid kidz, an independent development house formed by jarvis and demar. Aside from a pong clone released a few years earlier, defender was the first arcade game. The defender is produced in a strict quality control environment. Williams power supply conversion kit arcadeshop, llc.
If you havent played stargate or want to try this action video game, download it now for. Stargate is an arcade game released in 1981 by williams electronics. This is stargate, by williams electronics, the successor to their popular 1980 game defender. Stargate, also known as defender ii, will transport you to a whole new. Williams defender stargate arcade machine game great condition replica cabinet. Free windows game remake of defender by minionsoft. Jan 07, 2008 i once watched my friend chris kit play this game for 3 hours on 1 quarter. The cvsd ic on bally williams board requires precise clocking inorder to render speech on the sound board im playing with, williams jungle lord. Allow testing of all williams boards cpu, rom, io, sound allow testing of all williams games defender, stargate.
This is a noncommercial, educational site whose sole purpose is to preserve the history of one of the greatest twitch games ever created, stargate. I did start from scratch up to now i did implement about 77% of the opcodes basically functions are all there, just some addressing modes not fully covered. Defender is an arcade video game developed and released by williams electronics in february 1981. Jun 18, 2016 about defender defender is a 1981 classic arcade game by williams. Williams video games hardware identification and compatibility. Of the classics heredefender, defender ii, joust, robotron, and sinistarrobotron comes off best with its swarming enemies that create genuine suspense.
Stargate is an old science fiction shooter game, developed by williams entertainment and. Stargate, arcade video game by williams electronics, inc. Only the characters present in the game have been included. In order to test our williams cpu, rom, io and sound boards ive decided its time to invest some time and effort and build a complete williams test rig. I once watched my friend chris kit play this game for 3 hours on 1 quarter. No, but i do still have williams arcades greatest hits for ps1. Cabinet measurements, cnc build plans, construction materials and printable templates. Probably, it is their exactingly high level of difficulty that.
Its possible to download the document as pdf or print. Vid kidz titled the game stargate, and developed it as a sequel to defender. Your mission, as captain of the defender ship, is to protect the humanoids stranded on the planet from their alien abductors. How to play defender complete each level by destroying the alien invaders and save your friends and fellow man and the planet. The kit is designed to be installed on a robotron or joust cpu board. Created by eugene jarvis and larry demar, it is a sequel to defender which.
Limited games, defender and stargate difficult, with small control panel and 1 player1 set of controls setting 8way joystick, and 6 buttons could utilize multi williams control panel. Created by eugene jarvis, it is a sequel to the 1980 game defender, and was the first of only three productions from vid kidz, an independent development house formed by jarvis and larry demar. Published in 1983 by atarisoft, stargate aka defender ii is still a popular shooter title amongst retrogamers, with a whopping 4. Though considered aflop back in a 1981 chicago game show, defender laughsat such claims now, having earned over an alleged onebillion dollars. When the game completes its load cycle and gets to the hardware ok message or similar and gets stuck, bring up the game configuration menu and reset it. Introducing the ace amusements brand new 2017 multi williams games list. Created by eugene jarvis, it is a sequel to the 1980 game defender, and. Play williams stargate defender download games online. Defender replica arcade machine williams amusements. Created by eugene jarvis and larry demar, it is a sequel to defender which was released earlier in the year. Defender is a horizontallyscrolling shoot em up arcade game created by williams electronics in 1980. The success of defender prompted williams to approach vid kidz, who originally wanted to create a new game. Williams defender 1981 and stargate 1981 are two of the most difficult, if not the most difficult, of all the arcade video games ever created especially so for stargate. This document aims give you all the information you need to convert a williams boardset, finishing with an example robotron to jamma conversion.
Defender is truly one of the timeless classics that is no less fun no matter how many times you have played it. Have a look at the manual williams defender booklet manual online for free. Nov 21, 2015 the william s games issue is a known issue with many versions of mame. Overview known around other parts of the world as reversi and not to be confused with go. Its basically the video sound board with an aux board attached. If you havent played stargate or want to try this action video game, download it now for free. Williams joust stargate defender untested cpu arcade game pcb board c66. Defender comes in 2 flavors, the standard williams package discussed herein and a more compact 2 board version done by taito not discussed.
Simple plug and play, see installation instructions for additional details. The jrok wsysfpga williams board now includes a db15 vga port for video output. A shooting game featuring twodimensional 2d graphics, the game is set on a fictional planet where the player must defeat waves of invading aliens while protecting astronauts. He actually went outside the arcade, had a smoke and returned to still have scores of ships left. All of these exclamation points are starting to remind me of the odyssey2. Building a dual williams defender and williams stargate control panel part 1 so ive been meaning to build a replacement control panel in order that i can take off the main control panel and replace the leaf switches with new more responsive compatible pinball leaf switches. Detailed arcade cabinet build plans for defender by williams. Stargate also known as defender ii is an arcade game released in 1981 by. The task is still rescuing humanoids before landers can turn them into mutants, while. Make offer williams defender stargate arcade machine game great condition replica cabinet arcade1up rampage arcade machine new defender joust gauntlet arcade.