Defend!
Publisher: CodeWorks - CursorGenre:
Programmer: Randall Lockwood
Year: 1981
Language: English
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The keyboard graphic responds to mouse clicks, touch events, and key presses.
Hold your shift key while clicking the PET keyboard to get the graphics
characters.
(The emulator simulates pressing the PET's left shift-key at the
same time as the clicked key.)
Changing the size of memory or changing the ROM version forces a reset of the PET.
The emulator has an IEEE-488 device at address 8. It can be used load and save (.prg) files.
Some programs don't run on ROM1 and some require more memory than the default 8K.
Game Notes
May include inaccurate AI generated content
"Defend!" is a game written by Randall Lockwood and published by CodeWorks - Cursor for the Commodore PET. It is a text-based strategy game where players must defend a city from waves of attacking enemies. The game involves managing resources, deploying defenses, and making tactical decisions to survive as long as possible.
The gameplay is primarily command-driven, with players entering specific instructions to allocate resources, build defenses, and respond to enemy attacks. The game's simplicity and reliance on text input were typical of early computer games, especially those designed for systems like the Commodore PET, which had limited graphical capabilities.
CodeWorks - Cursor was known for producing educational and strategy games for the Commodore PET, and "Defend!" fits within this genre. While specific details about the game's release date or exact mechanics are scarce, it is recognized as part of the early wave of computer games that emphasized strategy and resource management over graphics or action.
The gameplay is primarily command-driven, with players entering specific instructions to allocate resources, build defenses, and respond to enemy attacks. The game's simplicity and reliance on text input were typical of early computer games, especially those designed for systems like the Commodore PET, which had limited graphical capabilities.
CodeWorks - Cursor was known for producing educational and strategy games for the Commodore PET, and "Defend!" fits within this genre. While specific details about the game's release date or exact mechanics are scarce, it is recognized as part of the early wave of computer games that emphasized strategy and resource management over graphics or action.