| DEMON ATTACK 1982, Imagic |
 
Demon Attack was an arcade-style game developed by Rob Fulop in 1982 and published by Imagic. Imagic was like a more "deluxe" version of Activision that really tried to push the limits of the Atari VCS on those specific game releases.
In Demon Attack, you fight waves of "demons" that fly around in groups of three, one being the ring leader that attacks by dropping bombs/lasers/what-have-you down on you. You have to fight off the waves of "demons" that appear for high score. THere are something like, eight variations of the game that change the speed of the turret and the number of players. Demon Attack is one of those Imagic titles of much reknown in teh world of 2600 gaming and collecting Strangely, being Imagic, it's spawned no sequels or rewrites in the last 40 or so years, but it seems ever popular as a game for people into the 2600 in their collections.My Experiences I bought this in 2024 because I got the manual for it with that heavy sixer I rebuilt. Since I'd never given it a fair chance in Emulation, I decided to do so on actual hardware. I'm going to say, the hype is right on, it is a good title for the VCS/2600, and it's actually fun. It's kind of a cross between Space Invaders and Kaboom in my mind. Space Invaders because you're shooting at "weird looking shit" at the top of the screen (demons), and like Kaboom because it requires a lot of knee jerk reactions to the movement of the opponents. THe enemies come in in waves of three, and later on they split in two making things even more chaotic. Because I enjoyed playing this, it became a permanant fixture in the collection, and of course, my wife thinks the name is cool, so that helps.Videos Walkthroughs/Manuals/Reviews |
