History VideoGame / Atlantis

The player is the Atlantis defense command, and their goal is to protect the cities of Atlantis from the invading Gorgon alien fleet. The Gorgon ships descend lower and lower until they're close enough to attack the cities with their laser beam, destroying an installation -- unless you can destroy the Gorgons first. You have two cannons on either side of the screen that fire diagonally, plus a cannon in the center that fires straight up. In the Intellivision version, the central cannon is replaced by a flying saucer which can attack the Gorgons from the air, but can itself be destroyed. In all versions, the game continues until the player has lost the final Atlantean city to the Gorgons.

* EndlessGame: Atlantis is doomed, as the waves (and the Gorgon fleets) will cycle until the player is defeated.
%%* FailureIsTheOnlyOption
%%* HopelessWar
* NiceDayDeadlyNight: Each wave has a Day, Dusk, and Night phase. The latter is the hardest, as you can only see the Gorgon ships when they fly through your searchlights.
%%* ProtectionMission
* ScoringPoints: For destroying Gorgon fleet ships, and also for protecting city installations still standing after each wave.

%%* ShootEmUp
* ShoutOut: The Gorgons are from Greek Mythology, the most famous of which are Medusa and her sisters.

''Atlantis'' is an UsefulNotes/{{Atari 2600}} game released in 1982 by Creator/{{Imagic}}, which was also ported to the Atari 8-bit computer family, the UsefulNotes/{{Intellivision}}, the [[UsefulNotes/VIC20 Commodore VIC-20]], and the UsefulNotes/{{Odyssey 2}}.

''Atlantis'' is an UsefulNotes/{{Atari 2600}} game released in 1982 by Creator/{{Imagic}}, which was also ported to the Atari 8-bit computer family, the UsefulNotes/{{Intellivision}}, the [[UsefulNotes/VIC20 Commodore VIC-20]], and the UsefulNotes/{{Odyssey 2}}. In the game, you play as part of the Atlantis defense command as you try to protect the city from destruction by the invading Gorgon alien fleet, which ships descend lower and lower until they start bombing the surface with a laser beam, destroying whatever installation it touches. You have two cannons on either side of the screen that fire diagonally, plus a cannon in the center that fires straight up. In the Intellivision version you also control a ship which you use to fire at the Gorgons during the night sequences where you can barely see them except through the searchlights.

%%* HomeworldEvacuation: See SequelHook below.

* SequelHook: A single craft rises from the destruction of Atlantis, leading to the events of ''Cosmic Ark''.

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* FailureIsTheOnlyOption
* HomeworldEvacuation: See SequelHook below.
* HopelessWar
* ProtectionMission

* ShootEmUp

* SpiritualSuccessor: To Creator/{{Taito}}'s arcade game ''Colony 7''.

* TheGoldenAgeOfVideoGames

* SpiritualSuccessor: To Creator/{{Taito}}'s arcade game ''Colony 7''.
* XMeetsY: ''VideoGame/MissileCommand'' meets ''VideoGame/AirSeaBattle''.

'''Atlantis''' is an UsefulNotes/{{Atari 2600}} game released in 1982 by Creator/{{Imagic}}, which was also ported to the Atari 8-bit computer family, the UsefulNotes/{{Intellivision}}, the [[UsefulNotes/VIC20 Commodore VIC-20]], and the UsefulNotes/{{Odyssey 2}}. In the game, you play as part of the Atlantis defense command as you try to protect the city from destruction by the invading Gorgon alien fleet, which ships descend lower and lower until they start bombing the surface with a laser beam, destroying whatever installation it touches. You have two cannons on either side of the screen that fire diagonally, plus a cannon in the center that fires straight up. In the Intellivision version you also control a ship which you use to fire at the Gorgons during the night sequences where you can barely see them except through the searchlights.

'''Atlantis''' is an UsefulNotes/{{Atari 2600}} game released in 1982 by [[Creator/{{Imagic}}]], which was also ported to the Atari 8-bit computer family, the UsefulNotes/{{Intellivision}}, the [[UsefulNotes/VIC20 Commodore VIC-20]], and the UsefulNotes/{{Odyssey 2}}. In the game, you play as part of the Atlantis defense command as you try to protect the city from destruction by the invading Gorgon alien fleet, which ships descend lower and lower until they start bombing the surface with a laser beam, destroying whatever installation it touches. You have two cannons on either side of the screen that fire diagonally, plus a cannon in the center that fires straight up. In the Intellivision version you also control a ship which you use to fire at the Gorgons during the night sequences where you can barely see them except through the searchlights.

'''Atlantis''' is an UsefulNotes/{{Atari 2600}} game released in 1982 by [[Creator/{{Activision}} Imagic]], which was also ported to the Atari 8-bit computer family, the UsefulNotes/{{Intellivision}}, the [[UsefulNotes/VIC20 Commodore VIC-20]], and the UsefulNotes/{{Odyssey 2}}. In the game, you play as part of the Atlantis defense command as you try to protect the city from destruction by the invading Gorgon alien fleet, which ships descend lower and lower until they start bombing the surface with a laser beam, destroying whatever installation it touches. You have two cannons on either side of the screen that fire diagonally, plus a cannon in the center that fires straight up. In the Intellivision version you also control a ship which you use to fire at the Gorgons during the night sequences where you can barely see them except through the searchlights.

'''Atlantis''' is an UsefulNotes/{{Atari 2600}} game released in 1982 by [[Creator/{{Activision}} Imagic]], which was also ported to the Atari 8-bit computer family, the UsefulNotes/{{Intellivision}}, the [[UsefulNotes/VIC20 Commodore VIC-20]], and the UsefulNotes/{{Odyssey 2}}. In the game, you play as part of the Atlantis defense command as you try to protect the city from destruction by the invading Gorgon alien fleet. You have two cannons on either side of the screen that fire diagonally, plus a cannon in the center that fires straight up. In the Intellivision version you also control a ship which you use to fire at the Gorgons during the night sequences where you can barely see them except through the searchlights.

'''Atlantis''' is an UsefulNotes/{{Atari 2600}} game released in 1982 by [[Creator/{{Activision}} Imagic]], which was also ported to the Atari 8-bit computer family, the UsefulNotes/{{Intellivision}}, the [[UsefulNotes/VIC20 Commodore VIC-20]], and the UsefulNotes/{{Odyssey 2}}. In the game, you play as part of the Atlantis defense command as you try to protect the city from destruction by the invading Gorgon alien fleet. You have two cannons on either side of the screen that fire diagonally, plus a cannon in the center that fires straight up.

'''Atlantis''' is an UsefulNotes/{{Atari 2600}} game released in 1982 by [[Creator/{{Activision}} Imagic]], which was also ported to the Atari 8-bit computer family, the UsefulNotes/{{Intellivision}}, the Commodore VIC-20, and the UsefulNotes/{{Odyssey 2}}. In the game, you play as part of the Atlantis defense command as you try to protect the city from destruction by the invading Gorgon alien fleet. You have two cannons on either side of the screen that fire diagonally, plus a cannon in the center that fires straight up.

'''Atlantis''' is an UsefulNotes/{{Atari 2600}} game released in 1982 by [[Creator/{{Activision}} Imagic]], which was also ported to the UsefulNotes/{{Intellivision}} and the UsefulNotes/{{Odyssey 2}}. In the game, you play as part of the Atlantis defense command as you try to protect the city from destruction by the invading Gorgon alien fleet. You have two cannons on either side of the screen that fire diagonally, plus a cannon in the center that fires straight up.

'''Atlantis''' is an UsefulNotes/{{Atari 2600}} game released in 1982 by [[Creator/{{Activision}} Imagic]], which was also ported to the UsefulNotes/{{Intellivision}} and the UsefulNotes/{{Odyssey 2}}. In the game, you play as part of the Atlantis defense command as you try to protect the city from destruction by the invading Gorgon alien fleet.

* TheGoldenAgeOfVideoGames