History VideoGame / NightStalker

''Night Stalker'' is a 1982 game created and published by [[Creator/{{Mattel}} Mattel Electronics]] for the UsefulNotes/{{Intellivision}}, the Aquarius Home Computer, the Platform/AppleII, and the Platform/IBMPersonalComputer. An UsefulNotes/{{Atari 2600}} version of the game called ''Dark Cavern'', featuring somewhat different gameplay, was published around the same time period, and years later a homebrew remake called ''Dungeon Stalker'' was created and published for the Platform/Atari7800. A demo of a modern remake for the Platform/IntellivisionAmico [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0TW1KlIYDA&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR2rK7uKdS1fO00XTW1CJmWzYmdh6GBJXL48Ow2J25g1s8XlIgeAtphOflU has been posted]] on Website/YouTube.

''Night Stalker'' is a 1982 game created and published by [[Creator/{{Mattel}} Mattel Electronics]] for the UsefulNotes/{{Intellivision}}, the Aquarius Home Computer, the UsefulNotes/AppleII, and the UsefulNotes/IBMPersonalComputer. An UsefulNotes/{{Atari 2600}} version of the game called ''Dark Cavern'', featuring somewhat different gameplay, was published around the same time period, and years later a homebrew remake called ''Dungeon Stalker'' was created and published for the UsefulNotes/Atari7800. A demo of a modern remake for the UsefulNotes/IntellivisionAmico [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0TW1KlIYDA&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR2rK7uKdS1fO00XTW1CJmWzYmdh6GBJXL48Ow2J25g1s8XlIgeAtphOflU has been posted]] on Website/YouTube.

In the game, you play a man trapped in a hedgerow maze full of killer robots, bats, and spiders. The robots will attempt to kill you with their shots, while the bats and spiders can immobilize you upon contact. Your only shelter is a bunker in the center of the maze, but as the bunker has only one exit, you must be careful not to be trapped by the patrolling robots. Your only defense is a randomly-spawning gun that has limited ammunition, which fires up to six bullets before it runs out, forcing you to find another gun. There is no goal but to survive (and score) as long as possible.

In the game, you play a man trapped in a hedgerow maze full of robots, bats, and spiders. You must fetch a gun that has limited ammunition, which fires up to six bullets before it runs out and you must find another gun. You must watch out not only for the robots that fire laser shots at you, but also the bats and spiders, which can immobilize you upon contact.

* KillerRobot: This game has them. The Intellivision version has different varieties of them.

* NonIndicativeName: There really is no stalker in the game.

''Night Stalker'' is a 1982 game created and published by [[Creator/{{Mattel}} Mattel Electronics]] for the UsefulNotes/{{Intellivision}}, the Aquarius Home Computer, the UsefulNotes/AppleII, and the UsefulNotes/IBMPersonalComputer. An UsefulNotes/{{Atari 2600}} version of the game called ''Dark Cavern'', featuring somewhat different gameplay, was published around the same time period, and years later a homebrew remake called ''Dungeon Stalker'' was created and published for the UsefulNotes/Atari7800. A [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0TW1KlIYDA&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR2rK7uKdS1fO00XTW1CJmWzYmdh6GBJXL48Ow2J25g1s8XlIgeAtphOflU demo of a modern remake for the Intellivision Amico]] has been posted on Website/YouTube.

''Night Stalker'' is a 1982 game created and published by [[Creator/{{Mattel}} Mattel Electronics]] for the UsefulNotes/{{Intellivision}}, the Aquarius Home Computer, the UsefulNotes/AppleII, and the UsefulNotes/IBMPersonalComputer. An UsefulNotes/{{Atari 2600}} version of the game called ''Dark Cavern'', featuring somewhat different gameplay, was published around the same time period, and years later a homebrew remake called ''Dungeon Stalker'' was created and published for the UsefulNotes/Atari7800.

''Night Stalker'' is a game created and published by [[Creator/{{Mattel}} Mattel Electronics]] for the UsefulNotes/{{Intellivision}}, the Aquarius Home Computer, the UsefulNotes/AppleII, and the UsefulNotes/IBMPersonalComputer. An UsefulNotes/{{Atari 2600}} version of the game called ''Dark Cavern'', featuring somewhat different gameplay, was published around the same time period, and years later a homebrew remake called ''Dungeon Stalker'' was created and published for the UsefulNotes/Atari7800. In the game, you play a man trapped in a hedgerow maze full of robots, bats, and spiders. You must fetch a gun that has limited ammunition, which fires up to six bullets before it runs out and you must find another gun. You must watch out not only for the robots that fire laser shots at you, but also the bats and spiders, which can immobilize you upon contact.
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* ScoringPoints: For shooting robots, and in the Intellivision version, bats and spiders. In the Atari 7800 remake, you also score points for collecting treasure and shooting the wizard.

* ScoringPoints: For shooting robots, and in the Intellivision version, bats and spiders.

''Night Stalker'' is a game created and published by [[Creator/{{Mattel}} Mattel Electronics]] for the UsefulNotes/{{Intellivision}}, the Aquarius Home Computer, the UsefulNotes/AppleII, and the UsefulNotes/IBMPersonalComputer. An UsefulNotes/{{Atari 2600}} version of the game called ''Dark Cavern'' was published around the same time period, and years later a homebrew remake called ''Dungeon Stalker'' was created and published for the UsefulNotes/Atari7800. In the game, you play a man trapped in a hedgerow maze full of robots, bats, and spiders. You must fetch a gun that has limited ammunition, which fires up to six bullets before it runs out and you must find another gun. You must watch out not only for the robots that fire laser shots at you, but also the bats and spiders, which can immobilize you upon contact.

* BottomlessMagazines: Purposely averted in all adaptations of this game. In the Intellivision version you get six shots for each gun. In the Atari 2600 version each gun gives you up to 10 shots, which you can accumulate throughout the game, up to 99 shots.
* DifficultyLevels: Four in the Intellivision version. Played straight in the Atari 7800 remake, which has a mode that lets you have an unlimited number of shots.

* DifficultyLevels: Four in the Intellivision version.

''Night Stalker'' is a game created and published by [[Creator/{{Mattel}} Mattel Electronics]] for the UsefulNotes/{{Intellivision}}, the UsefulNotes/AppleII, and the UsefulNotes/IBMPersonalComputer. An UsefulNotes/{{Atari 2600}} version of the game called ''Dark Cavern'' was published around the same time period, and years later a homebrew remake called ''Dungeon Stalker'' was created and published for the UsefulNotes/Atari7800. In the game, you play a man trapped in a hedgerow maze full of robots, bats, and spiders. You must fetch a gun that has limited ammunition, which fires up to six bullets before it runs out and you must find another gun. You must watch out not only for the robots that fire laser shots at you, but also the bats and spiders, which can immobilize you upon contact.

''Night Stalker'' is a game created and published by [[Creator/{{Mattel}} Mattel Electronics]] for the UsefulNotes/{{Intellivision}}, the UsefulNotes/AppleII, and the UsefulNotes/{{IBM PC}}. An UsefulNotes/{{Atari 2600}} version of the game called ''Dark Cavern'' was published around the same time period, and years later a homebrew remake called ''Dungeon Stalker'' was created and published for the UsefulNotes/Atari7800. In the game, you play a man trapped in a hedgerow maze full of robots, bats, and spiders. You must fetch a gun that has limited ammunition, which fires up to six bullets before it runs out and you must find another gun. You must watch out not only for the robots that fire laser shots at you, but also the bats and spiders, which can immobilize you upon contact.

''Night Stalker'' is a game created and published by [[Creator/{{Mattel}} Mattel Electronics]] for the UsefulNotes/{{Intellivision}}. An UsefulNotes/{{Atari 2600}} version of the game called ''Dark Cavern'' was published around the same time period, and years later a homebrew remake called ''Dungeon Stalker'' was created and published for the UsefulNotes/Atari7800. In the game, you play a man trapped in a hedgerow maze full of robots, bats, and spiders. You must fetch a gun that has limited ammunition, which fires up to six bullets before it runs out and you must find another gun. You must watch out not only for the robots that fire laser shots at you, but also the bats and spiders, which can immobilize you upon contact.

* DifficultyLevels: Four.

* RecycledInSpace: ''Dungeon Stalker'' is basically ''Night Stalker'' in a fantasy genre setting, also combining elements of ''VideoGame/WizardOfWor''.

* RecycledInSpace: ''Dungeon Stalker'' is basically ''Night Stalker'' set in a fantasy genre setting, also combining elements of ''VideoGame/WizardOfWor''.

* RecycledInSpace: ''Dungeon Stalker'' is basically ''Night Stalker'' set in a fantasy genre setting.

* MazeGame[=/=]ShootEmUp: One of those hybrids from the early 1980s.

''Night Stalker'' is a game created and published by [[Creator/{{Mattel}} Mattel Electronics]] for the UsefulNotes/{{Intellivision}}. An UsefulNotes/{{Atari 2600}} version of the game called ''Dark Cavern'' was published around the same time period, and years later a homebrew remake called ''Dungeon Stalker'' was created and published for the UsefulNotes/Atari7800. In the game, you play a man trapped in a maze full of robots, bats, and spiders. You must fetch a gun that has limited ammunition, which fires up to six bullets before it runs out and you must find another gun. You must watch out not only for the robots that fire laser shots at you, but also the bats and spiders, which can immobilize you upon contact.