History VideoGame / Spectre1991

A series of [[FirstPersonShooter first]]- / [[ThirdPersonShooter third]]-person shooter games, somewhat similar to ''VideoGame/{{Battlezone|1980}}''. The first game was released in 1991, for UsefulNotes/MacOS. Subsequent games included ''Spectre Supreme'' (1992-3), ''Spectre VR'' (1993) and ''Spectre VR CD'' (1994), the latter 2 of which were ported to MS-DOS and UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows. There was also ''Spectre'' for the UsefulNotes/SuperNES, which differed considerably from the original game. In 2010, a [[VideoGameRemake remake]] known as ''Spectre 3D'' was released for Apple [=iOS=], including all of the original levels and most of the sound effects, but with significantly upgraded graphics and a rather suicidal "Arcade" mode. This version sadly seems to have disappeared from the App Store, and it's future is uncertain. In 2022, the developers of that [=iOS=] game released an [=HTML5=] {{Web Game|s}} adaptation of it, titled ''Spectre WEB'', on their official website[[note]]in [[UsefulNotes/BetaTest alpha test]] status as of June 2022[[/note]].

A series of [[FirstPersonShooter first]]- / [[ThirdPersonShooter third]]-person shooter games, somewhat similar to ''VideoGame/{{Battlezone|1980}}''. The first game was released in 1991, for UsefulNotes/MacOS. Subsequent games included ''Spectre Supreme'' (1992-3), ''Spectre VR'' (1993) and ''Spectre VR CD'' (1994), the latter 2 of which were ported to MS-DOS and UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows. There was also ''Spectre'' for the UsefulNotes/SuperNES, which differed considerably from the original game. In 2010, a [[VideoGameRemake remake]] known as ''Spectre 3D'' was released for Apple [=iOS=], including all of the original levels and most of the sound effects, but with significantly upgraded graphics and a rather suicidal "Arcade" mode. This version sadly seems to have disappeared from the App Store, and it's future is uncertain.

* EndlessGame
* EveryTenThousandPoints
* FullMotionVideo: In ''VR CD'', packed with gobs of campy '90s {{Narm}}.
* FrictionlessIce: The white squares in ''Supreme''.

A series of [[FirstPersonShooter first]]- / [[ThirdPersonShooter third]]-person shooter games, somewhat similar to ''VideoGame/{{Battlezone|1980}}''. The first game was released in 1991, for UsefulNotes/MacOS. Subsequent games included ''Spectre Supreme'' (1992-3), ''Spectre VR'' (1993) and ''Spectre VR CD'' (1994), the latter 2 of which were ported to MS-DOS and UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows. There was also ''Spectre'' for the UsefulNotes/SuperNES, which differed considerably from the original game. In 2010, a [[VideoGameRemake remake]] known as ''Spectre 3D'' was released for Apple [=iOS=], including all of the original levels and most of the sound effects, but with significantly upgraded graphics and a rather suicidal "Arcade" mode.

* AKA47 -- In ''Spectre VR''[='s=] complex graphics mode, the hunter-killers bear a remarkable resemblance to an SR-71 Blackbird spy plane. (In low-graphics mode, they're just pizza-shaped wedges, so the resemblance is lost.)
* CaptureTheFlag -- Present as a multiplayer mode.
* CriticalAnnoyance -- The klaxon sound when your armor is low. (Unlike in many other games, this sound doesn't play constantly; instead, it plays when you get hit by an enemy while your armor is low.)

* FullMotionVideo -- In ''VR CD'', packed with gobs of campy '90s {{Narm}}.
* FrictionlessIce -- The white squares in ''Supreme''.
* GameLevel
* {{Invisibility}} -- One type of enemy tank is invisible, but shows up on the radar. Another kind of enemy is just the opposite (visible, but doesn't show up on the radar).
* {{Masocore}} -- "Arcade mode" on the iOS version. Very reminiscent of the monster party rooms in ''VideoGame/{{Rogue}}'', but in real time.
* LevelEditor -- VRchitct could be used to edit Spectre VR matrix(level) files allowing for changing everything from colors, to what weapons enemies used to which ones appeared on which levels to the layouts of the game grids, also if you really knew what you were doing you could do even more advanced changes using Rezedit
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed -- In ''VR CD'''s [=FMVs=]. Played straight in that the evil corporation in the game is called ''Macrosoft'', then subverted when it's CEO is shown to be ''Bill Gates Clone # 17''.
* NoPlotNoProblem -- The original game, at least. (There's something of an ExcusePlot in ''Spectre VR CD'', but the LargeHam theatrics in the cutscenes tend to make you wish there wasn't.)
* PointBuildSystem -- The method for customizing your tank before the game begins.
* ScoringPoints -- You're awarded points at the end of each level based on how well you performed on several criteria, including how much time you spent on the level, how often you were hit by the enemy, and how many enemies you destroyed.
* SentryGun -- One enemy type is an immobile turret that launches guided missiles.
* ThreateningShark -- The slicers look like shark fins.

A series of [[FirstPersonShooter first]]- / [[ThirdPersonShooter third]]-person shooter games, somewhat similar to ''VideoGame/{{Battlezone|1980}}''. The first game was released in 1991, for UsefulNotes/MacOS. Subsequent games included ''Spectre Supreme'' (1992-3), ''Spectre VR'' (1993) and ''Spectre VR CD'' (1994), the latter 2 of which were ported to MS-DOS and UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows. There was also ''Spectre'' for the SuperNES, which differed considerably from the original game. In 2010, a [[VideoGameRemake remake]] known as ''Spectre 3D'' was released for Apple [=iOS=], including all of the original levels and most of the sound effects, but with significantly upgraded graphics and a rather suicidal "Arcade" mode.

A series of [[FirstPersonShooter first]]- / [[ThirdPersonShooter third]]-person shooter games, somewhat similar to ''VideoGame/{{Battlezone|1980}}''. The first game was released in 1991, for UsefulNotes/MacOS. Subsequent games included ''Spectre Supreme'' (1992-3), ''Spectre VR'' (1993) and ''Spectre VR CD'' (1994), the latter 2 of which were ported to MS-DOS and MicrosoftWindows. There was also ''Spectre'' for the SuperNES, which differed considerably from the original game. In 2010, a [[VideoGameRemake remake]] known as ''Spectre 3D'' was released for Apple [=iOS=], including all of the original levels and most of the sound effects, but with significantly upgraded graphics and a rather suicidal "Arcade" mode.

A series of [[FirstPersonShooter first]]- / [[ThirdPersonShooter third]]-person shooter games, somewhat similar to ''VideoGame/{{Battlezone|1980}}''. The first game was released in 1991, for UsefulNotes/MacOS. Subsequent games included ''Spectre Supreme'' (1993) and ''Spectre VR'' (1994), the latter of which was ported to MS-DOS and MicrosoftWindows. There was also ''Spectre'' for the SuperNES, which differed considerably from the original game. In 2010, a [[VideoGameRemake remake]] known as ''Spectre 3D'' was released for Apple [=iOS=], including all of the original levels and most of the sound effects, but with significantly upgraded graphics and a rather suicidal "Arcade" mode.

* FullMotionVideo -- In ''VR'', packed with gobs of campy '90s {{Narm}}.

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed -- In ''VR'''s [=FMVs=]. Played straight in that the evil corporation in the game is called ''Macrosoft'', then subverted when it's CEO is shown to be ''Bill Gates Clone # 17''.
* NoPlotNoProblem -- The original game, at least. (There's something of an ExcusePlot in ''Spectre VR'', but the LargeHam theatrics in the cutscenes tend to make you wish there wasn't.)

* Level Editor -- VRchitct could be used to edit Spectre VR matrix(level) files allowing for changing everything from colors, to what weapons enemies used to which ones appeared on which levels to the layouts of the game grids, also if you really knew what you were doing you could do even more advanced changes using Rezedit