| Yars' Revenge | |
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 Cover art by Hiro Kimura | |
| Developer(s) | Atari, Inc. |
| Publisher(s) | Atari, Inc. |
| Designer(s) | Howard Scott Warshaw |
| Series | Yars |
| Platform(s) | Atari 2600 Game Boy Color |
| Release | May 1982
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| Genre(s) | Fixed shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Yars' Revenge is a 1982 fixed shooter video game developed by Howard Scott Warshaw and published by Atari, Inc. for the Atari Video Computer System (Atari VCS).[a] Set in the Razak solar system, it focuses on the confict between the Yars, a fly-like humanoid alien race, and the Qotile, who have destroyed their habitable planets. The player controls a Yar tasked with destroying the Qotile's energy shield, and finishing off the enemy with the Zorlon cannon.
Initially tasked with developing a port of the arcade game Star Castle, Warshaw developed it at first focusing on graphics and taking in feedback from co-workers to develop its gameplay. He was also responsible for the backstory of the game, which was adapted as a comic book that was included with the game.
The game received positive retrospective reviews from publications such as Flux, AllGame, and Retro Gamer. It has since been re-released on various Atari-themed video game compilations, and received several follow-ups and remakes, including Yar's Revenge (2011), Yars: Recharged, and Yars Rising.
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