Air Raid (1978 video game) explained

Air Raid
Caption:	Title screen
Publisher:	Small System Software^[1]
Platforms:	TRS-80
Released:	1978^[2]
Genre:	Fixed shooter

Air Raid is a fixed shooter video game published by Small System Software for the TRS-80 Level I or II in 1978. It is an adaptation of the game TARGET,^[3] developed for the Sol-20 by Steve Dompier.^[4]

Gameplay

The player uses a five direction missile launcher to destroy a random sequence of small quickly moving and large slowly moving aircraft (represented by ASCII characters) crossing the screen at seven altitudes. Collisions between two aircraft destroy both and produce a higher scoring parachute target, while aircraft destroyed by missiles explode, producing a cloud of debris capable of destroying aircraft below.^{[5] [6]}

Reception

Joseph T. Suchar reviewed Air Raid in The Space Gamer No. 30.^[7] Suchar commented that "Air Raid is the best arcade-type game I have played. As an arcade game it is unsurpassed and I recommend it."^[7]

Notes and References

1. Green . Wayne . February 1980 . TRS-80 Products . . 2 . 92 . Internet Archive.
2. Green . Wayne . October 1978 . TRS-80 Machine Language Software . . 22 . 101 . Internet Archive.
3. Web site: Retreads for TRS-80 . 2011 . Battle . Jim . Sol20.org.
4. Younger . J. Kelley . Brave New Reality . January 1986 . . PC World Communications . 4 . 1 . 45 . 0737-8939.
5. Small System Software . 1979 . Air Raid: A Real-Time Shooting Gallery . TRS-80 Software Catalog . H & E Computronics . New City, NY . 3 . 27 . Internet Archive.
6. Blank . George . May 1979 . TSE Market Basket Catalog . . SoftSide Publications . Milford, NH . 66 . Internet Archive.
7. Suchar. Joseph T. . August 1980 . Capsule Reviews. The Space Gamer. Steve Jackson Games. 30. 28.