| The Eliminator | |
| Programmer: | TRS-80 Terry Gilman Wayne Westmoreland Apple II John Anderson Atari 8-bit Steve Coleman |
| Publisher: | Adventure International |
| Released: | 1981: TRS-80, Apple 1982: Atari |
| Genre: | Scrolling shooter |
| Modes: | Single-player |
| Platforms: | Apple II, Atari 8-bit, TRS-80 |
The Eliminator is a horizontally scrolling shooter written by Terry Gilman and Wayne Westmoreland for the TRS-80 and published by Adventure International in 1981. It was ported to the Atari 8-bit computers and Apple II. The Eliminator is a clone of the Defender arcade game.
The Eliminator is a game in the player must stop aliens from stealing the ten energizers located on top of the gantry towers placed across the planet surface.
Bruce Campbell reviewed The Eliminator in The Space Gamer No. 59.[1] Campbell commented that "This is simply my favorite TRS-80 arcade game. Normally, I would be hesitant to recommend an arcade game costing [this much], but in this case most buyers will consider their money well spent. An Apple II version is also available, but it appears to be significantly different."[1]