Games of the 8-, 16- & 32-bit era

Robotron: 2084

Title	Robotron: 2084
First release	1982
Developer	Vid Kidz
Publisher	WMS Industries
Platforms	Atari 5200, Atari 7800, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Commodore VIC-20, DOS, ZX Spectrum, Arcade ADB
Genre	shoot 'em up
Players	1 player
Co-op	No
ESRB rating	E Everyone
Releases	DOS: 1983-01-01 (NTSC-U) Commodore 64: 1984-02-01 Commodore VIC-20: 1984-02-01 (NTSC-U) Atari 5200: 1984-03-01 Atari 7800: 1987-01-01
Wikidata ID	Q1736788

Firing energy pulses in eight different directions allows the player to manage movement and combat simultaneously against waves of Robotrons. You must navigate the screen to destroy Grunts, Brains, Enforcers, and Tanks while rescuing humans and avoiding indestructible Hulks. This twin-stick style shooter supports up to two players in a frantic battle for human survival.

Description: REG-Vault, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Facts from Wikidata (CC0), gaps filled from REG-Vault and TheGamesDB and Arcade Database (ADB). Only retro platforms tracked by this site are listed; the year is the earliest release date recorded on Wikidata.

Sources

Wikidata (Q1736788) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0

REG-Vault (c64/robotron-2084) · last updated 2026-10-01 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

TheGamesDB (25352) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (5210) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (46204) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (72589) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (21056) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

Arcade Database (ADB) (robotron) · last updated 2026-10-02 · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · internal use only

Arcade Database ADB

MAME romset	`robotron`
Title at ADB	Robotron: 2084 (Release 5, solid blue label)
Manufacturer	Williams / Vid Kidz
Year	1982
Genre	Shooter / Field
Players	1
MAME driver status	GOOD

Artwork: ADB (Arcade Database); artwork © original manufacturer (Williams / Vid Kidz); snaps by ProgettoSnaps via ADB. Non-free, internal use only (hotlinked, not downloaded).

Scraping using Arcade Database by motoschifo · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · romset via Wikidata P2451 (wikidata-qid) · fetched 2026-10-02 16:28 UTC · filled here: platform

Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © WMS Industries · internal use only

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Image credits

Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (7): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © WMS Industries · internal use only. REG-Vault page

Box art (1): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded, NTSC-U release) · © WMS Industries · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Box art, Logos (2): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © WMS Industries · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Screenshots (4): Source: libretro-thumbnails (upstream libretro-thumbnails (art by developers/publishers; see repo README)) · © WMS Industries · internal use only.

Image: User:Piotrus, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (“Musée Mécanique 188.JPG”)

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Videos

Robotron 2084 - PC Game 1983

ed1475 · DOS version · gameplay · 4:10auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:search, checked 2026-10-25 18:43 UTC

ROBOTRON 2084 (Commodore 64) gameplay

tumaguro · Commodore 64 version · gameplay · 3:21auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:search, checked 2026-10-25 18:42 UTC

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