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

Stargate

Title	Stargate
First release	1981
Developer	Vid Kidz
Publisher	WMS Industries
Platforms	Amiga, Arcade, Atari 2600, Commodore 64, DOS, NES / Famicom
Genre	shoot 'em up
Also known as	Defender II
Players	1–2 players
Co-op	No
ESRB rating	E Everyone
Releases	Arcade: 1981-10-21, 1981-10-21 (NTSC-U) DOS: 1983-01-01 (Other) Atari 2600: 1985-01-01
Wikidata ID	Q445221

Piloting a ship through scrolling landscapes, players must intercept Landers to prevent them from turning humanoids into Mutants. Using the Stargate allows you to warp to humanoids in jeopardy, or skip ahead through the first 15 levels if you carry four or more humanoids through the portal. Entering the Stargate with ten humanoids provides extra lives.

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Sources

Wikidata (Q445221) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0

REG-Vault (atari2600/stargate) · last updated 2026-10-30 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

TheGamesDB (33570,53686) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (111445) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (48231) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

Arcade Database (ADB) (stargate) · last updated 2026-10-05 · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · internal use only

Arcade Database ADB

MAME romset	`stargate`
Title at ADB	Stargate
Manufacturer	Williams / Vid Kidz
Year	1981
Genre	Shooter / Flying
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 2026-10-05 05:19 UTC · no fields filled (other sources take precedence)

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

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Image credits

Box art, Screenshots, Logos (5): 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, Screenshots (3): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © WMS Industries · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Screenshots, Logos (3): Source: libretro-thumbnails (upstream libretro-thumbnails (art by developers/publishers; see repo README)) · © WMS Industries · internal use only.

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Videos

Arcade Game: Stargate (1981 Williams)

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