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

Dropzone

Title	Dropzone
First release	1984
Developer	Archer Maclean
Publisher	U.S. Gold
Platforms	Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, NES / Famicom
Genres	action game, action-adventure game
Players	1 player
Co-op	No
ESRB rating	E Everyone
Releases	Atari 8-bit: 1984-01-01 (PAL) Commodore 64: 1985-01-01
Wikidata ID	Q5308500

Maneuver a jet-pack equipped spaceman across a fast-scrolling landscape to intercept various alien threats. Players must rescue small men on the surface from Planters and Nemesites before they are abducted. Defending the ground while dodging aggressive enemies like the Blunder Storm creates a frantic, high-speed combat loop characteristic of the Defender style.

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Sources

Wikidata (Q5308500) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0

REG-Vault (c64/dropzone) · last updated 2026-09-30 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

TheGamesDB (120479) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (18448,67139) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © U.S. Gold · internal use only

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Screenshots (5): Source: libretro-thumbnails (upstream libretro-thumbnails (art by developers/publishers; see repo README)) · © U.S. Gold · internal use only.

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Videos

Dropzone - Commodore 64 Longplay

AmigaOmega · Commodore 64 version · longplay · 55:59auto-matched
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C64 Longplay: Dropzone

DanCave79 · Commodore 64 version · longplay · 25:46auto-matched
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