Battlezone (1980 video game)
Battlezone, released in 1980, the first popular video game to feature 3D graphics, was a technological breakthrough at a time when simple 2D games like Space Invaders were the norm. The player controls a tank, in first-person perspective, on a mechanized battlefield against enemy forces equipped with tanks and guided missiles. It is the direct ancestor of every First-Person Shooter, and the US Army even commissioned a customized variant to train its tank troops. Surviving consoles of the game are still very popular with collectors today.
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For the 1998 game and its sequel loosely based on this, click here.
1980 version provides examples of:
- Everything Trying to Kill You
- First-Person Shooter
- Public Domain Soundtrack: The 1812 Overture would play if you achieved the high score.
- Urban Legend of Zelda: A couple of them about being able to get closer to the mountains / volcano in the background, plus one about a mothership showing up if you shot enough UFOs.
- Ur Example
- Vector Game