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Shield Shifter

Released January 1, 2009 (18 years ago) · by Tactical Neuronics · published by Atari, Good Deal Games

Unavailable. Shield Shifter is no longer online. This page is kept as a record of the game — the games below play the same way and still work.

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About Shield Shifter

Shield Shifter is a homebrew Atari 2600 game developed by John Reder / Tactical Neuronics. It was given a limited cartridge release by Good Deal Games. Shield Shifter was later included on the Atari Flashback series of plug-and-play consoles, starting with the Atari Flashback 5 in 2014, and most recently on the Atari Flashback X Deluxe in 2019. The player controls a turret at the bottom of the screen, firing up at three shield layers that loop horizontally. The goal is to create an opening in the third layer and hit the insectoid hiding behind it, which continuously fires at the player.

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  • Single player10,653
  • Indie4,952
  • Also on Windows (PC)3,742
  • Action2,856
  • Arcade2,156
  • Shooter958
  • Third person706
  • Retro234
  • Homebrew88
  • Deliberately Retro36
  • Retro Arcade Shooter22
  • Retro Graphics19
  • Also on Atari 26006

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Shield Shifter: questions and answers

Can I still play Shield Shifter?
Not on its original site: Shield Shifter is no longer online. The games listed on this page play in a similar way and still work.
Who made Shield Shifter?
Shield Shifter was made by Tactical Neuronics, and published by Atari and Good Deal Games and came out in 2009.

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