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Defender
Console icon Arcade

Defender (Arcade)

Publisher

Williams Electronics

Released

February 1, 1981

Title screenshot
In-game screenshot

Achievements

Author: WCopeland (43)
There are 43 achievements worth 655 (9,691) points.
Lives = 3, Bonus Life = 10000, One Player Mode. Reset the game once on bootup to begin playing.

68 (43) of 69

98.55% unlock rate

Clear Wave 1

42 (31) of 69

60.87% unlock rate

Clear Wave 2

15 (13) of 69

21.74% unlock rate

Clear Wave 3

7 (5) of 69

10.14% unlock rate

Clear Wave 4

2 (1) of 69

2.90% unlock rate

Clear Wave 5

2 (1) of 69

2.90% unlock rate

Clear Wave 6

2 (1) of 69

2.90% unlock rate

Clear Wave 7

2 (1) of 69

2.90% unlock rate

Clear Wave 8, the point of maximum difficulty

2 (1) of 69

2.90% unlock rate

Clear Wave 1 on your first life

29 (25) of 69

42.03% unlock rate

Clear Wave 2 on your first life

5 (4) of 69

7.25% unlock rate

Clear Wave 3 on your first life

2 (1) of 69

2.90% unlock rate

Clear Wave 4 on your first life

2 (1) of 69

2.90% unlock rate

Clear Wave 5 on your first life

2 (1) of 69

2.90% unlock rate

Clear Wave 1 with 10 humanoids remaining

20 (19) of 69

28.99% unlock rate

Clear Wave 2 with 10 humanoids remaining

2 (1) of 69

2.90% unlock rate

Clear Wave 3 with 10 humanoids remaining

1 (1) of 69

1.45% unlock rate

Clear Wave 4 with 10 humanoids remaining

1 (1) of 69

1.45% unlock rate

Clear Wave 5 with 10 humanoids remaining

1 (1) of 69

1.45% unlock rate

Earn an extra life and smart bomb by scoring 10,000 points

16 (13) of 69

23.19% unlock rate

Hold more than five lives in reserve

2 (1) of 69

2.90% unlock rate

Catch a humanoid

35 (29) of 69

50.72% unlock rate

Return a humanoid to the ground

30 (23) of 69

43.48% unlock rate

Clear Wave 1 without pressing Up or Down

9 (9) of 69

13.04% unlock rate

Clear Wave 1 without ever using a smart bomb during the playthrough

35 (30) of 69

50.72% unlock rate

Clear Wave 2 without ever using a smart bomb during the playthrough

6 (4) of 69

8.70% unlock rate

Clear Wave 3 without ever using a smart bomb during the playthrough

3 (2) of 69

4.35% unlock rate

Clear Wave 4 without ever using a smart bomb during the playthrough

2 (1) of 69

2.90% unlock rate

Clear Wave 1 without ever using reverse

12 (11) of 69

17.39% unlock rate

Clear Wave 2 without ever using reverse during the playthrough

3 (2) of 69

4.35% unlock rate

Clear Wave 1 without pressing Fire more than 5 times

5 (5) of 69

7.25% unlock rate

Reach Wave 3 with no baiters ever spawning

11 (10) of 69

15.94% unlock rate

Begin Wave 2 with one humanoid remaining, and ensure it survives until reaching Wave 3

2 (2) of 69

2.90% unlock rate

Begin Wave 2 with one humanoid remaining, and ensure it survives until reaching Wave 4

1 (1) of 69

1.45% unlock rate

Begin Wave 2 with one humanoid remaining, and ensure it survives until reaching Wave 5

1 (1) of 69

1.45% unlock rate

Survive for longer than one minute on your first life

27 (22) of 69

39.13% unlock rate

Survive for longer than two minutes on your first life

4 (1) of 69

5.80% unlock rate

Survive for longer than three minutes on your first life

2 (1) of 69

2.90% unlock rate

Survive for longer than four minutes on your first life

2 (1) of 69

2.90% unlock rate

Reach Wave 4 within two minutes and fifteen seconds

2 (2) of 69

2.90% unlock rate

Score 200,000 points

1 (1) of 69

1.45% unlock rate

Begin Wave 2 with no humanoids remaining, and reach Wave 5

1 (1) of 69

1.45% unlock rate

Begin Wave 2 with no humanoids remaining, and reach Wave 5 without ever using a smart bomb

1 (1) of 69

1.45% unlock rate

Recent Players:
UserWhenActivity
Finhas1152023-05-31 18:29:10Config Menu - RESTART THE GAME TO PLAY
majkelo822023-04-13 16:59:09Playing Defender
Bender05042023-04-10 20:30:10Playing Defender
naubin2023-02-01 23:15:57Playing Defender
Comments:
currywycoff 3 Apr 2023 03:40
Love this game, achievements would be awesome!
WCopeland 5 Apr 2023 19:10
The achievements are done, just need to finish the art :-)
currywycoff 6 Apr 2023 14:57
awesome! looking forward to it!
WCopeland 12 Apr 2023 20:54
This game will likely boot to the setup menu on first load. If that happens, just do a soft reset of the game and you will be able to play.
krehztim 15 Apr 2023 02:41
Thanks for the awesome set!!
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Achievement Distribution

High Scores

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High Score

Default settings (3 lives, 10k bonus)

First Life

Highest score on your very first ship

No Dead Humanoids

Highest score before any humanoid losses

No Smart Bombs

Highest score before any smart bomb use