Defender
Arcade


Developer
Publisher
Williams Electronics
Genre
Released
February 1, 1981


Achievements
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 |
First Flight (5) (5) Clear Wave 1 42 (31) of 69 60.87% unlock rate |
Skyward Sentry (5) (10) Clear Wave 2 15 (13) of 69 21.74% unlock rate |
Star Patrol (5) (23) Clear Wave 3 7 (5) of 69 10.14% unlock rate |
Aerial Adept (10) (170) Clear Wave 4 2 (1) of 69 2.90% unlock rate |
Cosmic Captain (10) (170) Clear Wave 5 2 (1) of 69 2.90% unlock rate |
Galactic Gatekeeper (10) (170) Clear Wave 6 2 (1) of 69 2.90% unlock rate |
Stellar Sentinel (25) (425) Clear Wave 7 2 (1) of 69 2.90% unlock rate |
Celestial Champion (50) (850) 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 |
Full House I (5) (7) Clear Wave 1 with 10 humanoids remaining 20 (19) of 69 28.99% unlock rate |
Full House II (5) (85) Clear Wave 2 with 10 humanoids remaining 2 (1) of 69 2.90% unlock rate |
Full House III (10) (170) Clear Wave 3 with 10 humanoids remaining 1 (1) of 69 1.45% unlock rate |
Full House IV (10) (170) Clear Wave 4 with 10 humanoids remaining 1 (1) of 69 1.45% unlock rate |
Full House V (25) (425) Clear Wave 5 with 10 humanoids remaining 1 (1) of 69 1.45% unlock rate |
Score and Soar (5) (10) Earn an extra life and smart bomb by scoring 10,000 points 16 (13) of 69 23.19% unlock rate |
Continuity Cache (10) (170) Hold more than five lives in reserve 2 (1) of 69 2.90% unlock rate |
Life Saver I (3) (3) 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 |
No-Bomb Newcomer (5) (30) Clear Wave 2 without ever using a smart bomb during the playthrough 6 (4) of 69 8.70% unlock rate |
No-Bomb Notable (10) (170) Clear Wave 3 without ever using a smart bomb during the playthrough 3 (2) of 69 4.35% unlock rate |
No-Bomb Natural (25) (425) 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 |
Two-Minute Warrior (10) (170) 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 |
Four-Minute Warrior (50) (850) Survive for longer than four minutes on your first life 2 (1) of 69 2.90% unlock rate |
Beat the Clock (10) (170) Reach Wave 4 within two minutes and fifteen seconds 2 (2) of 69 2.90% unlock rate |
Unstoppable Force (50) (850) Score 200,000 points 1 (1) of 69 1.45% unlock rate |
Free Space Explorer (25) (425) Begin Wave 2 with no humanoids remaining, and reach Wave 5 1 (1) of 69 1.45% unlock rate |
Hell in Space (100) (1700) 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 |
User | When | Activity | |
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![]() | Finhas115 | 2023-05-31 18:29:10 | Config Menu - RESTART THE GAME TO PLAY |
![]() | majkelo82 | 2023-04-13 16:59:09 | Playing Defender |
![]() | Bender0504 | 2023-04-10 20:30:10 | Playing Defender |
![]() | naubin | 2023-02-01 23:15:57 | Playing Defender |
![]() | 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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Hubs
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Achievement Distribution
High Scores
# | User | Total points |
---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 655 |
2 | ![]() | 100 |
3 | ![]() | 95 |
4 | ![]() | 85 |
5 | ![]() | 75 |
6 | ![]() | 75 |
7 | ![]() | 65 |
8 | ![]() | 65 |
9 | ![]() | 50 |
10 | ![]() | 50 |