Ep.178 – Williams Reigns Supreme

Today, we're going to tell you the history of Defender, the side-scrolling shoot em' up released in 1981. We'll cover its history as part of the career of Eugene Jarvis, its creator. Along the way, we'll look at some of his early work on pinball machines at both Williams and Atari. Finally, we'll talk about what the impact that Defender had on gaming history. Let's fight the alien menace on today's Trip Down Memory Card Lane.