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Challenger

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Challenger

Challenger is a frantic single-screen shoot 'em up. The player is in their craft at the bottom of the screen, shooting bursts of three shots at 45 degree angles at flashing polygons. When hit, the polygons split into smaller ones. Your task is interrupted by incoming squiggly lines which will destroy your ship unless you hit it before it reaches the floor. Furthermore, a walking car or robot creature sometimes enter the screen, giving you bonus points if you locate your ship below it. As a safety measure, you have a smart bomb that damages everything onscreen, as well as the ability to change sides to the top of the screen if it gets too crowded at the bottom.

Year
1987
Publisher
Anco
Orientation
Horizontal

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PHYSICAL

ACHIEVEMENTS 1 set

Tracked by RetroAchievements and earned in an emulator that reports to it. A game tracked on more than one machine gets a set for each, because they are different lists earned on different hardware.

NES/Famicom 15 achievements, 250 pts
  1. STOP THE EXPRESS 5
    Complete Scene 1. [Normal difficulty or higher, no Bonus Mode]
  2. GET KEYWORD! SEARCH PRINCESS! 10
    Complete Scenes 2 and 3, and unlock Scene 4. [Normal difficulty or higher]
  3. RESCUE PRINCESS! 10
    Fully complete Scene 4 and the Round. [Normal difficulty or higher]
  4. STOP, GET, SEARCH, AND RESCUE AGAIN! 25
    Complete the second Round. [Normal difficulty or higher, no Bonus Mode]
  5. Challenge Accepted 25
    Complete the first Round on the highest difficulty. [No Bonus Mode]
  6. Challenge Conquered 50
    Complete two Rounds on the highest difficulty. [No Bonus Mode]
  7. The Undisputed Challenger 25
    Complete the first Round without dying. [Normal difficulty or higher, no Bonus Mode]
  8. A New Challenger 5
    Rack up 50000 points. [Normal difficulty or higher, no Bonus Mode]
  9. Junior Competitor 10
    Rack up 250000 points. [Normal difficulty or higher, no Bonus Mode]
  10. Seasoned Veteran 25
    Rack up 1000000 points. [Normal difficulty or higher, no Bonus Mode]
  11. The GOAT 50
    Rack up 2000000 points. [Normal difficulty or higher, no Bonus Mode]
  12. Choo-Choo 2
    Activate the Scene 1 Bonus Mode musically. [Yes Bonus Mode]
  13. Coming in for My Pacifism Run! 4
    Activate the Scene 1 Bonus Mode peacefully. [Yes Bonus Mode]
  14. One for the Ages 2
    Find the secret message hidden in Scene 2.
  15. Don't Eat the Glowing Moss 2
    Induce psychedelia in Scene 3.

Achievement names, descriptions and badges are the work of the RetroAchievements community. View this set on RetroAchievements

RELEASES 4 systems

System
Platform
Year
Notes
AMI
Amiga
1987
Original release
NES
Nintendo Entertainment System
1985
WII
Wii
2007
3DS
Nintendo 3DS
2013

PHYSICAL RELEASES 1 box

Challenger box art, Nintendo Entertainment System
NES Nintendo Entertainment System

GAME DATA

Orientation
Horizontal

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