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Defender
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Defend the planet from the alien invaders. The invaders will attempt to capture the humanoids. If they succeed, they assimilate the humanoid into their being and the alien becomes far more dangerous and aggressive. For maximum points, you can shoot the aliens while they have a hostage, then rescue the humanoid before it falls back to the ground and drop them off safely. In later levels, the enemies get more aggessive and more creative with their attacks. You are equipped with a smart bomb which will destroy all the enemies on the screen. You also have a hyperwarp which can sometimes warp you out of danger.

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High Scores
5,055,500
Eric Liddell
12/11/10
Points
Performed at Richie Knucklez (closed)
During First Ever Richie Knucklez Arcade Marathon
15,375
Tim Landis
09/07/19
Points (JROK, default ROM)
Performed at Pixel Blast Arcade
88,700
John Rogers
03/24/12
Points
Performed at Midwest Gaming Classic
During MGC '12


Locations Where You Can Play Defender
Name City State  
# Name Type Location Public? Links
1. 1984 Arcade Springfield, MO Yes Link
2. 8-Bit Arcade Arcade Renton, WA Yes
3. Another Castle@Edmonds Arcade Edition Other Edmonds, WA Yes Link
4. Arcade 92 @ Flower Mound Bar Flower Mound, TX Yes Link
5. Arcade Club (Bury) Arcade Bury, UK Yes Link
6. Arcade Fun Center Arcade Stateline, NV Yes Link
7. Arcade Super Awesome Arcade Columbus, OH Yes Link
8. Arcadehry Arcade Cervený Újezd, CZ Yes Link
9. Arcades4Home.com Arcade Lockhart, TX Yes Link
10. Arkadia Retrocade Arcade Fayetteville , AR Yes Link
11. Atomic Arcade, The Arcade Holladay, UT Yes Link
12. Back to the Arcade Arcade Allentown, PA Yes
13. Back to the Arcade II Arcade Allentown, PA Yes Link
14. Barcade Jersey City Bar Jersey City, NJ Yes Link
15. Barcadia Fort Worth Bar Fort Worth, TX Yes Link
16. Barcadia New Orleans Bar New Orleans, LA Yes Link
17. Baxter Bar & Arcade, The Bar Carrboro, NC Yes Link
18. Boss Battle Games Arcade Indianapolis, IN Yes Link
19. Cactus Jack's Arcade Arcade Oklahoma City, OK Yes Link
20. Capital City Arcade Arcade New Westminister, BC Yes Link
21. Castles n Coasters Amusement Park Phoenix, AZ Yes Link
22. Cedar Point Amusement Park Sandusky, OH Yes Link
23. Chuck's Arcade Arcade Oklahoma City, OK Yes
24. Chuck's Arcade Arcade Salem, NH Yes
25. Cidercade @ Houston Bar Houston, TX Yes Link
26. Colonial Soldier Arcade Arcade Deptford Township, NJ Yes Link
27. Daytona Arcade Museum Arcade Daytona Beach, FL Yes Link
28. Dorky's Bar Arcade Arcade Tacoma, WA Yes Link
29. Edmonds Farm Arcade Arcade Lancaster, VA Yes
30. Emporium @ Wicker Park Bar Chicago, IL Yes Link
31. Flashback Arcade Arcade Murfreesboro, TN Yes Link
32. Flippers Arcade Grandy, NC Yes Link
33. Flynn's Retrocade Arcade Roy, UT Yes Link
34. Four Quarters, The Bar London, UK Yes Link
35. Free Play Arlington Arcade Arlington, TX Yes Link
36. Free Play Richardson Bar Richardson, TX Yes Link
37. Full Blast Arcade Arcade North Ridgeville, OH Yes Link
38. Fun O Rama Arcade York, ME Yes Link
39. Funspot - also includes ACAM Family Center Laconia, NH Yes Link
40. Galloping Ghost Arcade Arcade Brookfield, IL Yes Link
41. Game Gallery Arcade Langhorne, PA Yes Link
42. Game Preserve, The Arcade Spring, TX Yes Link
43. Game Terminal Super Arcade and Bar Bar Nashville, TN Yes Link
44. Gamers Warehouse Other Tucson, AZ Yes Link
45. Garcade Arcade Menomonee Falls, WI Yes Link
46. Garden City Pavilion Arcade Arcade Murrells Inlet, SC Yes
47. Grinkers Grand Palace Arcade Eagle, ID Yes Link
48. Headquarters Beercade Bar Chicago, IL Yes Link
49. High Scores @ Hayward Arcade Hayward, CA Yes
50. Hooligans Arcade @ Alabaster Arcade Alabaster, AL Yes Link
51. Hot Poop Other Walla Walla, WA Yes Link
52. Hyperspace Arcade Lakewood, CO Yes Link
53. Intl. Center for the History of Electronic Games Other Rochester, NY Yes Link
54. Izzy's Arcade Bar Bar Niles, IL Yes Link
55. Kennywood Amusement Park West Mifflin, PA Yes Link
56. Klassic Arcade 1.0 Arcade Gobles, MI Yes Link
57. Klassic Arcade 3.0 Arcade Paw Paw, MI Yes Link
58. Level 257 Restaurant Schaumburg, IL Yes Link
59. Main Street Amusements Arcade Lafayette, IN Yes Link
60. Manitou Penny Arcade Arcade Manitou Springs, CO Yes Link
61. Marcade Family Fun Center Family Center Dover, NJ Yes Link
62. Morristown Game Vault Arcade Morristown, NJ Yes Link
63. Museum of the Moving Image Other Astoria, NY Yes Link
64. National Video Game Museum Arcade Frisco, TX Yes Link
65. Next Level Pinball Shop & Museum Arcade Hillsboro, OR Yes Link
66. Nickel Mania Family Center Murray, UT Yes Link
67. Nickel! Nickel! 5c Games Arcade Garden Grove, CA Yes Link
68. OH WOW! @ Madera Arcade Madera, CA Yes Link
69. OH WOW! @ Merced Arcade Merced, CA Yes Link
70. Past Times Arcade Arcade Girard, OH Yes Link
71. Phoenix Nest Classic Video Arcade Other Mount Vernon, WA Yes Link
72. Pinball Hall of Fame Arcade Las Vegas, NV Yes Link
73. Pinball PA Arcade Aliquippa, PA Yes Link
74. Pinball Wizard Arcade (closed) Arcade Pelham, NH Yes Link
75. Pinballz Arcade Arcade Austin , TX Yes Link
76. Pixel Blast Arcade Arcade Lisle, IL Yes Link
77. Playland Park Family Center Flint, MI Yes Link
78. Primal Arcade Arcade Alpharetta, GA Yes Link
79. Retrocade Arcade Rowlett, TX Yes Link
80. Richie Knucklez (closed) Arcade Flemington, NJ Yes Link
81. RocK The Mall (Richie Knucklez Arcade) Arcade Rockaway , NJ Yes Link
82. Route 66 Arcade Museum Arcade Atlanta, IL Yes Link
83. Scandia Family Fun Center Arcade Fairfield, CA Yes Link
84. Silverball Pinball Arcade Arcade Asbury Park, NJ Yes Link
85. Spacebar Arcade Arcade Boise, ID Yes Link
86. Spil:Museet Other Ikast, DK Yes Link
87. Starcade Arcade Roseville, MN Yes Link
88. StarFighters Arcade Arcade Mesa, AZ Yes Link
89. Stella's Lounge Bar Grand Rapids, MI Yes Link
90. Tapcade Crossroads Bar Kansas City, MO Yes Link
91. The 1up – Colfax Bar Denver, CO Yes Link
92. The Arcade Arcade Wichita, KS Yes Link
93. The Game is Afoot Arcade Arcade Warrington, PA Yes Link
94. The Game Preserve NASA Arcade Webster, TX Yes Link
95. The Gamer's Garage Arcade Arcade Marseilles, IL Yes Link
96. The Place, Retro Arcade Arcade Cincinnati, OH Yes
97. Tilt Arcade Bar@London Bar London, ON Yes Link
98. Timeline Arcade @ York Arcade York, PA Yes Link
99. Underground Retrocade Arcade West Dundee, IL Yes Link
100. Up Down @ Nashville Bar Nashville, TN Yes Link
101. Up-Down @ Minneapolis Bar Minneapolis, MN Yes Link
102. Vector Volcano Arcade Bar Bend, OR Yes Link
103. Vintage Vault Arcade Arcade Mukwonago, WI Yes Link
104. West County Lanes Bowling Alley Ellisville, MO Yes Link
105. YESTERcades Arcade Red Bank, NJ Yes Link
106. YESTERcades Somerville Arcade Somerville, NJ Yes Link
107. Yetee Station Arcade Aurora, IL Yes Link
108. Z82 Retrocade Arcade Sherwood, AR Yes
109. Zanzabar Restaurant Louisville, KY Yes Link
There Are 109 Locations Listed
Recent Scores
51,900
Brandon Travis
7/7/2025
202,340
Ed Palenik
7/7/2025
10,660
Andrew Iwaszko
7/7/2025
56,850
Brad Bach
7/7/2025
23,637,440
Sean Mackey
7/6/2025