Black Widow
DOWNLOAD
MAME
RETRO
DOWNLOAD:
RETROMAME
Atari
1982
GENRE:
Shooter
DOWNLOAD

Black Widow was a conversion kit for Gravitar, which wasn’t a huge hit when it was released, and it plays like sort of a cross between Tempest and Robotron: 2084. Players control a spider who shoots the bugs crawling in its web to turn them into dollar sign-shaped “grubsteaks” (you know, like spiders do), using one joystick for movement and the other for firing. Some bugs lay eggs, which hatch into more annoying bugs, while others explode or fly around, Galaga-style, and yet another large bug called the Bug Slayer roams around and competes with you to clear out the tasty intruders. The game’s colorful vector graphics set it apart from a lot of games of its time, and it’s actually pretty addictive.

More overlays you may like:
Zwackery
Bally Midway
 – 
1985
Platformer
Zwackery
The King of Dragons
Capcom
 – 
1991
Hack and Slash
The King of Dragons
Liberator
Atari
 – 
1982
Shooter
Liberator
Arkanoid
Taito
 – 
1985
Action
Arkanoid
BROWSE ALL OVERLAYS >
More overlays you may like:
BROWSE ALL OVERLAYS >
Frogger
Konami
 – 
1981
Action
Frogger
Dragon Breed
Irem
 – 
1989
Shoot Em Up
Dragon Breed
Choplifter
Sega
 – 
1985
Shooter
Choplifter
Escape from the Planet of the Robot Monsters
Atari
 – 
1987
Shooter
Escape from the Planet of the Robot Monsters