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is a fixed shooter in which the players take control of an unnamed starship from the
Interstellar Space Force with a mission to prevent the Gorfian Empire from conquering Earth. The ship is capable of moving freely in all directions around the lower third of the screen under the control of a
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of the game. Gameplay continues until the player loses all of their lives.
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2081:. Vol. 7, no. 11. Reese Communications. pp. 28–29.
2075:(February 1984). "Arcade Alley: The 1984 Arcade Awards, Part II".
2040:(February 1983). "Arcade Alley: The Fourth Annual Arcade Awards".
1491:. Toronto, New York, London, Sydney: Bantam Books. p. 29-36.
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On July 8, 2019, Matthew
Garrett set a new world record score in
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Gorfian robot which taunts the player, powered by the
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with five distinct levels, the first of which is based on
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1543:"ClassicGaming Expo 2000: Arcade Games Get A Personality"
2013:"Third Wave - Reviews - Video Game Buyer's Guide - Gorf"
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spelled backwards; "Frog" was the nickname of designer
1639:"Gorf - Commodore 64, C64 Games, Reviews & Music!"
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2206:. No. 16. Reese Publishing Company. p. 69.
1422:"GameSpy's Top 50 Arcade Games of All-Time (Page 3)"
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beam, and a red miniature version of the Gorf robot.
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679:: As the name implies, this mission is a clone of
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1457:. New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 101-4.
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2265:1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die
1702:"GORF (Atari Video Computer System) - Review"
1577:"Gorf - Videogame by Midway Manufacturing Co"
1257:1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die
1219:The arcade version reached the top of the US
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1905:"Game Reviews - Gorf - Coleco/ColecoVision"
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573:Players can advance through the ranks of
2488:. Jaguar Front Page News. Archived from
1839:"Game Reviews - Gorf - Commodore/VIC-20"
1190:Best Computer Game Audio-Visual Effects
622:"I am the Gorfian consciousness/Empire".
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640:"You cannot escape the Gorfian robots".
530:Astro Battles, the game's first mission
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2011:Dimetrosky, Raymond (November 1983).
1940:from the original on October 11, 2017
1884:from the original on October 23, 2016
1851:from the original on October 23, 2016
1811:Spencer, Spanner (October 26, 2007).
1746:from the original on 14 November 2014
1714:from the original on 15 November 2014
1682:from the original on 14 November 2014
514:stage because the Japanese developer
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2518:. Consolevision.com. 5 August 2005.
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1608:"1980 - The GORF Coin-op Video Game"
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631:"Robot warriors, seek and destroy".
625:"My Gorfian robots are unbeatable".
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1734:"GORF (Commodore 64/128) - Review"
1618:from the original on March 7, 2009
1587:from the original on June 10, 2017
518:owns the rights to the franchise.
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2432:McFerran, Damien (July 7, 2023).
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2100:Semrad, Steve (February 2006).
1290:In 2006, an unlicensed port of
1236:Regarding the VIC-20 version,
1208:Top 200 Best Games of All Time
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2401:Ragan, Jess (April 4, 2010).
2196:Komar, Charlene (June 1983).
2000:July–August 1983. p. 39.
1934:Argus Specialist Publications
1924:Donald, Tom (June 28, 1983).
1813:"Gorf • Too bad, Space Cadet"
1488:How to Master the Video Games
1254:is included in the 2010 book
722:Star Trek: The Motion Picture
619:"Gorfians take no prisoners".
476:Galactic Orbiting Robot Force
2484:Dolce, Mike (May 19, 2002).
2373:"Top Ten Atari Jaguar Games"
1903:Steere, Noel (August 1983).
1392:"Atari 400 800 XL XE - Gorf"
2229:Salm, Walter (March 1984).
1870:Mills, Kim (January 1983).
1777:. August 1983. p. 109.
1455:How to Beat the Video Games
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2858:Bandai Namco Entertainment
2697:Galaxian3: Project Dragoon
1988:"Tubes - Cassettes - Gorf"
1453:Blanchet, Michael (1982).
1368:"Gorf [Model 873]"
1174:Best Solitaire Video Game
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3015:Multiplayer hotseat games
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2736:Galaga: Destination Earth
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2591:Killer List of Videogames
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1996:(in French). No. 6.
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1200:Electronic Gaming Monthly
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637:"Survival is impossible".
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3025:Video games about robots
2231:"VIC Game Buyer's Guide"
1797:Computer and Video Games
1770:Computer and Video Games
1670:"GORF (Arcade) - Review"
1485:Hirschfeld, Tom (1981).
942:Computer and Video Games
510:The home ports omit the
495:. The game makes use of
2344:"Atari Jaguar Timeline"
2327:"En Bref... - Jaguar".
1998:Editions Mondiales S.A.
2818:Galaga 30th Collection
2403:"GameBoy Advance GORF"
1789:"Complete Games Guide"
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67:Nuvatec (ColecoVision)
3035:CBS Electronics games
2704:Attack of the Zolgear
2298:"Secrets of Ms. Gorf"
2125:Kubey, Craig (1982).
1930:Home Computing Weekly
1294:was released for the
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787:Atari 8-bit computers
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2302:Metro Silicon Valley
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471:Midway Manufacturing
469:released in 1981 by
440:2 player alternating
2270:Universe Publishing
2262:Mott, Tony (2010).
1732:Alan Weiss, Brett.
1700:Alan Weiss, Brett.
1637:Lemon, Kim (2003).
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3005:Midway video games
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2965:Arcade video games
2825:Arcade Game Series
2743:Galaga Arrangement
2711:Galaga Arrangement
2017:Video Games Player
1372:arcade-history.com
1268:A planned sequel,
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2765:Galaga Legions DX
2379:. June 23, 2014.
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2142:978-0-446-37115-5
1775:Future Publishing
1581:arcade-museum.com
1520:(Arcade Longplay)
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1438:October 1,
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1377:2018-10-06
1341:References
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795:Atari 5200
791:Atari 2600
733:Enterprise
689:Space Warp
267:Atari 5200
263:Atari 2600
179:Doctorsoft
2602:MobyGames
2526:12 August
2417:April 27,
2312:April 18,
2214:August 1,
2181:April 27,
2171:0174-741X
2162:TeleMatch
2087:0147-8907
2052:0147-8907
1974:0174-741X
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1944:April 26,
1888:April 26,
1855:April 26,
1818:Eurogamer
1653:April 27,
1622:April 27,
1333:Stratovox
1087:TeleMatch
1053:(VIC-20)
973:(VIC-20)
956:Eurogamer
850:(Arcade)
826:Reception
821:Reception
815:Galaxians
799:BBC Micro
731:Starship
699:Flag Ship
677:Galaxians
661:parabolic
512:Galaxians
453:Astrocade
380:BBC Micro
364:5200, C64
272:BBC Micro
222:Commodore
168:BBC Micro
137:Commodore
2669:Galaxian
2638:Galaxian
2580:GameFAQs
2550:Archived
2520:Archived
2516:DCVision
2496:June 22,
2446:Archived
2411:Archived
2381:Archived
2296:(2001).
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2241:Archived
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1744:Archived
1712:Archived
1680:Archived
1647:Archived
1616:Archived
1585:Archived
1432:Archived
1326:See also
1270:Ms. Gorf
1211:(Arcade)
693:wormhole
682:Galaxian
645:Missions
548:Galaxian
540:joystick
522:Gameplay
492:Galaxian
419:Genre(s)
2906:Portals
2846:Related
2721:Console
2589:at the
2471:GameGO!
2329:ReVival
1739:AllGame
1707:AllGame
1675:AllGame
1526:YouTube
1427:GameSpy
1104:(2600)
997:(2600)
879:(2600)
845:AllGame
785:to the
762:Release
756:college
754:during
704:Phoenix
605:Warrior
598:General
591:Colonel
584:Captain
430:Mode(s)
295:Release
2892:Pixels
2683:Gaplus
2676:Galaga
2661:Arcade
2542:"Gorf"
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1264:Legacy
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1192:(2600)
1187:(1984)
1176:(2600)
1171:(1983)
1153:Awards
908:(C64)
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809:, and
783:ported
603:Space
596:Space
589:Space
582:Space
575:Space
501:Votrax
465:is an
307:Arcade
287:VIC-20
253:Arcade
196:Coleco
125:VIC-20
100:Roklan
85:Midway
65:(2600)
55:Midway
2920:1980s
2853:Namco
2782:Other
2746:(PSP)
2236:Ahoy!
2078:Video
2043:Video
1792:(PDF)
1518:Gorf
1277:Forth
1245:Ahoy!
1206:#183
1184:Video
1168:Video
1161:Award
838:Score
774:Ports
671:laser
577:Cadet
516:Namco
2878:Gorf
2597:Gorf
2586:Gorf
2575:Gorf
2528:2019
2498:2019
2419:2019
2314:2013
2274:ISBN
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2183:2019
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1970:ISSN
1946:2019
1890:2019
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462:Gorf
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391:1983
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