Editing Stargate (1981 video game) (section)

{{Short description|1981 video game}}
{{About|the 1980s Stargate video game|the game based on the film|Stargate (1995 console video game)|other uses|Stargate (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox video game
| title = Stargate
| image = Stargate flyer.png
| caption = North American arcade flyer
| developer = [[Vid Kidz]] (arcade)<br>[[HAL Laboratory]] (NES)
| publisher = [[WMS Industries|Williams Electronics]] (arcade)<br>HAL Laboratory (NES)
| designer = [[Eugene Jarvis]]<br>[[Larry DeMar]]
| platforms = [[Arcade video game|Arcade]], [[Apple II]], [[Atari 2600]], [[Commodore 64]], [[IBM PC]], [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]], [[Amiga]], [[Atari ST]]
| release = {{vgrelease|NA|October 21, 1981}}
| genre = [[Scrolling shooter]]
| modes = 1-2 players alternating turns
| arcade system = 
}}

'''''Stargate''''' is a horizontally [[scrolling shooter]] released as an  [[arcade video game]] in 1981 by [[WMS Industries|Williams Electronics]]. Created by [[Eugene Jarvis]] and [[Larry DeMar]], it is a sequel to ''[[Defender (1981 video game)|Defender]]'' which was released earlier in the year. It was the first of only three productions from [[Vid Kidz]], an independent development house formed by Jarvis and DeMar. Some home ports of ''Stargate'' were renamed to '''''Defender II''''' for legal reasons.

This sequel adds new ships to the alien fleet, including Firebombers, Yllabian Space Guppies, Dynamos, Phreds, Big Reds, Munchies and Space Hums. The Defender ship is now equipped with an Inviso cloaking device, which renders the ship invulnerable when activated, but has a limited charge. A Stargate transports the ship to any humanoid in trouble. There are two special stages: the Yllabian Dogfight, first appearing at wave 5 and recurring every 10 waves; and the Firebomber Showdown, first appearing at wave 10 and also recurring every 10 waves.