Editing Robotron: 2084 (section)

=== Remakes and sequels ===
[[File:RobotronX-gameplay.jpg|thumb|''Robotron X'' has gameplay similar to the original, but with 3D graphics.]]

Vid Kidz developed an official sequel, ''[[Blaster (video game)|Blaster]]'', in 1983. The game is set in the same universe and takes place in 2085 in a world overrun by Robotrons.<ref name="Retro60" /><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?game_id=7145 | title = Blaster Videogame by Williams (1983) | publisher = [[Killer List of Videogames]] | access-date = 2009-03-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=3055 | title = Blaster - Overview - allgame | publisher = [[Allgame]] | first = Earl | last = Green | access-date = 2009-03-17 | archive-date = 2009-07-01 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090701004255/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=3055 | url-status = dead }}</ref> Jarvis planned to develop other sequels, but the [[video game crash of 1983]] halted most video game production for a few years.<ref name="Retro60"/> Williams considered creating a proper sequel in the mid-1980s as well as a film adaptation.<ref name="Arc-Treasure-3">{{cite video game | title= [[Midway Arcade Treasures]] | developer= [[Backbone Entertainment|Digital Eclipse]] | publisher= [[Midway Games]] | date= 2003-11-18 | platform= [[PlayStation 2]] | level= Joust 2 Interview Clip #2}}</ref><ref name="Arc-Treasure-4">{{cite video game | title= [[Midway Arcade Treasures]] | developer= [[Backbone Entertainment|Digital Eclipse]] | publisher= [[Midway Games]] | date= 2003-11-18 | platform= [[PlayStation 2]] | level= The Inside Story On Joust}}</ref>

[[Atari Corporation]] and Williams announced plans to develop an update of ''Robotron'' intended for the [[Atari Jaguar]] but this project was never released.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Dayes|first=Albert|url=http://www.atarihq.com/jeo/archive.htm|title=Digital Briefs - Industry News - Atari News - Atari & Williams Join Forces|magazine=Atari Explorer Online|volume=3|issue=12|publisher=Subspace Publishers|date=October 9, 1994|access-date=2019-04-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303202933/http://www.atarihq.com/jeo/archive.htm|archive-date=2016-03-03|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3AGamePro_US_066.pdf&page=230|title=ProNews: Williams Makes Jaguar, Ultra 64 Plans|magazine=[[GamePro]]|issue=66|publisher=[[International Data Group|IDG]]|date=January 1995|page=85|access-date=2018-07-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180728191619/https://retrocdn.net/index.php?title=File%3AGamePro_US_066.pdf&page=230|archive-date=2018-07-28|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1996, the company released a sequel with 3D graphics titled ''[[Robotron X]]'' for the Sony [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]] (''Robotron 64'' on the [[Nintendo 64]] in 1998,) and personal computers.

''Robotron: 2084'' has been included in several multi-platform compilations: the 1996 ''[[Williams Arcade's Greatest Hits]]'', the 2000 ''[[Midway's Greatest Arcade Hits]]'', the 2003 ''[[Midway Arcade Treasures]]'', and the 2012 ''[[Midway Arcade Origins]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=2356 |title=Williams Arcade's Greatest Hits - Overview - allgame |publisher=[[Allgame]] |first=Brett Alan |last=Weiss |access-date=2009-03-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090701003623/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=2356 |archive-date=2009-07-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=25340 | author = All Game Staff | title = Midway's Greatest Arcade Hits: Vol. 1 - Overview - allgame | publisher = [[Allgame]] | access-date = 2009-03-18 | archive-date = 2009-07-01 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090701003624/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=25340 | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://ps2.ign.com/articles/433/433090p1.html | title = Midway Arcade Treasures | first = Craig | last = Harris | date = 2003-08-11 | website = IGN | access-date = 2009-02-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2012/11/14/midway-arcade-origins-review|title=Midway Arcade Origins Review |website=Ign.com|date=14 November 2012}}</ref> In 2000, a web-based version of ''Robotron: 2084'', along with nine other classic arcade games, were published on [[Shockwave.com]] (a website related to [[Adobe Shockwave]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/news/2565653.html |title=Midway Coming Back At You |first=Sam |last=Parker |website=[[GameSpot]] |date=2000-05-05 |access-date=2009-03-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090827023427/http://www.gamespot.com/news/2565653.html |archive-date=2009-08-27}}</ref> Four years later, [[Midway Games]] also launched a website featuring the Shockwave versions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/action/midwayarcadetreasures/news.html?sid=6108563 |title=Midway Arcade Treasures Web site goes live |first=Chris |last=Kohler |website=[[GameSpot]] |date=2004-09-24 |access-date=2009-03-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130102235547/http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/action/midwayarcadetreasures/news.html?sid=6108563 |archive-date=2013-01-02}}</ref>

In 2004, Midway Games planned to release a plug and play version of ''Robotron: 2084'' as part of a line of TV Games, but this was never released.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://gear.ign.com/articles/492/492930p1.html | title = Midway's TV Games | first = Craig | last = Harris | date = 2004-02-17 | website = IGN | access-date = 2009-02-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.vavasour.ca/jeff/games.html#midwaytv | title = Jeff Vavasour's Video And Computer Game Page | first = Jeff | last = Vavasour | date = 2009-02-16 | access-date = 2009-05-01}}</ref> ''Robotron: 2084'' became available for download via [[Microsoft]]'s [[Xbox Live Arcade]] in November 2005. This version included high-definition graphics and two-player cooperative multiplayer with one player controlling the movement and another the shooting. Scores were tracked via an online ranking system.<ref name="XBLA">{{cite web|url=http://uk.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/robotron2084/review.html |title=Robotron: 2084 Review |first=Jeff |last=Gerstmann |website=[[GameSpot]] |date=2005-12-20 |access-date=2009-03-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061130011017/http://uk.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/robotron2084/review.html |archive-date=2006-11-30}}</ref> In February 2010, however, Microsoft removed it from the service citing permission issues.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/robotron2084/news.html?sid=6250999 | title = Midway XBLA games pulled | website = GameSpot | first = Brendan | last = Sinclair | date = 2010-02-17 | access-date = 2011-02-15}}</ref>

''Robotron: 2084'' is playable in the ''[[Lego Dimensions]]'' ''Midway Arcade'' level pack.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Crecente |first1=Brian |title=Lego Dimensions delivers a playable video game museum with Midway Arcade |url=https://www.polygon.com/2016/3/24/11296570/lego-dimensions-midway-arcade-interview |website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] |publisher=[[Vox Media]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324165824/https://www.polygon.com/2016/3/24/11296570/lego-dimensions-midway-arcade-interview |archive-date=March 24, 2016 |date=March 24, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref>