[Mac][late eighties-early nineties?] Game where you shot incoming planes and paratroopers

Airborne!

Platform(s): It was an old Mac that looked more or less like this

Estimated year of release: late eighties-early nineties?

Graphics/art style: Was a long time ago, but... the falling paratroopers seemed to be stick figures I think?

Notable gameplay mechanics: You controlled a gun turret in the left corner of the screen. The objective was to shoot planes and falling paratroopers before they reached your gun and killed you, ending the game.

Other details: I played this game with my dad when I was pretty young. I have no idea what it's called, who published it, etc.

Posted Feb 18, 2015, 4:37 AM UTC

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tdotgoat•

A search of the Macintosh Garden yields Airborne! which looks about right.

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celestialwolfOP•

YES! That's the one! Thank you!

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qumqam•

What you're describing sounds like Sabotage for the Apple ][ : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabotage_(video_game)

According to Moby Games, these are clones: http://www.mobygames.com/game-group/sabotage-paratrooper-variants

From your description of the turret being off to the side, I'm guessing Airborne: http://www.mobygames.com/game/airborne was the game you're thinking of.

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geforce2187•

Beach Head?

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