Achieved at : 2026-03-01
Rank : 1
(world record)
Lups : 300
Approved :
Yes
Voting completed : 2026-03-08
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Alienator is a shoot-em-up for the Thomson TO range of home computers. It was released in 1989 by Ubisoft. The game was written by Daniel Dochez and Daniel Provenier.
The plot of this game basically makes you the bad guy. Earth needs living space for its people and you have been sent to clear planets of their current inhabitants. They will defend their planet furiously, so you are in for a a tough fight. The game starts with your ship being dropped off by your mothership. You fly over the colourful landscape left or right, like in the game Defender. Waves of aliens of different designs and attack patterns enter the screen, and it is a battle to the death.
Your ship has limited ammo, so don't be wasteful with your shots. The second meter in from the left side of the screen counts down as you fire and when it goes below 50%, the lower gun will be deactivated to save ammo. If the ammo counter reaches zero, you are defenceless. If you destroy all the aliens on a planet, you return to your mothership and move to the next planet - your ammo will be refilled as well.
This is a colourful and fast-paced game. In fact, the graphics feel very much like those from an Amstrad CPC. The landscape moves almost smoothly, just a little bit of jerkiness, but you won't be spending your time looking at it anyway. The enemy attack waves are multicoloured and detailed and they move very quickly. The speed of these waves is very fast indeed, it's insane! The mothership scenes though, are a little slow and jerky. Sound is constant, assaulting your ears with noises in the same way that the graphics assault your eyes.
Gameplay and playability is just ok. Your ship moves responsively to the controls and is just as fast as the aliens. It moves smoothly too. Although the attack waves feature different graphics and attack patterns, the gameplay itself is a bit similar. This leads to some questions over the long-term enjoyment of the game. The high speed of the game makes it tricky to move around the screen, so you do tend to set up a defensive position which takes away from the gameplay. It is certainly fun for a short time though, and I think it is still worth a few plays today.
This run was made on the 1st March 2026. The game has no skill levels and was played on a Thomson TO8, using the DCMOTO emulator. The final score was 1,831,825 points.
Time Stamps:
00:30 Thomson TO8 powered on.
00:40 Game loading and title screens.
01:05 Game starts, planet Astar.
01:37 Down to 50% ammo and the bottom gun disappears.
02:00 Out of ammo.
02:05 First life lost.
03:09 Planet cleared.
03:26 Arriving at planet Exeryus
04:41 'E' pod. Extra ammo awarded (I think).
05:14 Second life lost.
05:31 Planet cleared.
05:48 Arriving at planet Oxydrak.
06:55 Third life lost.
07:44 Fourth life lost.
08:04 Planet cleared.
08:20 Arriving at planet Magnus.
09:15 Fifth life lost. Game Over! Final score 1,831,825 points.
The plot of this game basically makes you the bad guy. Earth needs living space for its people and you have been sent to clear planets of their current inhabitants. They will defend their planet furiously, so you are in for a a tough fight. The game starts with your ship being dropped off by your mothership. You fly over the colourful landscape left or right, like in the game Defender. Waves of aliens of different designs and attack patterns enter the screen, and it is a battle to the death.
Your ship has limited ammo, so don't be wasteful with your shots. The second meter in from the left side of the screen counts down as you fire and when it goes below 50%, the lower gun will be deactivated to save ammo. If the ammo counter reaches zero, you are defenceless. If you destroy all the aliens on a planet, you return to your mothership and move to the next planet - your ammo will be refilled as well.
This is a colourful and fast-paced game. In fact, the graphics feel very much like those from an Amstrad CPC. The landscape moves almost smoothly, just a little bit of jerkiness, but you won't be spending your time looking at it anyway. The enemy attack waves are multicoloured and detailed and they move very quickly. The speed of these waves is very fast indeed, it's insane! The mothership scenes though, are a little slow and jerky. Sound is constant, assaulting your ears with noises in the same way that the graphics assault your eyes.
Gameplay and playability is just ok. Your ship moves responsively to the controls and is just as fast as the aliens. It moves smoothly too. Although the attack waves feature different graphics and attack patterns, the gameplay itself is a bit similar. This leads to some questions over the long-term enjoyment of the game. The high speed of the game makes it tricky to move around the screen, so you do tend to set up a defensive position which takes away from the gameplay. It is certainly fun for a short time though, and I think it is still worth a few plays today.
This run was made on the 1st March 2026. The game has no skill levels and was played on a Thomson TO8, using the DCMOTO emulator. The final score was 1,831,825 points.
Time Stamps:
00:30 Thomson TO8 powered on.
00:40 Game loading and title screens.
01:05 Game starts, planet Astar.
01:37 Down to 50% ammo and the bottom gun disappears.
02:00 Out of ammo.
02:05 First life lost.
03:09 Planet cleared.
03:26 Arriving at planet Exeryus
04:41 'E' pod. Extra ammo awarded (I think).
05:14 Second life lost.
05:31 Planet cleared.
05:48 Arriving at planet Oxydrak.
06:55 Third life lost.
07:44 Fourth life lost.
08:04 Planet cleared.
08:20 Arriving at planet Magnus.
09:15 Fifth life lost. Game Over! Final score 1,831,825 points.