Challenger is the newest video game to be introduced by Centuri.
The Spaceship must avoid colliding with the Rings, or it will explode into a starburst of brilliant colors. The Spaceship dodges the Energy Ring by moving right or left across the playfield, while bursting them with the Spaceship's 3-directional guns.
Spaceship is further protected by a feature called a “Warp.” Pressing up or down on the joypad will teleport you to the opposite side of the screen. It is also equipped with Superbomb that will burst every objects on screen. The ring on the other hand will shrink in size instead, unless it is already at the smallest size. One Super Bomb per ship.
If the spaceship has survived 50 seconds of playing time in a sector, it automatically advance to the next sector. You can complete a sector early by destroying all the bogeys, Rings and the bonus bug isn't standing in place.
| PRODUCT CODE: | 2432 |
| NAME: | Challenger |
| PLATFORM: | ColecoVision Compatible System |
| PROGRAMMER: | Chris Derrig |
| MEDIA: | Cartridge |
| VARIATION: | US Box |
| RELEASE DATE: | 2020 |
In 1982 Coleco reached an agreement with the game maker Centuri for licenses to three arcade games: Phoenix, Vanguard, and Challenger.
Then just before the contract was to be signed, Atari won the license by making a higher offer and even if the games were announced, they never appeared on the ColecoVision.
In the 1982 Press Kit, Challenger is part of the Arcade Game Series. The reference number of the game is 2432 (the same as Mr. Turtle, another vaporware, in then first game catalogue). The same way, the ref number of the vaporware Phoenix (2415) was used later for the game Space Fury.
