Inside Jokes
Stargate adds several new enemies to the lineup originally introduced in Defender. The names of most of the new creations are based on inside jokes.
The original enemies are now known as "The Irata." Irata is the name of Williams competitor Atari spelled backwards. One of the other new enemies is also named after a competitor, "Yllabian Space Guppies." Bally Midway was a major competitor with Williams in both the videogame and pinball markets. Another new enemy is the "Dynamo," which breaks into several small "Space Hums." This is in homage to the song Dinah-Moe Humm by Frank Zappa. Three new arrivals, "Phreds," "Big Reds," and "Munchies," vaguely resemble Pac-Man, a game released in the U.S. by Bally.
The Immortals on the High Scores page has factory defaults that are demonstrative of various information. The #1 high score is held by the fictitious "Phred Williams" with 102181 points, indicative of the game's release date of October 21, 1981. The #2 and #3 high scores are held by "VID" and "KID" respectively, indicative of the Vid Kidz software development studio. The #6 high score is held by "LED", indicative of Vid Kidz co-founder Lawrence E. DeMar. The #9 high score is held by "EPJ", indicative of Vid Kidz co-founder Eugene Jarvis. Other high scores include other developers on the project, such as "SAM" at #7 for Sam Dicker, and "PGD" at #12 for Paul Dussault.
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