Space Launcher

Space Launcher was produced by Nintendo in 1979.

A space-themed game where the player controls a ship at the bottom of the screen which must fire at attacking enemy ships and destroy them.

In Space Launcher, your job is to navigate an unarmed mining vessel to the moon to gather ore. Along the way, you must dodge space junk and hostile aliens, who will shoot at you. When you get close to the alien ships, a shield will appear around you, protecting you and destroying ships you come into contact with, but you are still prone to enemy fire. You must enter one of four docking stations, each having a score that is constantly changing. Then you must return to Earth.