Tangentg Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 (edited) I've been wondering about this for some time now. What are those things that fly across the screen that aren't the bombers? I always thought they looked like alien ships with blinking lights and two eyes: Now, according to Strategy Wiki, they are satellites, but when I think of artificial satellites, these are the ones that come to mind, and they aren't even inside the Earth's atmosphere: After some searching, the closest I've come to is this (the Sputnik satellite): So, what have you seen those things in Missile Command as? And what are they actually supposed to be? The type of satellite I've shown in the last image? And if so, is there a name for this type of satellite? Since I only know the name of this specific satellite, Sputnik. Edited August 19, 2016 by Tangentg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bomberpunk Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 giant dildos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schizophretard Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 In the arcade flyer they are called killer satellites and the closest thing I can find to it is: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trinity Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 In the arcade flyer they are called killer satellites and the closest thing I can find to it is: Yup! Killer Satellite. http://www.arcadeadventures.com/atari-missile-command-control-panel/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tangentg Posted August 19, 2016 Author Share Posted August 19, 2016 Ah, thank you both, Schizophretard and Trinity. Guess I'll start picturing those as satellites with big skulls on them now 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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