A Brief History of Alien Games! (feat. The Predator)

First appearing in Ridley Scott's 1979 film, the "alien" has been one of science fiction's most iconic creatures. Deadly, cunning and generally all round frightening as heck - it's a mainstay of pop culture - and this translates to video game appearances as well. Occasionally referred to as the Xenomorph, it has appeared in nearly 50 games since 1982's Atari 2600 game.
In this video, we take a look at many of the video game appearances of the xenomorph! Spanning multiple platforms, generations, and genres (and, of course, varying degrees of quality), this video presents a brief history of the Alien in video games!
NOTE: the xenomorph's appearances are also often intertwined with the appearance of another sci-fi movie legend - the Predator. Accordingly, in this video, you will see many appearances of the Predator as well. The focus, however, will remain on the Xenomorph.
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CREDIT:
Footage for Aliens Armageddon/Alien Covenant courtesy of / thearcadegamer

[@GaryRetroGamer]

COMPLETE GAMELIST
1 - Alien (Atari 2600 - 1982) 00:00:05
2 - Alien (Amstrad CPC.C64, ZX Spectrum - 1984) 00:00:18
3 - Aliens: The Computer Game (Apple 2e. Amstrad CPC, C64, ZX Spectrum) - 1986), 00:00:31
4 - Aliens: The Computer Game (Amstrad CPC, C64, MSX, ZX Spectrum - 1986) 00:00:44
5 - Aliens: Alien 2 (MSX - 1987) 00:00:57
6 - Aliens (Arcade - 1990) 00:01:10
7 - Alien 3 (Amiga - 1992) 00:01:23
8 - Alien 3 (SMS - 1992) 00:01:36
9 - Alien 3 (C64 - 1992 00:01:49
10 - Alien 3 (NES - 1993) 00:02:02
11 - Alien 3 (Genesis - 1993) 00:02:15
12 - Alien 3 (Game Gear - 1994) 00:02:28
13 - Alien vs. Predator (SNES - 1993) 00:02:41
14 - Alien 3 (Gameboy - 1993) 00:02:54
15 - Alien 3 (SNES - 1993) 00:03:07
16 - Alien vs Predator: The Last of His Clan (Gameboy - 1993) 00:03:20
17 - Alien 3: The Gun (Arcade - 1993) 00:03:33
18 - Alien vs. Predator (Arcade - 1994) 00:03:46
19 - Alien vs Predator (Jaguar - 1994) 00:03:59
20 - Aliens A Comic Book Adventure (PC - 1995) 00:04:12
21 - Alien Trilogy (Saturn PS1 PC - 1996) 00:04:25
22 - Aliens vs. Predator (PC - 1999) 00:04:38
23 - Alien Resurrection (PS1 - 2000) 00:04:51
24 - Aliens: Thanatos Encounter (GBC - 2001) 00:05:04
25 - Aliens vs Predator 2 (PC - 2001) 00:05:17
26 - Aliens vs Predator 2: Primal Hunt (PC - 2002) 00:05:30
27 - Aliens vs Predator Extinction (PS2 Xbox - 2003) 00:05:43
28 - Aliens: Unleashed (J2ME - 2003) 00:05:56
29 - Alien Vs. Predator (J2ME - 2004) 00:06:09
30 - Alien Vs. Predator (J2ME - 2004) 00:06:22
31 - Aliens: Extermination (Arcade - 2006 ) 00:06:35
32 - Aliens vs Predator: Requiem (PSP - 2007) 00:06:48
33 - Aliens vs. Predator 2: Requiem (J2ME - 2007) 00:07:01
34 - Aliens vs Predator (Various - 2010) 00:07:14
35 - Aliens Infestation (DS - 2011) 00:07:27
36 - Aliens: Colonial Marines (Various - 2014) 00:07:40
37 - AVP: Evolution (Android - 2013) 00:07:53
38 - Aliens Armagaeddon (Arcade - 2014) 00:08:06
39 - Alien Isolation (Various - 2014) 00:08:19
40 - Mortal Kombat X (Various - 2016) 00:08:32
41 - Pinball FX3: Aliens vs Pinball (2017) 00:08:45
42 - Alien: Covenant (Arcade - 2017) 00:09:08
43 - Dead by Daylight: Alien (Various - 2021) 00:09:21
44 - Alien Blackout (Mobile - 2019) 00:09:34
45 - Aliens: Fireteam Elite (Various - 2021) 00:09:47

[@jiraiya0698]

Alien vs Predator from Capcom and Aliens: Infestation on the DS are two amazing gems.

[@bok3rnes425]

Great history and Evolution of Aliens video games Gary. Amazing work❤❤❤

[@ColonelNegative]

Amazing to watch your video and remember how much of our gaming DNA is composed of Alien games.

[@srvuk]

Some great examples of the genre that really get the hairs standing up on the back of your hands.

[@lurkerrekrul]

Alien 1984 - I bought this as a budget game in a supermarket, for the C64. It was hanging on a rack with other cheap games, all in thin, plastic, clamshell cases. I don't remember exactly what it had in the way of instructions, but I can say for sure that it didn't have an actual manual because I never knew how to play it. Apparently in Europe/UK it had a full manual that explained what to do. I think I just got a single printed sheet.
Aliens: the Computer game (US) - I loved this one. Sure, it was just a collection of minigames, but I enjoyed it. I eventually was able to finish it without losing a single life. Not every time though, as it required a bit of luck on some of the screens.
Aliens versus Predator (1999) - I enjoyed this, although I was a little disappointed that the levels weren't connected in any way. Also a pain in the butt to get working properly due to changes made by Nvidia to their drivers.
Aliens versus Predator 2 - Now the levels are connected, but also HEAVILY scripted. Yes, I know many other games of that era were also heavily scripted, but here it just felt even more artificial somehow. "Oh look, a long corridor. I'll bet I get attacked right when I cross the half way point, just like I did in the last four long corridors." You start out as a face hugger and supposedly have to find a suitable host to attach to, but in reality, there's only a single NPC that you can successfully attack. Would it have killed them to add some randomness?

[@nikoladedic6623]

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[@GaryRetroGamer]

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