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Tower defense facts for kids

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A simple tower defense game.

Tower Defense games are a fun type of video game. In these games, you build special towers. Your goal is to stop enemies from reaching your base. If too many enemies get through, you lose the game.

History of Tower Defense Games

The first game that was a lot like a tower defense game was Rampart. It came out in 1990 from Atari Games.

Later, players started making their own tower defense games. They used tools inside popular games like StarCraft (1998) and Warcraft III (2002). These games let people create new maps and challenges.

Early Online Tower Defense Games

Independent game makers also started creating tower defense games. The first one made using Flash was Flash Element Tower Defense. It came out in January 2007.

Soon after, Desktop Tower Defense was released in March 2007. This game became very popular. It even won an award from the Independent Games Festival.

Images for kids

  • Nintendo Game&Watch - Green House

    Green House, a popular 1982 handheld game by Nintendo

  • Tower defense (micro td)

    Simple 1-bit tower defense game for Arduboy.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Defensa de torres para niños

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