Platform: Arcade
Region: NTSC-U
Country: United States of America
Developer(s): Williams Electronics, Inc.
Publishers(s): Williams Electronic Games, Inc.
ReleaseDate: 1990-04-01
Players: 2
Co-op: Yes
Smash TV
The core gameplay is similar to that of Eugene Jarvis' earlier Robotron: 2084, with twin-joystick controls and a series of single-screen arenas. While most of the enemies in Robotron: 2084 are visible at the start of a fight, in Smash TV they enter the arena in waves. In each arena, players shoot hordes of enemies that enter via passages on the four edges while collecting temporary power-ups and weapons, piles of money, and gift-wrapped prizes. When all enemies have been killed, one or more exits appear, leading to additional arenas. After completing the first arena in a level, a map shows the overall arrangement of the level and the location of the end-of-level boss. Players cannot backtrack to previously completed areas. Among the game's items are keys. If enough are collected, players can access a bonus level called the Pleasure Dome where players can "collect" hundreds of blue bikini-clad blonde and buxom "babes" akin to the other prizes in the game.
Trailer: YouTube
ESRB Rating: T - Teen
Genre(s): Action | Shooter
