Defender 2000

Jeff Minter returns to the Jaguar, with one of the few games he didn't release under the Llamasoft name!

Unfortunately, this game suffered something of a troubled development due to uncertainty about whether it'd be a cartridge or CD game, though it's probably for the best that it ended up as the former.

Cheat Mode#

Enter BEEST as a high score name to unlock Cheat Mode until the cartridge memory is cleared. You'll hear a sheep baa (of course) if done correctly.

• Press 3 at any time to skip to the next level.
• Press 6 at any time to access the warp screen.

Hidden Minigame#

Enter NOLAN as a high score name to unlock Plazma Pong mode until the cartridge memory is cleared. You'll hear a sheep baa (naturally) and if done correctly, Plazma Pong will appear on the game select alongside all the other Defender variants.

This minigame consists of a simple rendition of Pong with psychadelic backgrounds.

Flossy Mode#

Enter OVINE as a high score name to unlock Flossy Mode until the cartridge memory is cleared. I don't think I need to tell you what sound you'll hear if done correctly.

Now, select Defender Plus on the game select, and press A to play it in Flossy Mode. This replaces the humanoids with pixel-art llamas, and your ship with a JPEG of Flossy, the first of Jeff Minter's many, many pet sheep.

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