Nautilus (video game)

Nautilus is a video game for Atari 8-bit computers created by Mike Potter and published by Synapse Software in 1982.

The ship's primary task is to ferry repair crews from the right side of the map back to the left, dropping them into an elevator that takes them to the bottom of the ocean.

From there they quickly move back towards the right through a tube on the ocean floor, instantly repairing the buildings directly above them as they pass.

The delay between dropping charges and them reaching the submarine is enough to allow the sub to destroy an average building before they arrive, so the ship cannot easily directly attack the sub in order to prevent it from winning.

[7]: 33  In an article about Synapse, an InfoWorld author noted no one was examining their highly rated relational database program, in favour of watching a game of Nautilus being played.

On the top screen, the Colossus is moving to pick up the repair crew. On the lower screen, the Nautilus is preparing to retrieve the grey power core in the middle of the green building. A pink depth charge is falling behind the Nautilus , and frogman awaits the subs approach (on the bottom, green).