Defender

A restored Williams Defender upright from 1981, running the attract mode of its final Red Label software. The deep-space side art and the starfield around the screen are handsome, but the control panel is what everyone remembers. Eugene Jarvis's design pairs the joystick with five buttons for fire, thrust, reverse, hyperspace and smart bomb. Learning where each one sits takes real practice, and it is exactly why good Defender players look like they are playing an instrument.