 "Defender 2000" made its appearance on the showfloor of WCES 1995, E3 1995 and Autumn ECTS '95.It was also covered by the magazine press that were invited to Atari Corp.'s US and UK divisions.During development of the game, Minter said he felt the game would most likely be for the Atari Jaguar CD, and that he intended to use the extra space of the CD-ROM format for a documentary section which would include, among other things, an interview with Eugene Jarvis, one of the creators of the original "Defender".