Zarzon
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Zarzon , also known as Satan of Saturn , is an arcade video game developed and Manufacturered by SNK
and Taito
(American license), released in 1981. The gameplay is a variation of Space Invaders
.
Fly your spaceship to Saturn
, then once on Saturn destroy as many Satan's as possible. Additional bonus points can be accumlated by destroying the comet
or attacking dragonflies. An additional spaceship is rewarded if the players score reaches 5,000 or 10,000 points. If the attacking UFO's or enemy rockets are destroyed points will be scored. The game progresses through 4 different screens.
The game has a 1up and 2up player score and High Score tallied at the top of the screen.
The arcade cabinet has one joystick to move the spaceship left to right and guide the missiles.
appeared in the 1983 film
"Joysticks". Zarzon, like a lot of arcade games, uses a character based display. The screen is divided up into individual characters. Each character is usually 8 pixels.
SNK
SNK is a former name of SNK Playmore, a Japanese video game company . This may also refer to:* SNK European Democrats* SNK Union of Independents* Southeast Airlines ICAO code...
and Taito
Taito
Taito may mean:*Taito Corporation, a Japanese developer of video game software and arcade hardware*Taito, Tokyo, a special ward located in Tokyo, Japan*Taito, also known as matai, paramount chiefs according to Fa'a Samoa...
(American license), released in 1981. The gameplay is a variation of Space Invaders
Space Invaders
is an arcade video game designed by Tomohiro Nishikado, and released in 1978. It was originally manufactured and sold by Taito in Japan, and was later licensed for production in the United States by the Midway division of Bally. Space Invaders is one of the earliest shooting games and the aim is to...
.
Gameplay
Saturn
Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and the second largest planet in the Solar System, after Jupiter. Saturn is named after the Roman god Saturn, equated to the Greek Cronus , the Babylonian Ninurta and the Hindu Shani. Saturn's astronomical symbol represents the Roman god's sickle.Saturn,...
, then once on Saturn destroy as many Satan's as possible. Additional bonus points can be accumlated by destroying the comet
Comet
A comet is an icy small Solar System body that, when close enough to the Sun, displays a visible coma and sometimes also a tail. These phenomena are both due to the effects of solar radiation and the solar wind upon the nucleus of the comet...
or attacking dragonflies. An additional spaceship is rewarded if the players score reaches 5,000 or 10,000 points. If the attacking UFO's or enemy rockets are destroyed points will be scored. The game progresses through 4 different screens.
The game has a 1up and 2up player score and High Score tallied at the top of the screen.
The arcade cabinet has one joystick to move the spaceship left to right and guide the missiles.
History
The Zarzon upright Arcade cabinetArcade cabinet
A video game arcade cabinet, also known as a video arcade machine or video coin-op, is the housing within which a video arcade game's hardware resides. Most cabinets designed since the mid-1980s conform to the JAMMA wiring standard...
appeared in the 1983 film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
"Joysticks". Zarzon, like a lot of arcade games, uses a character based display. The screen is divided up into individual characters. Each character is usually 8 pixels.
External links
- Zarzon,
- Zarzon, Satan of Saturn at www.coin op.org
- MAME Review
- FAQ at IGN