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Romset and name:
panich Space Panic (harder)
Short name:
Space Panic
Manufacturer:
Universal
Year:
Genre:
Platform
Category:
Platform / Run Jump
Serie:
Cosmic Monsters
Driver source:
universal/cosmic.cpp
Language:
English
Similar games:
Input / Controls
Players:
Up to 2 players (solo, 2 alternates)
Input:
Joystick 4 ways
Buttons / keys:
Coins:
Cabinet:
Cocktail, Upright
Free-play:
Not supported
Rankings
Average user rating:
AntoPISA BestGame:
-
MASH All-Time:
-
Video
Display:
256x192@58.639833 Hz, ruotato di 270°, CRT 15kHz
Orientation:
Vertical
Scrolling:
Unknown
Colors:
-
CPU:
Zilog Z80
Audio
Sound:
Audio chips:
1-Bit DAC, Samples, Speaker
Romset
First release:
Mame 0.68 released on may-15 2003
Last release:
Mame 0.264 released on mar-26 2024
Clone of:
panic Space Panic (version E)
Bios:
Not required
Use rom of:
-
Use sample of:
panic Space Panic (version E)
Previous romset:
None
New romset:
None
Files
Dump:
GOOD
Required files:
Status
OVERALL:
IMPERFECT
Emulation:
Good
Graphic:
Good
Color:
Good
Sound:
Imperfect
Cocktail:
Good
Protection:
Good
Save state:
Supported
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  • Arcade Video game published 44 years ago:

    Space Panic © 1980 Universal Company, Limited.

    Influential computer game designer and writer Chris Crawford calls Space Panic "the granddaddy of all platform games", as it predates Nintendo's Donkey Kong (from 1981) which is often cited as the original platform game.

    Space Panic lacks Donkey Kong's jump mechanic - the main character instead digs holes in the platforms into which he must lure the aliens. He must then hit them to knock them out of the hole and off the screen. In later levels, two or more holes must be lined up vertically in order to dispose of the aliens. There is also a limited supply of oxygen, which functions as a timer.

    TECHNICAL
    Main CPU: Zilog Z80 (@ 1.802666 Mhz)
    Sound Chips: DAC

    Players: 2
    Control: 4-way joystick
    Buttons: 2

    TRIVIA
    Space Panic was released in November 1980 in Japan and in February 1981 in the USA. It was the first platform game and like the title Heiyanko Alien, employs a digging mechanic. This digging into bricks ability would be borrowed my the computer and arcade game Lode Runner a couple of years later.

    As was typical of Universal at the time, the cabinet came beautifully detailed in colorful artwork. This included art around the coin door and extended above the monitor.

    Licensed to ADP Automaten for the German market.
    Licensed to Inder for the Spanish market.

    SERIES
    Cosmic Series

    • Cosmic Monsters [Upright model] (1979)
    • Cosmic Monsters 2 (1979)
    • Cosmic Guerilla (1979)
    • Cosmic Alien (1980)
    • Devil Zone (1980)
    • Zero Hour (1980)
    • Space Panic (1980)
    • Cosmic Avenger (1981)

    PORTS
    • CONSOLES:
    [US] Colecovision (1983) "Space Panic [Model 2447]"
    [JP] Casio PV-1000

    • COMPUTERS:
    [US] Apple II (1981) "Apple Panic"
    Microbee (198?) "Apple Panic"
    PC-DOS (1982) "Apple Panic"
    Vic-20 (1982) "Apple Panic [Model VI-AP-C]"
    [US] TRS-80 (1982) "Apple Panic"
    Atari XE (1982) "Apple Panic"
    [US] Apple II (1983) "Apple Panic"
    [US] VTech Laser-VZ "Vz Panik"

    CONTRIBUTE
    Edit this entry: https://www.arcade-history.com/?&page=detail&id=2551&o=2
    Informations provided by © Alexis Bousiges
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  • Informations provided by Fabricio Coroquer, revisited from the work of
    NOTICE: The short version was discontinued in November 2019
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