Arcade Video game published 35 years ago:
Zaviga (c) 1984 Data East Corp.
A great vertical shoot'em up game.
You play as a futuristic jet fighter aircraft that can transform into a tank to descend and ascend. The planet is under attack by hordes of shape bugs robotics and other war machines. Your Aircraft are equipped with 2 laser cannons and bombs for a dual attack in air or land. The game scrolls infinitely of the levels are stopping for an occasional fight against a cannon mountain, that you defeat by destroying a glowing weak spot. With each scroll through the game introduces new enemies and obstacles like flying rocks and underwater enemies.
- TECHNICAL -
Top board Number : DE-0169-0
Middle Board Number : DE-0171-0
Lower Board : DE-0170-0
Main CPU : (2x) M6809 (@ 2 Mhz)
Sound CPU : DECO (@ 2 Mhz)
Sound Chips : (2x) General Instrument AY8910 (@ 1.5 Mhz), DAC
Players : 2
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 2
- TRIVIA -
Zaviga was released in March 1984.
Game programmer used a Millennium 95085 Microsystem Emulator to program this game.
This was the first Data East game to use the Motorola 6809 CPU.
- STAFF -
Main Programmer: Mamoru Kanda
Sub Programmer: Akira Sakuma
- CONTRIBUTE -
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