Astro Fighter

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Astro Fighter
System(s): Arcade
Publisher: Gremlin/Sega
Developer:
Genre: Scrolling shooter

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Arcade
JP
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Arcade
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Astro Fighter is a scrolling shooter arcade game released by Data East in 1979. Though Data East distributed the game in Japan, overseas operations were handled by Gremlin/Sega (though the cabinets themselves only credit Gremlin).

It was notably the first shoot 'em up with multiple distinct vertical scrolling levels and a boss battle at the end of each level. With its multi-level structure, it was one of the first games Sega marketed with the Multi-Phase concept.[4] It became a major hit in North America, where it was the fourth highest-grossing arcade video game in 1980 (below Asteroids, Galaxian and Space Invaders).[5]

Sega were not involved in the release of the 1981 sequel, Super Astro Fighter.

Magazine articles

Main article: Astro Fighter/Magazine articles.

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