Cabinet Standard upright Initial release date 17 June 1981 | Genre Shoot 'em up | |
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Mode(s) Up to two players, alternating Similar Gremlin Industries games, Shoot 'em up games | ||
Space Fury (J:スペースフューリー) is a multi-directional shooter arcade game created by Sega and released on June 17, 1981. It is the first game with color vector graphics and it also features speech synthesis.
Contents
- Sega space fury arcade game review 1981 funspot arcade
- Gameplay
- Technical information
- Alien Commanders Quotes
- In Other Media
- References
Sega space fury arcade game review 1981 funspot arcade
Gameplay
The player controls a spaceship battling alien spacecraft. Like other early similar arcade games, it is controlled by four buttons: rotate left, rotate right, thrust and fire. The game was particularly unique in that the player could choose different upgrades for the first three levels. One upgrade would allow the player to shoot in a three-way pattern, another would allow the player to fire forward and backwards, and the third would allow all the firepower to be concentrated in the front.
At the conclusion of the following round, the player would then pick up another shell, although multiple ones could not be used together. The different firing patterns made each round seem slightly different. Between rounds and during the attract mode, the Alien Commander would taunt the player through the use of synthesized speech. The game continues indefinitely but stops calculating the score after the completion of level four.
At the beginning of each level a synthesized excerpt from Aaron Copland's Fanfare for the Common Man is heard.
Technical information
The game utilizes an X-Y monitor and ran on the Sega G80 arcade system. Space Fury was later ported to the ColecoVision home gaming console with enhanced graphics.
Alien Commander's Quotes
1. "So! A creature for my amusement. Prepare for battle!"
2. "So you defeated my scouts? Well, my cruisers will destroy you."
3. "You are starting to annoy me, Creature. My destroyers will annihilate you!"
4. "You survived? Warships, dispose of this annoyance at once!"
5. "Well done. Prepare to battle my entire fleet!"
6. "Our battle is completed, Warrior. You were an outstanding opponent."