#Bosconian arcade game vimeo tv#

XKobo, 1995, now replaced by Kobo Deluxe.Azarian for the Atari ST by Synergy Development / David Thomas Stewart, 1987.Draconian for the TRS-80 Color Computer by Tom Mix Software, 1984.An arcade sequel of sorts called Blast Off was released in 1989 only in Japan, a vertical-scrolling shooter which had more in common gameplay-wise with Namco's own Dragon Spirit A home computer sequel, Bosconian '87, was released in 1987 for the Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, and ZX Spectrum.

#Bosconian arcade game vimeo tv#

The game has also been seen in Jakks Pacific's TV game controllers. It was ported to several computer systems, including the Sharp X68000, MSX, Commodore 64 and the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, and later appeared in several of Namco's Namco Museum compilations for PlayStation and other consoles. Also, after the first ten levels, some of the previous levels will repeat in placement of the space stations (the only differences are the direction of the opening in the stations, the number of asteroids astray in the levels, and an increase in the number of enemy ships needed to be fought off).Ī player fighting a fleet of enemy ships. If the player can successfully complete Level 0, the game continues to Level 1 as though the player had started a new game. Similar to Galaga, Bosconian 'rolls over' from Level 255 to Level 0, causing the game to behave abnormally during this level. Like many games made during the Golden Age of Arcade Games, the game has no definite end, continuing until the player has lost all of his/her lives. 'Condition red!' (enemy attacks become more aggressive occurs when the player takes too long to complete a level).'Battle stations' (enemy formation approaching).Throughout the game, a digitized voice alerts the player to various events: A spy ship (worth a random bonus value) also appears occasionally, which must be destroyed or the enemies will go berserk. Enemies occasionally launch formation attacks - destroying the leader causes all remaining enemies to disperse, but destroying all enemies in a formation scores extra bonus points. The player must either destroy all six cannons or shoot the core to destroy a station, and in later levels the core is capable of defending itself.Īdditionally, the player must avoid or destroy asteroids, mines, and a variety of enemy missiles and ships that attempt to collide with the player's ship. Each station consists of six cannons arranged in a hexagon, surrounding a central core.

Each level consists of a number of green space stations that must all be destroyed to advance to the next level (a semi-transparent mini-map helps identify their location).

The player controls a small fighter ship that can move in eight directions and can fire both forward and backward. The object of Bosconian is to score as many points as possible by destroying enemy bases and ships.