Cobra Gunship

Arcade Video game published 49 years ago:

Cobra Gunship (c) 1976 Meadows Games.

Jump into the cockpit of your fighter jet and take out enemy targets in both the air and on land in this exciting first-person shooting game.

Length of play was dependent upon how many times you missed.

Supported 1-2 players, taking turns.

- TECHNICAL -

TTL Discrete Logic system

Screen orientation : Horizontal

Players : 1-2
Control : Yoke

The top monitor portion would angle back and lock into place like the hood of car, giving operators access to the PCB and more.

Advertised as coming with a dual coin mechanism.

- TRIVIA -

Released in July 1976.

An answer to Atari's Pursuit, Cobra Gunship provided more detail both in-game and on the cabinet, the recessed monitor and light-up control panel creating more of a simulator experience than most other titles had provided up to that point. This was also one of the very first games to employ a yoke controller.

This was Ted Dabney's last game.

- STAFF -

Designed by: Ted Dabney (Atari co-founder)

- CONTRIBUTE -

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