Cosmic Monsters (version II)

Arcade Video game published 46 years ago:

Cosmic Monsters (c) 1979 Universal.

Space Invader's clone.

- TECHNICAL -

[Upright model]

Main CPU : Intel 8080 (@ 1.9968 Mhz)
Sound Chips : SN76477 (@ 1.9968 Mhz)

Screen orientation : Vertical
Video resolution : 224 x 240 pixels
Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz
Palette colors : 2

Players : 2
Control : 2-way joystick
Buttons : 1

- TRIVIA -

This is the first game manufactured by Universal and the first game of the 'Cosmic' series (See 'Series' section for more info).

- SCORING -

Large Invader : 10 points
Medium Invader : 20 points
Small Invader : 30 points
Saucers : Bonus number of points before touching other saucer, 100 points after touching other saucer

- TIPS AND TRICKS -

If you don't destroy the saucer that flies on top of the screen, it lowers itself and drops a new layer of invaders for you to shoot. This layer covers the whole space (instead of what's left over), so you're forced to shoot across the whole screen again.

- SERIES -

Cosmic Series

1. Cosmic Monsters [Upright model] (1979)
2. Cosmic Monsters 2 (1979)
3. Cosmic Guerilla (1979)
4. Cosmic Alien (1980)
5. Devil Zone (1980)
6. Zero Hour (1980)
7. Space Panic (1980)
8. Cosmic Avenger (1981)

- CONTRIBUTE -

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