Fantasy (Germany, set 2)

Arcade Video game published 43 years ago:

Fantasy (c) 1981 SNK.

You must rescue your girlfriend from the bad pirate who has stolen her from your island love nest. Then, rescue her from other kidnappers until you are reunited with her for good.

- TECHNICAL -

Main CPU : MOS Technology M6502 (@ 930 Khz)
Sound Chips : Custom (@ 930 Khz), SN76477 (@ 930 Khz)

Screen orientation : Vertical
Video resolution : 224 x 256 pixels
Screen refresh : 61 Hz
Palette colors : 64

Players : 2
Control : 8-way joystick

- TRIVIA -

According to the book Gamers: Writers, Artists, and Programmers on the Pleasures of Pixels, this was the first arcade game to have a continue feature.

Released in October 1981 by SNK. Later licensed to Rock-Ola for manufacture and distribution in the USA (February 1982) (as "Fantasy [Model G-202]")

Rob Howes holds the official record for this game with 269,220 points.

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