Moon Alien

Game Information
manufacturer Namco / Nichibutsu (Karateco license?)
year 1979
clone of galaxian
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genre Shoot-'Em-Up
downloads 51
Screenshots
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Download Details
split set moonaln.zip 10.50k
parent set galaxian.zip 10.08k ↗
standalone set moonaln.7z 8.92k
Game Details
Arcade Video game published 46 years ago:

Moon Alien [Upright model] (c) 1979 Nichibutsu.

- TECHNICAL -

Main CPU : Zilog Z80 (@ 3.072 Mhz)
Sound Chips : Tone generator and discrete circuits

Screen orientation : Vertical
Video resolution : 224 x 256 pixels
Screen refresh : 60.61 Hz
Palette colors : 98

Players : 2
Control : 2-way joystick
Buttons : 1 (FIRE)

- TRIVIA -

Licensed to Karateco.

- SERIES -

1. Moon Alien (1979)
2. Moon Alien Part 2 (1980)

- STAFF -

Moon Alien was developed by game developer company Jorudan.

- CONTRIBUTE -

Edit this entry: https://www.arcade-history.com/?&page=detail&id=1664&o=2
Driver Details
source galaxian/galaxian.cpp
status good
emulation good
savestate supported
Series Details
Fantastic (Galaga conversion on Galaxian hardware)
Galaxian 3 - Theater 6 : Project Dragoon
Galaga (Namco rev. B)
Galaga '88
Galaxian (Namco set 1)
Gaplus (GP2 rev. B)
Moon Alien Part 2
Screen Details
display screen
type raster
orientation horizontal
width 768px
height 224px
refresh 60.61mhz
Input Details
player 1
type joy
buttons 1
directions 2
player 2
type joy
buttons 1
directions 2
Chipset Details
name Zilog Z80
clock 2.93mhz
name Speaker
clock N/A
name Discrete Sound
clock N/A
ROM Details
name size crc
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prg2.bin 2.00k 59580b30
prg3.bin 2.00k b64e9d12
superg.y 2.00k 9463f753
prg5.bin 2.00k 8bb78987
ca1.bin 2.00k 074271dd
ca2.bin 2.00k 84d90397
6l.bpr 32.00b c3ac9467