Space Zap (c) 1980 Midway.
- TECHNICAL -
[Game No. 902]
[Upright model]
Main CPU : Z80 (@ 1.789773 Mhz)
Sound Chips : Astrocade (@ 1.789773 Mhz)
Screen orientation : Horizontal
Video resolution : 320 x 204 pixels
Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz
Palette colors : 256
Players : 2
Control : 4-way joystick
Buttons : 1
- TRIVIA -
Released in October 1980.
This game was licensed from Game-A-Tron, who had released it earlier as "Zap".
In addition to "Berzerk", Space Zap also inspired the multi-directional shooting in "Robotron". At the time, this fact was not well known.
- SCORING -
Space mine : 250 points
Alien ship : 500 points
Attack sattelite : 2,000 points
- TIPS AND TRICKS -
Extra laser bases are awarded every 75,000 points.
- PORTS -
* Consoles :
Bally Astrocade ("Space Fortress")
* Computers :
Tandy Color Computer (198?, "Space Zapper")
TI99/4a (1983, "Starship Pegasus")
- SOURCES -
Game's rom.