Zillion (video game)
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| Developer(s) | Tatsunoko Productions |
| Publisher(s) | Sega |
| Release date(s) | 1987 |
| Genre(s) | Platform |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
| Platform(s) | Sega Master System |
| Media | 1-Megabit cartridge |
| Input | Joypad |
Zillion is a space adventure platform video game designed for the Sega Master System as a companion for the Zillion anime in 1987. The game is a free-scrolling platform/adventure in the veins of Metroid, which can be considered to have a Metroidvania style of gameplay. It also has objects to be inspected and the neccesity of enable things by accessing codes in vein of Impossible Mission. A sequel to the game, Zillion II: The Triformation was also released.
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[edit] Gameplay
Zillion is a game where you play the role of JJ. The mission was to retrieve the 5 floppy disks from the Norsa Forces base on Planet X, find his missing partners Apple and Champ, and destroy the Norsa base by entering a code in its mainframe. JJ is dropped off by the ship, after he reaches the underground base at the initial part of the game, the rest of the game would take place indoors underground. He would not emerge on top again until the end of the game.
Some of the obstacles of the missions include tripwires, enemy guards, laser turrets and forcefields. The game style includes entering and exiting room to room in the base and unlocking each room with computer ID cards and inputing the correct code, which parts are is shown by investigating broken machines. Some will be reusable, others will be eaten up by the machines. Aside from unlocking rooms, the player has also the option to make specific actions, such as turn off barriers, deactivate traps, or even commit suicide, among others. One of the codes is the one needed to self-destruct the Norsa base.
JJ carries a gun which was used as a design model for the Sega Master System Light Phaser. It would also be his main weapon in the game. As the game progresses, the gun will become stronger allowing JJ to break capsules containing codes for the computers or powerups.
Once rescued, the player can also play as Apple and Champ, each one with its own differences; Apple is fast but is weaker and Champ is slower but stronger. Like JJ, they can also upgrade their gun power and get items for themselves.
[edit] Trivia
- Zillion prominently features the egg-shaped character, Opa-opa. This character is a Sega tie-in to the Fantasy Zone games also available for the Sega Master System.
- Zillion was one of a handful of anime-based 8-bit games that actually made it into the hands of American consumers during the 1980s.
- An experienced player can finish Zillion in under 40 minutes.
- Zillion is famous for a variety of "special messages" that can be received if the player inputs certain codes in certain rooms.
- In the instruction manual of the English release of the game, Apple is incorrectly mentioned as a male.
[edit] Screenshots
 Zillion Box Cover |
 Home Base Mission |
 Shooting laser |
 Recharging |
 Elevator |
 Enemy Base |
 Computer Terminal |
