| Alpha Mission | |
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Box art of Alpha Mission |
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| Developer(s) | SNK |
| Publisher(s) | SNK |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, NES |
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| Genre(s) | Vertical Scrolling shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
| Cabinet | Upright |
| CPU | (2x) Z80 (@ 4 MHz) |
| Sound | YM3526 (@ 4 MHz) |
| Display | Vertical orientation, resolution: 216 x 288, 1024colors |
Alpha Mission (ASO: Armored Scrum Object in Japan) is a vertical scrolling shooter arcade game created by SNK in 1985. It was later ported to the NES/Famicom in 1986. The game spawned a more successful sequel in 1991, Alpha Mission II for the Neo-Geo arcade and console platform.
Alpha Mission is a one-player scrolling shooter game, similar to Xevious in its segregation of air-to-air and air-to-ground weapons. Missiles are used to destroy ground enemies, while laser-like weapons are used for aerial opponents. Throughout each of the levels, the player must fight off waves of enemies that threaten several space stations and a boss must be defeated at the end of each. Like most early games in this genre, when the player dies, all weapons are lost and the player is moved to a point slightly before the point of death. The player's craft can also be upgraded to have more powerful weapons by picking up various power-ups throughout the level.
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