Cosmic Avenger

Cosmic Avenger

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Developer(s) Universal
Publisher(s) Universal
Platform(s) Arcade, ColecoVision
Release date(s) Arcade:
Genre(s) Horizontal scrolling shooter
Mode(s) Up to 2 players, alternating turns
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Display Horizontal, raster, standard resolution

Cosmic Avenger is a 1981 arcade game developed and published by Universal. This game is the first continuous X-axis (Left to Right) scrolling video game. Wes Hupp holds the official record for this game with 117,290 points on November 17, 1982.[2] Although Defender came out before Cosmic Avenger and was a continuous scroller, Defender went in 'circles.'

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Legacy

Cosmic Avenger was ported to the ColecoVision video game console.

Reception

Mark Bussler from Classic Game Room notes that Cosmic Avenger is the first continuous horizontal side-scrolling space shooter. Cosmic Avenger looks quite well and provides a rewarding challenge to the player. [3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Cosmic Avenger arcade information at GameFAQs
  2. ^ "Cosmic Avenger Video Game, Universal (1981)". 
  3. ^ Bussler, Mark. "COSMIC AVENGER review for ColecoVision". ClassicGameRoom.com. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOxShuL6Po4. 

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