Fantasy (video game)
| Fantasy | |
|---|---|
 Title Screen | |
| Developer(s) | SNK[1] |
| Publisher(s) | |
| Platform(s) | Arcade |
| Release date(s) | |
| Genre(s) | Action/Adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
| Arcade system | SNK 6502 / SNK Rockola |
| CPU | M6502 @ 930 kHz |
| Sound | Custom @ 930 kHz Discrete @ 930 kHz SN76477 @ 930 kHz |
| Display | Raster (vertical), 224×256 resolution, 61 Hz refresh rate,[1] 64 colors |
Fantasy is an action/adventure arcade game developed by SNK, which released the game in October 1981,[1] and licensed it to Rock-Ola[3][4] for North American release in February 1982.[3]
The game featured only a joystick and no buttons for the player to interact with (similarly to Pac-Man and Frogger).[5] The game featured a rendition of the popular "Funkytown" song.[6]
The game had a continue feature. According to the book Gamers: writers, artists & programmers on the pleasures of pixels, this was the first arcade game to have a continue feature.[7]
The game ran on the SNK 6502 arcade system board,[8] also known as the SNK Rockola hardware.[9] Other games that ran on the same hardware include Sasuke vs. Commander (1980), Zarzon (1981) and Vanquard (1981).[8][9]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Fantasy (SNK) at the Arcade History database
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Fantasy (Germany)". The Arcade Flyer Archive. Retrieved 2015-01-13.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Fantasy (Model G-202) at the Arcade History database
- ↑ "Fantasy (USA)". The Arcade Flyer Archive. Retrieved 2015-01-13.
- ↑ "Fantasy:Rock-ola". ArcadeFlyers.com. 2008-10-30.
- ↑ "Keywords". FilmBayCom. 2008-10-30.
- ↑ Compton, Shanna. Gamers: writers, artists & programmers on the pleasures of pixels p. 117-118
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "SNK 6502 Hardware". MAME. Retrieved 2015-01-13.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "SNK Rockola Hardware". System 16. Retrieved 2008-10-30.