Arabian (video game)
Not to be confused with Arabian Fight.
| Arabian | |
|---|---|
|
Japanese arcade flyer of Arabian. | |
| Developer(s) | Sun Electronics |
| Publisher(s) | Atari Inc. (US) |
| Release date(s) | 1983 (Arcade) |
| Genre(s) | Platformer |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, Up to Two-player, alternating turns |
| Cabinet | Vertical |
| CPU | Z80 |
| Sound | AY8910 |
| Display | Raster, 234 x 256 pixels, 64 colors |
Arabian (アラビアン) is a platform arcade game created in 1983 by Sun Electronics and published by Atari Inc. The player assumes the role of an adventurous Arabian prince whose goal is to rescue the princess from her palace. During his quest, the prince will sail seas, crawl through caves, and fly magic carpets.
Ports
Arabian was converted for home computers as Tales of the Arabian Nights by Interceptor Software in 1984/5 for the Acorn Electron, Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum. A Famicom version was developed and released by Sunsoft only in Japan as Super Arabian (スーパーアラビアン). Super Arabian was also re-released in a two-in-one Sony PlayStation game, Memorial Series Sunsoft Vol.2, which also included Ikki.
References
External links
- Memorial Series: SunSoft Vol. 1 webpage
- Arabian at Arcade History
- Arabian at the Killer List of Videogames
- Tales of the Arabian Nights at World of Spectrum
- Arabian (video game) at Coinop.org
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