Cosmic Monsters [Upright model]

Shoot Them Up First of Series 

Type of the game: [Coin-Op] Arcade Video Game
Cosmic Monsters [Upright model] © 1979 Universal.

Main CPU : 8080 (@ 1.9968 Mhz)
Sound Chips : SN76477 (@ 1.9968 Mhz)

Screen orientation : Vertical
Video resolution : 224 x 240 pixels
Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz
Palette colors : 2

Players : 2
Control : 2-way joystick
Buttons : 1

This is the first game manufactured by Universal and the first game of the 'Cosmic' series (See 'Series' section for more info).

Original products :
Space Invaders (Taito Corp.)
T.T Space Invaders (Taito Corp.)
Space Invaders [Trimline model] (Taito America Corp.)

Licensed products :
Space Invaders [Upright model] [No. 739] (Midway)
Space Invaders [Cocktail Table model] [No. 775] (Midway)

Bootlegs/Hacks list :
Space Invaders (Logitec Co., Ltd.)
T.T Space Invaders (Logitec Co., Ltd.)
Space Invaders (Model Racing)
Space Invaders Part Four
Super Invaders (EMAG corp.)
Super Invaders (Zenitone Microsec)
Super Earth Invasion (Competitive Video)
Super Earth Invasion (Electrocoin, Ltd.)
Alien Invasion Part II
Space War Part Three
Invasion (Sidam)
Invasion (RZ Bologna)
Tilt Invader (NPS)
Darth Vader (unknown)

Clones list :
Beam Invader (Tekunon)
Pacom Invader (Pacom Corp.)
IPM Invader (Irem)
Cosmic Monsters [Upright model] (Universal)
Cosmic Monsters [Cocktail Table model] (Universal)
Cosmic Monsters 2 (Universal)
Space Attack [Upright model] (Video Games, Ltd.)
Space Attack [Cocktail Table model] (Sega)
Space Attack [Upright model] (Sega)
Space Attack [Counter model] (Video Games, Ltd)
Space Attack [Cocktail Table model] (Video Games, Ltd)
Space Attack II (Zenitone Microsec)
Jatre Specter (Jatre)
Space War (Sanritsu)
Space King (Leijac)
Space Intruder (Shoei)
Shuttle Invader (Omori)

Large Invader : 10 points
Medium Invader : 20 points
Small Invader : 30 points
Saucers : Bonus number of points before touching other saucer, 100 points after touching other saucer

If you don't destroy the saucer that flies on top of the screen, it lowers itself and drops a new layer of invaders for you to shoot. This layer covers the whole space (instead of what's left over), so you're forced to shoot across the whole screen again.

Cosmic Series

1. Cosmic Monsters (1979)
2. Cosmic Monsters 2 (1979)
3. Cosmic Guerilla (1979)
4. Cosmic Alien (1980)
5. Devil Zone (1980)
6. Zero Hour (1980)
7. Space Panic (1980)
8. Cosmic Avenger (1981)

Game's rom.
Machine's picture.