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Space Odyssey

Arcade Video game kit published 43 years ago by SEGA Enterprises, Ltd.

Listed in MAME

Space Odyssey screenshot

Space Odyssey © 1981 Sega.

PLAY INSTRUCTIONS :
1. Destroy attacking UFO-s for points.
2. Round ends after seven sectors.
3. Faster ship speed awards higher bonus at end of round.
4. Extra points awarded for passing through gaps blown in targets.
5. Passing over black hole momentarily disables ship.
6. Avoid meteors. They are indestructible
7. Bonus ship awarded for outstanding play.
8. Point values increase with each round.

Good luck.

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TECHNICAL

Sega G80 Raster hardware

Main CPU : Zilog Z80 (@ 3.867 Mhz)
Sound Chips : Discrete circuitry

Screen orientation : Vertical
Video resolution : 224 x 256 pixels
Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz
Palette colors : 128

Players : 2
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 2

TRIVIA

Released during May 1981.

An early ad for Space Odyssey stated that this was the first "Convert-A-Game" (i.e., first game conversion kit) released by Sega/Gremlin.

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SCORING
Destroying enemies 100 points X round number.
End of round bonus Distance travelled.
STAFF

Designed & programmed by : Steve Hanawa

SOURCES

Game's ROM.
Space Odyssey ad, back cover of Play Meter Magazine, August 1st, 1981