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Cosmic Alien

Arcade Video game published 45 years ago by Universal Co., Ltd

Listed in MAME

Cosmic Alien screenshot

Cosmic Alien © 1979 Universal.

An early vertical space shoot'em up game.

TECHNICAL/MACHINE PICT.
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Game ID : 7910

Main CPU : Zilog Z80 (@ 1.802666 Mhz)

Screen orientation : Vertical
Video resolution : 192 x 256 pixels
Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz
Palette colors : 8

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

TRIVIA

Cosmic Alien was released in January 1980 (even if title screen says 1979).

Justin Baxter holds the official record for this game with 502,950 points on April 1, 2012.

SERIES

Cosmic Series

1. Cosmic Monsters [Upright model] (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)

SOURCES

Game's ROM.
Machine's picture.