Bosconian (1981)
Genres:Shooter, Arcade
Themes:Action, Science fiction
Game modes:Single player, Multiplayer
Story:The object of Bosconian is to score as many points as possible by destroying enemy bases and ships. The player controls a small fighter ship that can move in eight directions and can fire both forward and backward. Each level consists of a number of green space stations that must all be destroyed to advance to the next level (a semi-transparent mini-map helps identify their location). Each station consists of six cannons arranged in a hexagon, surrounding a central core. The player must either destroy all six cannons or shoot the core to destroy a station, and in later levels the core is capable of defending itself.
Additionally, the player must avoid or destroy asteroids, mines, and a variety of enemy missiles and ships that attempt to collide with the player's ship. Enemies occasionally launch formation attacks — destroying the leader causes all remaining enemies to disperse, but destroying all enemies in a formation scores extra bonus points. A spy ship (worth a random bonus value) also appears occasionally, which must be destroyed or the enemies will go berserk.Show more
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I have fond memories of playing Bosconian on an arcade cabinet at a local pizza place as a kid, however it is a game I have mostly only found relegated to arcade machines and it seems extremely difficult to find copies of it anywhere outside of emulation (as of now the only modern outlet I've found it on is the Nintendo switch, and only in digital form through the Namco Arcade Archives series)
I do hope to see it in more places and more easily accessible for people some day.
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