SOS (arcade game)

Infobox VG
title = SOS


developer = Namco
publisher = Namco
release = 1980
genre = Fixed shooter
modes = Up to 2 players, alternating turns
cabinet = Upright, cabaret, and cocktail
display = Vertical orientation, Raster
input = 2-way Joystick; 1 button
platforms = Arcade

"SOS" is a fixed shooter arcade game that was released by Namco in 1980.

Gameplay

The player controls a fighter plane called a "Shinryaku" which is situated at the bottom of the screen, while enemy planes fly down from above. The player may destroy them for 10 points each. Every few seconds, an "SOS" signal will sound and an arrow will point to either side of the screen, and the player must get there before it stops to receive 30 points and eliminate some of the enemy planes that have passed the Shinryaku. If 100 enemy planes make it past the Shinryaku, the game is instantly over.

Trivia

One of the reasons this game is infamous, is because of the "coffee breaks" it takes every 2000 points.