- Arabian (arcade game)
Infobox VG
title = Arabian" or "Tales of the Arabian Nights
caption=Japanese arcade flyer of Arabian.
developer = Sun Electronics
publisher = Atari Inc. (US)
released = vgy|1983 (Arcade)
genre = Platformer
modes =Single-player , Up toTwo-player , alternating turns
cpu =Z80
sound =AY8910
cabinet = Vertical
display = Raster, 234 x 256 pixels, 64 colors
input = 8-wayjoystick , 1 buttonnihongo|"Arabian"|アラビアン is a platformarcade game created in vgy|1983 by Sun Electronics and published by Atari Inc. The player assumes the role of an adventurousArabian prince whose goal is to rescue the princess from her palace. In his quest, the prince will sail the seas, crawl in caves, and fly magic carpets.Game play
Score points on the way for picking up the letters in 'A-R-A-B-I-A-N' and get a bonus if they are collected in order. Use the joystick to jump, super-jump, walk, crawl or climb in all directions. Tap the Kick button to boot your enemies out of the way.
Chuck Futtrell holds the record for this game with a maximum possible score of 219,750 points. [ [http://www.twingalaxies.com/index.aspx?c=22&pi=2&gi=3188&vi=637 Welcome to Twin Galaxies ] ]
Ports
Arabian was converted for
home computer s as "Tales of the Arabian Nights" by Interceptor Software in 1984/5 for theAcorn Electron ,Amstrad CPC ,BBC Micro ,Commodore 64 andZX Spectrum . A Famicom version was released only in Japan as nihongo|"Super Arabian"|スーパーアラビアン. "Super Arabian" was also rereleased in a two-in-oneSony Playstation game, "Memorial Series Sunsoft Vol.2", which also included "Ikki".References
External links
* [http://www.sun-denshi.co.jp/soft/sms/sms01/sms1.html Memorial Series: SunSoft Vol. 1 webpage]
*GameFAQs|type=/console/arcade|num=72614|name="Arabian"
*GameFAQs|type=/console/nes|num=578241|name="Super Arabian"
* [http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=arabian&page=detail&id=93 "Arabian"] at [http://www.arcade-history.com/index.php?page=news Arcade History]
*KLOV game|id=6899|name=Arabian
*StrategyWiki|Arabian
*WoS game|id=0005120|name=Tales of the Arabian Nights
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