- Astro Fighter
Infobox VG
title = Astro Fighter
developer =Data East
publisher =Data East
released = 1980 (Arcade)
platforms=Arcade Game ,Microtan 65
genre =Shooter game
modes =Single player , Up to 2 players, alternating turns
cpu=M6502
sound=samples
cabinet=Vertical
display=Raster, 240 x 240 pixels, 16 colors
input = 3 ButtonsAstro Fighter is a two-dimensional, space
shoot'em up arcade game released in 1980. It was the first game manufactured by Data East and came as a result of a merging of ideas betweenSega and Data East.Fact|date=June 2007Plot
The game of astro fighter consists of 4 waves and a refueling stage, which are then repeated with increasingly higher difficulty. The player's task is to eliminate the four successive waves of different types of attacking craft, while avoiding being hit by missiles and bombs, and then refuel by shooting the 'GS' ship before repeating the process. The player starts with 3 lives and receives a bonus life on reaching a score of 5000. 300 bonus points are received for shooting certain number of falling bombs and for 950 for hitting the GS ship accurately on the first shot. A very large bonus of 10,000 is given for getting through 4 waves and refueling by using exactly 2 shots more than the minimum needed. As the higher levels of astro fighter are difficult to survive consistently, even for the best players, the highest scores have been achieved by the achieving the 10,000 bonus deliberately.
Records
David Nelson holds the official record for this game with a score of 37,150 points. [ [http://www.twingalaxies.com/index.aspx?c=22&pi=2&gi=3817&vi=608 Welcome to Twin Galaxies ] ]
Emulators
Norbert Kehrer has provided a faithful [http://web.utanet.at/nkehrer/sbt/AstroFighter.html java emulation] of Astro fighter on the web, using software that converts 6502 machine code to java.
References
External links
* [http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=astro-fighter-upright-model&page=detail&id=130 "Astro Fighter"] at [http://www.arcade-history.com/index.php?page=news Arcade History]
*KLOV game|id=6947
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