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Zaxxon

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Game Information

Original Release Date: January 01, 1982

Platforms: Apple II, Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit, ColecoVision, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS, Intellivision, MSX, SG-1000, TRS-80, TRS-80 Color Computer, Wii, ZX Spectrum

Involved Companies: Datasoft, Inc., Coleco, Pony Canyon, Cogito Software Company, Tandy, Sega, Sega, Sega

Genres: Shooter, Arcade

Summary: Unofficial Amiga port of the C64 version, which is based on the 1982 Sega coin-op. Zaxxon is a 1982 isometric shooter arcade game developed and released by Sega. The game gives the player the experience of flying a fighter craft through a fortress while shooting at enemy entities (missiles, enemy gunfire, etc.) The object of the game is to hit as many targets as possible without being shot down or running out of fuel, which can be replenished paradoxically, by blowing up fuel drums.

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This work is part of CSCI E-114, Web Application Development with Jamstack, Harvard Extension School. All video game data was obtained from The Internet Game Database (IGDB).