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Manufacturer:
Midway Manufacturing Co.
Year: 1981 Class: Wide Release Genre: Shooter Type: Videogame Monitor:
Number of Simultaneous Players: 1 Maximum number of Players: 2 Gameplay: Alternating Control Panel Layout: Single Player Controls:
Sound: Amplified Mono (one channel) |
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Bosconian DescriptionPlayer spaceship stays at screen center, firing both to front and rear, surviving enemy fighters to destroy all green hexagonal enemy space stations by shooting their core or all six corners.Game PlayThis game is similar to Time Pilot and Sinistar in that your ship stays in the center of the screen. During flight, you must avoid stationary asteroids and mines. As you progress in levels, the green hexagonal enemy space stations begin to shoot missiles from their cores. When under enemy bases, enemy fighters can change direction at will.The game features synthesized voice messages: "Blast Off!" (start of round), "Alert! Alert!" (enemy ships approaching), "Battle stations!" (enemy formation attack), "Spy ship sighted" (green triangular bonus enemy), and "Condition Red!" (time-per level exceeded, enemy frenzy). MiscellaneousLICENSOR: NamcoCAPS/VAPS Arcade CensusThere are 6,862 members of the Classic Arcade Preservation Society / Video Arcade Preservation Society, 3,937 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 64,459 machines (3,753 unique titles).Very Common - There are 57 known instances of this machine owned by Bosconian collectors. Of these, 34 of them are original dedicated machines, it is a conversion in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet, and 22 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired. This game ranks a 34 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most commonly seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records. Wanted - There are 8 VAPS members currently looking for Bosconian. This game ranks a 21 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most commonly seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census want list records. For Sale - There are 4 VAPS members with Bosconian machines for sale. VAPS members are totally independent of VAPS and the International Arcade Museum, and we are unable to recommend, endorce, or guarantee any person or company selling games or game parts.
TechnicalThe game uses three Z80 microprocessors and a Namco 3-channel PSG for sounds. A DAC is used for the speech.Legacy
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