Destination Earth
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Description
The player controls a lunar lander module that must navigate through a field of asteroids to the bottom of the screen, rescue an astronaut by landing on a plateau, and travel back up to the top through a swarm of flying saucers.
Destination Earth was produced by Unknown in 1979.
Unknown released 776 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1700. Unknown was based in United States.
Other machines made by Unknown during the time period Destination Earth was produced include: Astrologic, Super Invaders, Space War Part Three, Alien Invasion Part II, S. Joao, Defend The Terra Attack On The Red UFO, Galaxian Turbo, IPM Invader, Solar Fight, and Star Wars (1979)
Specs
| Name | Destination Earth |
|---|---|
| Developer | Unknown (United States) |
| Year | 1979 |
| Type | Videogame |
| KLOV/MOG # | 7567 |
| Class | Bootleg |
| Genre | Shooter |
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| Conversion Class | unique |
| # Simultaneous Players | 1 |
| # Maximum Players | 2 |
| Game Play | Alternating |
| Control Panel Layout | Single Player |
| Controls |
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| Sound | Amplified Mono (one channel) |
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Miscellaneous
BOOTLEG OF: Lunar Rescue
VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Destination Earth Census
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Very rare - There are no known instances of this game owned by one of our active members.
Wanted - No active members have added this machine to their wish list.
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Technical
The graphics are essentially monochrome with a separate circuit that gives color to rectangular sections of the display.
CPU: 8080
SOUND: SN76477 and samples
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