A vertical scrolling shoot 'em up. Fire guns and drop bombs on the enemies in this deep space battle. Pickup assorted power-ups. The screen also scrolls left and right if your ship nears the edges of the screen.
Argus was produced by Jaleco in 1986.
Jaleco released 98 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 19. Jaleco was based in Japan.
Other machines made by Jaleco during the time period Argus was produced include: City Connection, Field Combat, D-Day (Jaleco), Parallel Turn, Formation Z, Valtric, Momoko 120, Exerizer, Bases Loaded, and Butasan
Name | Argus |
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Developer | Jaleco (Japan) |
Year | 1986 |
Type | Videogame |
KLOV/MOG # | 6913 |
Class | Wide Release |
Genre | Shooter |
Monitor |
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Conversion Class | unique |
# Simultaneous Players | 1 |
# Maximum Players | 2 |
Game Play | Alternating |
Control Panel Layout | Single Player |
Sound | Amplified Mono (one channel) |
Cabinet Styles |
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There are 14,754 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,474 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 164,463 machines (6,895 unique titles).
Uncommon - There are 9 known instances of this machine owned by Argus collectors who are active members. Of these, 9 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.
Wanted - No active members have added this machine to their wish list.
This game ranks a 2 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.
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