Popular games for platform Arcadia 2001
Astro Invader is a fixed screen shoot 'em up. The player moves their laser base across the bottom of the screen and has to shoot down the aliens that appear above. What sets Astro Invader apart from other early shoot 'em ups is that the aliens, after being dropped from their mothership, position themselves in columns. Once a column is full the lowest alien drops down and suicide dives towards the player. As they hit the ground they explode and the player must make sure they are not within the blast radius. In addition to the standard aliens there are also UFOs that appear in the middle and to the sides of the screen. These must be shot down as they will kill the player when landing, no matter where the player is positioned. The game is over when all three lives are lost.
Robot Killer is game #3 for the Arcadia 2001 collection of systems and a shoot 'em up game based on the Stern arcade classic Berzerk.
An unofficial port of Tetris for the Arcadia 2001.
Golf is a sports game for up to two alternating players, developed and published by Emerson Radio Corp., which was released in 1982.
A shoot 'em up game, developed and published by Bandai, which was released in 1983 in Japan.
Brain Quiz is a series of strategy games including clones of Maxit and Mastermind Game 1: "Mindbreaker" - your opponent puts 5 numbers into the computer and you must guess the numbers and the sequence. This is "brain baffling". You can also play against the computer Game 2: "Maxit" - one or two player. Try to get the "maximum" score Play against the computer or against a friend Game 3: "Hangman" - 2 player - Your opponent enters a word and you must guess it by process of inserting letters. If you lose, a "hanged effigy" appears.
American Football is a sports simulation game for two players only. The action starts with a kick-off, after which the side receiving the ball tries to run down the field avoiding being tackled by the defensive team. The offensive team runs interference. The ball may be passed between players, or kicked towards the goal line. After a tackle, the offensive team goes into a huddle, a "play" is picked, and the quarterback receives the ball and tries once again to break through the defensive line. During play, the team members can all be moved at once, or individuals may be moved separately.
Hobo was developed and published by Emerson Radio Corp., which was released in 1983. This is essentially a Frogger clone, albeit the road is diagonal and you play a bum/hobo instead of a frog.
Star Chess is a game of chess for two players. The rules are based on standard chess rules but the pieces are represented by space ships. There are some additional game mechanics such as the ability to fire missiles, pieces have shields that defend them and pieces can warp into hyperspace when in trouble. After warping the piece will return at a random time and place on the board. There is no option for playing against an AI.
Boxing is a sports game
Space Vulture is game #7 for the Arcadia 2001 collection of systems.
You are trapped in a maze and enemy robots are all over! Shoot them down with your laser gun, but watch out for their counterattack: They are armed too! Be careful: Walls are electrified.
Tanks a Lot is a clone of Tank Battalion. In this game, you control a person within a maze. You must destroy tanks and protect your top and bottom bases from getting destroyed. After all yellow tanks tanks have been shot down, you move on to the next level. All of the levels call for different tactics, depending on the enemy arrangements. The walls can be shot and destroyed, and the game loses if all of your lives are lost, and there are four game and option variations to choose from.
Play against the "PRO" competitor or against a friend Serve and "ACE" Try your backhand Watch out for the smash No worry about the weather - play "Grand Slam Tennis" any time Scores and plays like the game you know
Dr. Slump: Arale-chan is a game based on the Dr. Slump manga for the Arcadia 2001.
Capture is a strategy game clone of Reversi or Othello, Capture has players taking turns placing black and red game pieces on a green 64-space grid. The objective is to trap the other player's pieces and several pieces can be trapped at once. When a piece gets trapped, it changes to the colour of the trapping player's pieces. When the board gets full, the player occupying the most spaces wins the game. Games can be timed, and players can give or take a time handicap. There are six different skill levels from which to choose.
You are the Funky Fish. The object of the game, here, is to attack the sea creatures who are guarding the monster. You shoot them with your bubbles and they turn into fruit. You must then eat the fruit to maintain energy. If you take to long getting the fruit, it will turn back into the sea creature it was before and continue to chase you. If you are touched by a sea creature or you touch the monster, you lose a life and become bones, sinking to the sea bottom. If you lose all your lives, the game is over.
Doraemon is a Pac-Man style game, developed and published by Bandai, which was released in 1983 in Japan. It was the first Doraemon video game ever produced.
Crazy Gobbler is a Pac-Man variant. Players take control of the entity known as the Gobbler and are tasked with gobbling all the beans in a maze before the three monsters roaming around gobble the Gobbler. If the Gobbler eats one of the vitamins found in the playfield, the player has a small window of time to direct the Gobbler to munch on the monsters. Occasionally an apple will appear which will earn the player extra points when eaten.