Lost In Translation/Kozmik Krooz'r

Kozmik Kroozr
Manufacturer	Bally Midway
Released	1982
Control; Method	Analog joystick; Dial; 2 Button(s)
Main CPU	Z80 (@ 2.496 MHz); Z80 (@ 2.000 MHz)
Sound CPU	Stereo; (2x) AY-3-8910A (@ 2.000 MHz)
Video; Details	Raster (Horizontal); 512 x 480 pixels; 30.00 Hz; 64 Palette colours
Screens	1
ROM Info	15 ROMs; 102,432 bytes (100.03 KiB)
MAME ID	kroozr

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About The Game

Guide Kapt. Krooz'r into the mothership while either shooting, deflecting (with his shield) or avoiding various attacking enemies. Kapt. Krooz'r can only enter the mothership when it extends down a tractor beam. A bonus round, where Kapt Krooz'r must pick up spaceship parts from the Kozmik Junkyard, occurs every fifth round.

Additional Technical Information

Players : 2

Control : 8-way joystick with a trigger, spinner knob

Trivia

The game was originally called Mother-ship, and the mechanics were developed by Marvin Glass. However, the realistic-looking game did not test very well, it was supposed to use a mirror to reflect the image of a ship onto the play-field. In an attempt to save the project, Bill's new design of the game introduced the cute green alien called KAP'N KROOZ'R that Bally Midway executives hoped would be the next fad like "Pac-Man" was for Namco (note : KAP'N KROOZ'R next appearance was in "Wacko").

Scoring

Ram Ship : 100 points

Shooter Ship : 200 points

Strike Ship : 200 points

Scout Ship : 300 points

Speed Demon : 2,500 points

Space Mine : 100 points

Formation Fighter : 100 points

Mine Layer : 200 points

Spy Ship : 300 points

Staff

Lead programmer : Richard Clark (Sarge)

Artist / Animator : Brian Colin

Cabinet and Artwork

Kozmik Krooz'r cabinet.

Kozmik Krooz'r flyer.

Back of the Kozmik Krooz'r flyer.

Ports

Consoles: Microsoft XBOX (2004, "Midway Arcade Treasures 2"); Nintendo GameCube (2004, "Midway Arcade Treasures 2"); Sony PlayStation 2 (2004, "Midway Arcade Treasures 2")

Computers: PC [MS Windows, CD-ROM] (2006, "Midway Arcade Treasures Deluxe Edition")

The contents of this page are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.
The sources used include MAME (version 0.113u2) and history.dat (revision 1.28 - 2008-10-18).
Please see http://www.arcade-history.com for credits.

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