Lost In Translation/Cosmic Guerilla
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| Manufacturer | Universal |
| Released | 1979 |
| Control Method |
2-way Joystick 1 Button(s) |
| Main CPU | TMS9980A/TMS9981 (@ 1.229 MHz) |
| Sound CPU | Mono Discrete DAC |
| Video Details |
Raster (Vertical) 256 x 192 pixels 60.00 Hz 16 Palette colours |
| Screens | 1 |
| ROM Info | 9 ROMs 9,216 bytes (9.00 KiB) |
| MAME ID | cosmicg |
About The Game
For some reason you have 2 of your ships placed in the middle of the playing field and aliens all around them. Luckily, they're protected by 5 rows of barriers and you're on the bottom, doing your job to protect them.
Additional Technical Information
Players : 2
Control : 2-way joystick
Buttons : 1
Trivia
Released in November 1979.
According to Replay Magazine, Cosmic Guerilla brings that unique world of Japanese cartoonists onto a TV game via a deal with the famous cartoonist Shotaro Ishimori. Ishimori was a pioneering manga/anime artist. It is not know if his art was used in the game itself, on the cabinet, or both.
Scoring
Enemy on sides : 20 points
Bonus ships : 50-200 points
Series
1. Cosmic Monsters [Upright model] (1979)
2. Cosmic Monsters 2 (1979)
3. Cosmic Guerilla (1979)
4. Cosmic Alien (1980)
5. Devil Zone (1980)
6. Zero Hour (1980)
7. Cosmic Avenger (1981)
Cabinet and Artwork
Cosmic Guerilla cabinet.
Cosmic Guerilla flyer.
Alternate Cosmic Guerilla flyer.
Alternate Cosmic Guerilla flyer.
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Ports
- Computers
- Sinclair ZX Spectrum (1983, "Cosmic Guerilla", Crystal Computing)
