Juno First (Scrolling Shooter) (Arcade)

1983 · shooter · Commodore 64 · Arcade · The Data Archivist V0.01

Source : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juno_First Juno First ( ジュノファースト ) is an arcade video game developed by Konami and released in 1983. It was licensed to Gottlieb in the United States . Juno First is a fixed shooter with a slightly tilted perspective , similar to Nintendo's Radar Scope from 1980. [1] The game was ported to the Commodore 64 , Atari 8-bit family , MSX , IBM PC , and IBM PCjr . Gameplay Juno First presents a set number of enemies per level, but they do not make a gallery formation like Galaga or Space Invaders . Instead, the player's ship can move forward and backward (in addition to left and right) to hunt enemies in an orientation that is vertical, but has some horizon-oriented tilt. This style of gameplay would be re-used in a later Konami shooter, Axelay . The player destroys waves of enemies to finish levels. Starting formations vary from stage to stage. In addition, the player can pick up a humanoid, upon which the screen will have a red tint. While this happens, every enemy the player shoots will earn the player 200 more points than the previous enemy destroyed. The original score for shooting an enemy while in humanoid mode depends on the stage. Juno First Arcade flyer Developer(s) Konami Publisher(s) JP : Konami JP : Sony (MSX) EU : Sony (MSX) NA : Gottlieb (arcade) NA : Datasoft (home computers) Platform(s) Arcade , Commodore 64 , Atari 8-bit , MSX , IBM PC , IBM PCjr Release Arcade WW : 1983 MSX EU : 1983 JP : 1983 Commodore 64 NA : 1983 Atari 8-bit, IBM PC, PCjr NA : 1984 Genre(s) Scrolling shooter Mode(s) 1-2 players alternating