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Moon Cresta is an arcade game released in 1980 by Nichibutsu. A moving starfield gives the impression of vertical scrolling, but the game is a fixed shooter in the vein of Namco's Galaxian. Incentive Software published a version of this arcade game for many 8-bit home computers of the time. Dempa also released a port of both Moon Cresta and Terra Cresta for the X68000. It was also released on the Wii Virtual Console in Japan on March 9, 2010 and PlayStation 4 (Arcade Archives) in 2014.
A horizontal scrolling shooter, players control the title hover ship in an attempt to completely construct the ship into a giant robot and to destroy any enemies attempting to stop it. The three-headed mechanical dragon found as a boss character in the game, known as Babylon, strongly resembles Mecha-King Ghidorah from the Godzilla franchise.
Moon Shuttle is a scrolling arcade space shooter.
Terra Cresta is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up. The player controls a ship, initially with limited firepower. Numbered pods appear containing further parts of the ship that will increase firepower. These additional parts combine with the player's ship to increase its firepower, and the final module transforms it into a fiery phoenix which is invulnerable for a certain period of time. Once the ship has multiple sections, the player may also split it, allowing it to fire in multiple directions. The player begins with three lives and it is possible to play with either one or two players.
Crazy Climber is a coin-operated arcade game produced by Nichibutsu in 1980. It was also released in North America by Taito America Corporation by UA Ltd. in 1982 for the Emerson Arcadia 2001 and other video game consoles. It is one of Nichibutsu's most highly-acclaimed video games in its library. A precursor to the platform game genre, Crazy Climber was the first game revolving around climbing, specifically climbing buildings, before Nintendo's 1981 release Donkey Kong.
Mahjong Club 90's is a classic "strip mahjong" arcade game released by Nichibutsu in September 1990, originally in Japan. The game combines traditional mahjong matches with a nightclub theme, allowing players to unlock images of female characters as they progress through the stages.
In a medieval land where a country's power and prosperity depended on mahjong-playing skills of its inhabitants, the Darol army began an invasion campaign, aided by demonic forces. The Kingdom of Rida was conquered. The young royal guard Biares fought valiantly, but was unable to defeat his mysterious opponent in mahjong. He was teleported far away, and found by a girl named Olivie. Biares has to find a way to return to Rida and liberate his country from invaders, finding companions and playing mahjong on the way.
"Tatakae! Big Fighter" is a shooter released by Nichibutsu in 1989. In this game, you can switch between fighter jet and robot form during battle. The key to clearing a stage is to strengthen your ship with power-up items that appear along the way and change its shape to suit the situation.
"Seicross" was released by Nichibutsu in 1986 for an 8-bit home console. In this shooting game, you pilot a hover bike to save the peaceful people of Petra, whose homeland has been invaded by a once-coexisting tribe that has turned to evil. As you rescue the captive people of Petra from enemy territory, your bike's weight increases, causing it to consume fuel energy much faster—but in return, you'll earn massive bonuses upon clearing the stage!
Total control over your split-mode and firing directions! Features a custom Formation Design system! "Terra Cresta" was released by Nichibutsu in 1986 for an 8-bit home console. It is a shooting game in which humanity, driven to the bottom of the sea by the evil Mandora, fights to reclaim the Earth.