Finalizer (video game) explained

Finalizer
Developer:Konami
Publisher:Konami
Programmer:Hitoshi Akamatsu[1]
Platforms:Arcade
Genre:Vertically scrolling shooter
Modes:Single-player, multiplayer

Finalizer - Super Transformation is a vertically scrolling shooter released in arcades by Konami in 1985. The player controls a jet flying through several different states in America shooting different enemies.

Gameplay

Finalizer is a vertical-scrolling shooter game.

Reception and legacy

In Japan, Game Machine listed Finalizer in their January 15, 1986, issue as being the fourth most-successful table arcade unit of the month.[2]

Micom BASIC Magazine writer Akira Yamashita speculated that the game's idea was possibly arranged into Knightmare (1986).[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Yarwood. Jack. Tracking down the obscure mind behind Castlevania. Wireframe. Raspberry Pi Foundation. May 17, 2022. 2023-04-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20220521042853/https://wireframe.raspberrypi.com/articles/tracking-down-the-obscure-mind-behind-castlevania. 2022-05-21. live.
  2. Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - テーブル型TVゲーム機 (Table Videos). . 276. . 15 January 1986. 21. ja.
  3. Yamashita. Akira. 山下章のパソコン・ゲーム: ホンキでPlayホンネでReview — TARGET 5 コナミMSXゲーム. . 75. . September 1988. 278–282. ja. (Translation by Arc Hound.).