Star Destroyer Bosconian
A space shooter where the player must destroy several enemy bases on each round
while evading enemy ships, asteroids and mines. Enemy bases are destroyed
either with a shot to the center or by shooting out all six base cannons.
The player's ship is always positioned in the center of the screen with
everything else scrolling around it as the player flies. A radar map to
the right shows the position of the player, enemy bases, and occasional
formation attack groups.
There are five versions of this arcade game. Namco made three and Midway made two of them.
Bosconian was famous for being the first game to have a continue feature. When the game was released, Midway gave out strategy booklets to the game from a display attached to the machine. (arcade-history)
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