Fantasy
Title screen
Developer(s)SNK
Publisher(s)
Platform(s)Arcade
Release
Genre(s)Action
Mode(s)Single-player
Arcade systemSNK 6502 / SNK Rockola

Fantasy is an action game developed by SNK and released for arcades in October 1981. It was licensed to Rock-Ola[2] for North American release in February 1982. The game is controlled with a single joystick.[3] One level plays the melody from the song "Funkytown".[4] According to the book Gamers: Writers, Artists & Programmers on the Pleasures of Pixels, this is the first arcade video game to have a continue feature.[5]

The game runs on the SNK 6502 arcade system board,[6] also known as the SNK Rockola hardware.[7] Other games that run on the same hardware are Sasuke vs. Commander (1980), Zarzon (1981) and Vanguard (1981).[6][7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Fantasy (Germany)". The Arcade Flyer Archive. Retrieved 2015-01-13.
  2. ^ "Fantasy (USA)". The Arcade Flyer Archive. Retrieved 2015-01-13.
  3. ^ "Fantasy:Rock-ola". ArcadeFlyers.com. 2008-10-30.
  4. ^ "Keywords". FilmBayCom. 2008-10-30. Archived from the original on 2009-01-31.
  5. ^ Compton, Shanna. Gamers: Writers, Artists & Programmers on the Pleasures of Pixels p. 117-118
  6. ^ a b "SNK 6502 Hardware". MAME. Archived from the original on 2015-01-17. Retrieved 2015-01-13.
  7. ^ a b "SNK Rockola Hardware". System 16. Retrieved 2008-10-30.


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