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Cosmic Avenger (コスミックアベンジャー)

Released in 1981

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Manufacturer: Universal
Developer: Universal
Distributor: Universal

Mame ROM Info
cavenger, Cosmic Avenger

Display
Raster
Orientation
Horizontal
Resolution
240 x 192
Colors
32, Color
Genre
Shooting
Attributes
Horizontal Scrolling
Controls
1 Joystick / Button(s)
Size/Weight of Cocktail
22.5000 " x 34.0000" x 22.2500"
Size/Weight of Upright
69.0000 " x 25.2500" x 31.5000"
'Cosmic Avenger' marquee
game marquee

Game Summary

Scramble-like shooter.

Hardware Info

Z80 cpu @ 4 Mhz
SN76496 audio @ 4 Mhz
SN76496 audio @ 4 Mhz

Hardware Platform: -Unique or Unknown-

Game Details

Cosmic Avenger involves flying a single pilot ship (or so it appears) which is very similar in looks to the ship in Defender. You fly slowly from left to right (the screen scrolls automaticaly) over three diferent terrains.

The first is an alien city stocked to the hilt with gun turrants and missle batteries. Alien flying saucers hover in place, firing single shots. Raised cities on platforms topped with glass domes must be flown over, which can be challenging as movement response is VERY slow.

The second terrain takes you into an under water cave. Prox. mines must be fired at, as the are bobbing up and down directly in your path. Shoot them at close range, you're toast! Alien subs bobbing in place fire forward missles (right to left only). Missiles drop from the open water ceiling.

The third and final terrain appears as a giant green (metal?) plate or road upon which a single tank, moving left to right just a touch slower than the scrolling screen, fires what appears to be its gunless turret straight at you. A new one appears on top of the tank and repeats the sequence. A new tank appears after the destruction of the previous or if you pass the previous.

Then it is back to the alien city and the loop never ends, it just gets harder.

Your only weapons are a forward gun, single shot, and dropping missles, double shot.

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'Cosmic Avenger' cabinet photo
cabinet photo
'Cosmic Avenger' title screen
title screen
'Cosmic Avenger' gameplay screen shot
gameplay screen
'Cosmic Avenger' control panel
control panel
'Cosmic Avenger' promotional flyer
promotional flyer

"Maybe" Images

(fuzzy search, these MAY match the game, or they may not)

Avengers in Galactic Storm Flyer: 1 Front Cosmic Guerilla Flyer: 2 Back Cosmic Guerilla Flyer: 1 Front Cosmic Chasm Flyer: 1 Front Cosmic Alien Flyer: 2 Back Cosmic Alien Flyer: 1 Front

Knowledge Base

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'H','R','B','Computer Space','Nutting Assoc',1971 'H','R','B','Pong','Atari',1972 'H','R','B','Astro Hockey','Brunswick',1973 'H','R','B','Astro Race','Taito(japan)',1973 'H','R','B','Davis Cup','Taito(japan)',1973 'H','R','B','Elepong','Taito(japan)',1973 'U','R','B','Elimination','Atari/Kee',1973 'H','R','B','Gotcha','Atari',1973 'H','R','C','Gotcha Color','Atari',1973 'H','R','B','Hockey','Ramtek',1973 'H','R','B','Hockey TV','Sega(japan)',1973 'H','R','B','Leader','Midway',1973 'H','R','B','
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/listbyyear.txt - 18 K - Updated 1999.07.10
The Bronze Age (1971 to 1980) Video Game List
Vers 2.7 May 12, 1998 additions/corrections to aek@spies.com and kk@clickto.com Note: Date may either be release date, date from a manual or schematic, or the date that a game appears in a publication Monitor Type ------------ H-- = Horizontal V-- = Vertical -R- = Raster -V- = Vector --B = B&W --O = Color Overlay --C = Color --P = Projection Name Manuf Date uP Man/ROM # ---- ----- -
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/faqs/list-bronzeagebyyear.html - 30 K - Updated 1999.10.29
A Random Games-list
Game Name Manufacturer Year Pinout Class ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ V 005 Sega 1981 18 Wheeler Midway 1979 3D Bowling MED 1978 H 720 Degrees Atari Games 1986 800 Fathom USB 1982 H Aeroboto William
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/faqs/list-randomgames.html - 73 K - Updated 1999.10.29
/kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/cosmicavenger.txt
COSMIC AVENGER COMP SIDE CKT SIDE --------- -------- 1 GND A GND 2 GND B GND 3 +5V C +5V 4 +5V D +5V 5 V SYNC E 6 H SYNC F 7 H 8 +12V J +12V 9 K 10
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/cosmicavenger.txt - 1 K - Updated 1997.11.27
/kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/board pinouts/cosmicavenger.txt
COSMIC AVENGER COMP SIDE CKT SIDE --------- -------- 1 GND A GND 2 GND B GND 3 +5V C +5V 4 +5V D +5V 5 V SYNC E 6 H SYNC F 7 H 8 +12V J +12V 9 K 10
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/board pinouts/cosmicavenger.txt - 1 K - Updated 1997.11.27
Yet Another List
O-Taito is the Old Taito pinout on wiretap. N-Taito is the New-Taito pinout (Like Elevator Action). Quote by R. Schieve: "Taito.pin will match most for power, ground, monitor, and speaker connections but inputs are usually quite different." DECO/Data East is the Data East pinout. See Ring King.pin or KarateChamp.pin.I AtariV is Black Widow and Gravitar and Space Duel Konami if the Konami pinout. See Konami\Rush'n'Attack.pin. BZone is Battle Zone and Red Baron Tehkan games seem to follow th
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/faqs/list-yetanothergameslist.html - 49 K - Updated 2002.06.10
/kb_dl.aspx/KB/pinouts/cosmic_avenger.txt
COSMIC AVENGER -------------- COMP SIDE CKT SIDE --------- -------- 1 GND A GND 2 GND B GND 3 +5V C +5V 4 +5V D +5V 5 V SYNC E 6 H SYNC F 7 H 8 +12V J +12V 9
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/pinouts/cosmic_avenger.txt - 1 K - Updated 2003.01.06

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