Description
Moon Patrol
Blast across the lunar surface in Moon Patrol, one of the most iconic side-scrolling arcade games of the early 80’s. Players pilot a moon buggy through dangerous craters, enemy attacks, and rocky terrain while trying to survive the patrol and rack up the highest score.
The following is from the Arcade Museum
Player drives a moon buggy jumping over craters, rocks and land mines, shooting simultaneously at rocks in front and aliens above while dodging their missiles. Features very catchy background music and cute bouncing tires when the buggy is destroyed. Foreground and background terrain scroll at different rates giving the illusion of depth.
Moon Patrol was produced by Irem in 1982.
Irem released 92 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1978. Irem was based in Japan.
Other machines made by Irem during the time period Moon Patrol was produced include: Demoneye-X, Panther, Red Alert, Gingateikoku No Gyakushuu, UniWar S, Zippy Race, Traverse USA, Tropical Angel, Lode Runner, and Spartan X
Specs
| Name | Moon Patrol |
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| Developer | Irem (Japan) |
| Year | 1982 |
| Type | Videogame |
| KLOV/MOG # | 8747 |
| Class | Wide Release |
| Genre | Platform |
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| Conversion Class | Irem |
| Game Specific | Moon Patrol Pinout |
| # Simultaneous Players | 1 |
| # Maximum Players | 2 |
| Game Play | Alternating |
| Control Panel Layout | Single Player |
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| Sound | Amplified Mono (one channel) |
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Game Play
The object is to complete the varying legs of the patrol course as quickly as you can while avoiding rocks, craters, mines, and attacks from enemy craft. Your buggy has two guns: a short-range cannon that fires ahead of you and an anti-aircraft gun that fires upwards. You can use the cannon to blast away rocks that block your progress. Most rocks will crumble in one hit, but large ones qill need two hits. There are also tiny rocks that can only be destroyed with precision shooting otherwise, you will have to jump it.
Your on-screen display has three indicator lights to warn you of approaching danger.When the top one flashes, there are enemy saucers coming in. Attack them using your gun and avoid their bombs. The spinning saucers are particularly nasty, as they bomb the ground ahead of you and make fresh craters. The middle light indicates a minefield. Proceed with caution here and time your jumps to avoid the mines on the road. Finally, the bottom light indicates an enemy behind you. Sometimes, an enemy hovercraft will stalk behind you for a bit and then charge at you. You need to jump so it passes under you and then take it out with your cannon when you come back down.
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