Exerion
Exerion is a 1983 shoot 'em up video game developed by Kawa Denshi Giken and published by Jaleco for arcades. It was released in North America by Taito. The player controls a starship and must fire at enemies on the screen while avoiding projectiles.
Also recorded as Arcade Archives Exerion
Exerion
- Date
- 1983.
- Publisher
- Taito and Jaleco.
- Genre
- shoot 'em up.
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Exerion is a 1983 shoot 'em up video game developed by Kawa Denshi Giken and published by Jaleco for arcades. It was released in North America by Taito. The player controls a starship and must fire at enemies on the screen while avoiding projectiles.
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Gameplay
The game uses a pseudo-3D scrolling background, giving a sense of depth, and the player's ship has a sense of inertia while it is being controlled with the joystick. Ported to the MSX, Family Computer, and SG-1000. Two sequels were released.
Exerion features parallax effects and inertia simulation. The player shoots formations of bizarre alien amoeba, egg-throwing birds and Pterosauric creatures, as well as UFOs while flying over the surface of a planet. The player has two types of guns: a slow double shot (unlimited) and a fast single shot (limited).
Reception
Reception
In Japan, Game Machine listed Exerion as the top-grossing new table arcade cabinet in November 1983, and then the top-grossing tablet cabinet in December 1983.
Legacy
Legacy
The Family Computer version of the game is included in the compilation Jaleco Collection Vol. 1 for the PlayStation in 2003, as well as in the Game Boy Advance game JaJaMaru Jr. Denshoki Jaleco Memorial, along with five other Jaleco Family Computer games. The original arcade version was later released by Hamster Corporation as part of their Arcade Archives series for the PlayStation 4 on October 23, 2014 in Japan and on July 7, 2015 in North America and also on the Nintendo Switch in 2020. Two sequels to the game were released. Exerion II: Zorni was released for the MSX in 1984 alongside a port of the original arcade game. The second, Exerizer, was released for arcades in 1987, which was released in North America by Nichibutsu under the title Sky Fox. The player's ship, the Fighter EX, is a playable character in Jaleco's Game Tengoku series.
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- 1.Video Game Flyers: Exerion, Electrocoin (UK). The Arcade Flyer Archive.
- 2.Game Machine. Game Machine Magazine (1983-10-15). 1983-10-15.
- 3.Akagi, Masumi. アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971–2005). Amusement News Agency. 121. October 13, 2006. 978-4990251215.
- 4.Amusement Press, Inc. Home Video Games - 専用ゲームカートリッジ. Game Machine. 239. 15-16. 15 July 1985.
- 5.Grandstand Leisure Limited. Cassette Software. Sega Computer - Issue 1 - June 1984.
- 6.All Famicom games sorted from the latest release to the earliest. Famitsu.
- 7.Game Machine. Game Machine Magazine (1983-10-15). 1983-10-15.
- 8.Editions Mondiales. Tubes - Exerion. May 1984. 29–30.
- 9.Amusement Press. Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25. Game Machine. 223. 33. November 1, 1983.
- 10.Amusement Press, Inc. Best Hit Games 25. Game Machine. 224. 29. 15 November 1983.
- 11.Amusement Press, Inc. Best Hit Games 25. Game Machine. 226. 33. 15 December 1983.
- 12.Arcade Archives HAMSTER Corporation. www.hamster.co.jp.
- 13.Lane, Gavin. Guide: Every Arcade Archives Game On Nintendo Switch, Plus Our Top Picks. Nintendo Life. 2020-03-13.
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