Keep B1 pressed and enter the following sequence : Up(x5), Right(圆), Down, Left(x4).

(announced by synthesized voice stating 'Spy Ship Sighted')īonus for no-miss clear (completing a round without dying) - this bonus is given only when the game is set to auto difficulty : multiplier x number of bases, the multiplier starts at 100 points and increases by 100 points each time you get the bonus up to 1000 points. For example, the setup for Round 4 on the other versions is the same as the setup for Round 6 on the new Namco. This is also true regarding where your fighter starts at. Both versions have the same Enemy Base setups, but they are in different order as the rounds go up. In the NEW Namco version, the Enemy Base setup is different. Ken McLeod holds the official record for this game with 2,913,150 points on February 24, 1983. The origin of the keywords in Bosconian (as in the 'Zwilniks of Boskone') is the Lensman space-opera saga, which in Japan always enjoyed high popularity. They were used in Ridge Racer, Ridge Racer 2, Ridge Racer 64, and Ridge Racer DS. Its sister car, from another Namco game is a white and blue car named RT Nebulasray. It is a white and red car named RT Bosconian. In the game Ridge Racer, a car has this game as a sponsor. They are all the same except the new Namco version (see 'Updates' section for more information). Namco made 3 and Midway made 2 of them (US manufacture and distribution (02/1982)). There are 5 versions of this arcade game that were made. When the game was released, Midway gave out strategy booklets to the game from a display attached to the machine.

A radar map to the right shows the position of the player, enemy bases, and occasional formation attack groups.īosconian was famous for being the first game to have a continue feature. The player's ship is always positioned in the center of the screen with everything else scrolling around it as the player flies.

Enemy bases are destroyed either with a shot to the center or by shooting out all 6 base cannons.

Bosconian - Star Destroyer is a space shooter where the player must destroy several enemy bases on each round while evading enemy ships, asteroids and mines.

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