Mag Max - Arcade

Mag Max © 1985 Nichibutsu.

A horizontally scrolling shoot-em-up in which a single player takes control of a hovership and must battle their way through an enemy-packed level; moving both above and below ground during the course of a level.

At various points the player will come across robot parts, either a torso or a pair of legs. Collecting these will eventually see the player's hovership become a towering robot, vastly increasing available firepower in the process.

Main CPU : 68000 (@ 8 Mhz)
Sound CPU : Z80 (@ 2.5 Mhz)
Sound Chips : (3x) AY8910 (@ 1.25 Mhz)

Screen orientation : Horizontal
Video resolution : 256 x 224 pixels
Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz
Palette colors : 256

Players : 2
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 2

Category:

Gaming

Tags:

• magmax
• classic
• shooter
• arcade
• 1985
• nintendo

[phonic9000]

This came out in 1985?! Looks pretty advanced for a game that old. Line scrolling AND portals? Underwater robot fish? Mind = blown.

[classicgamevideos]

@phonic9000 back then the game was quite fun. I dont think there was an end to it. I think it kept going. Or I think you beat it then it started over a little bit harder. I cant reallly recall. The music I always thought was not all that great.

[superfroman]

The NES version of this was one of the first games I've ever owned. Along with Super Mario Bros, Super Mario Bros 3, Pac-Man, Excitebike, and Q*Bert.

[AssKicker411]

I love this game

[RetrogamingBard]

I remember playing the NES version and not really appreciating it as a kid.

Yet watching this now wants me to play it again.

[cookervillpop101]

mini sail boats yayyy



[KAPULINIX]

@KAPULINIX in 1986 ;)

[redst4r147]

@OmarDelfinity definetly, too bad theres no port of the arcade version

[wmotamedi]

@OmarDelfinity I disagree. The arcade version looks slightly trashier to me.

[Magegg]

These games made grew your imagination =D