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'''Zanac''' is a vertically scrolling shooter. It was designed by [[Compile]] (who went on to develop a number of classic shooters). It follows [[E.I. - Exa Innova]], a similar, yet primitive game released in 1983; also programmed by Compile when it went by the name Programmers-3, it depicts some common enemies with Zanac and a cruder version of Zanac's famous artificial intelligence. Zanac was published by [[Pony | '''Zanac''' is a vertically scrolling shooter. It was designed by [[Compile]] (who went on to develop a number of classic shooters). It follows [[E.I. - Exa Innova]], a similar, yet primitive game released in 1983; also programmed by Compile when it went by the name Programmers-3, it depicts some common enemies with Zanac and a cruder version of Zanac's famous artificial intelligence. Zanac was published by [[Pony Canyon]] in Japan, and by [[FCI]] in North America. | ||
Zanac was initially released for the [[MSX]] computer in Japan. It was then ported and heavily reworked for release on the Nintendo [[Famicom Disk System]] in Japan on November 28, 1986, and in the United States as an [[NES]] cartridge in October, 1987. This version was then reworked further, recolored, and released for the MSX2 system as '''Zanac EX'''. The NES version was later re-released for the [[Wii Virtual Console]] on December 3rd 2007. | Zanac was initially released for the [[MSX]] computer in Japan. It was then ported and heavily reworked for release on the Nintendo [[Famicom Disk System]] in Japan on November 28, 1986, and in the United States as an [[NES]] cartridge in October, 1987. This version was then reworked further, recolored, and released for the MSX2 system as '''Zanac EX'''. The NES version was later re-released for the [[Wii Virtual Console]] on December 3rd 2007. | ||
