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{{Header | {{Header Bar|game=Polaris}} | ||
{{Game | {{Game | ||
|completion=2 | |||
|image=Polaris flyer.jpg | |||
|title=Polaris | |title=Polaris | ||
| | |japanese=ポラリス | ||
|developer=[[Taito Corporation]] | |developer=[[Taito Corporation]] | ||
|publisher=[[Taito Corporation]] | |publisher=[[Taito Corporation]] | ||
| | |year=1980 | ||
| | |systems={{syslist|cade|a2600}} | ||
|genre= | |genre=[[Shooter]] | ||
| | |players=1-2 | ||
|modes=[[Single player]], [[Multiplayer]] | |modes=[[Single player]], [[Multiplayer]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{game disambig|the [[1980]] [[arcade]] game|the [[1981]] and [[1983]] [[CoCo]] and [[ZX Spectrum]] games|[[Polaris (1981)]] and [[Polaris (1983)]]}} | {{game disambig|the [[1980]] [[arcade]] game|the [[1981]] and [[1983]] [[CoCo]] and [[ZX Spectrum]] games|[[Polaris (1981)]] and [[Polaris (1983)]]}} | ||
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[[Category:Taito Corporation]] | [[Category:Taito Corporation]] | ||
[[Category:Shooter]] | [[Category:Shooter]] | ||
[[Category:Single player]] | [[Category:Single player]] | ||
[[Category:Multiplayer]] | [[Category:Multiplayer]] | ||
[[Category:MAME]] | [[Category:MAME]] |
Latest revision as of 04:54, 21 July 2022
Polaris | |
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Developer(s) | Taito Corporation |
Publisher(s) | Taito Corporation |
Year released | 1980 |
System(s) | Arcade, Atari 2600 |
Japanese title | ポラリス |
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Genre(s) | Shooter |
Players | 1-2 |
Modes | Single player, Multiplayer |
- This guide is for the 1980 arcade game. For the 1981 and 1983 CoCo and ZX Spectrum games, see Polaris (1981) and Polaris (1983).
Polaris is a fixed shooter arcade game, that was released by Taito Corporation, in 1980; it utilizes an Intel 8080 microprocessor (running up at 2 MHz), with discrete circuitry and a Texas Instruments SN-76477 for sound. The player must use one 8-way joystick, to take up control of a submarine (which is the eponymous "Polaris") at the bottom of the screen, with a single button to make it fire missiles into the air at the various enemies - as small bombs are worth 10 points, while large bombs are worth 30, small planes are worth 50, while small boats are worth 100, and large boats (and planes) are worth a random amount of points. However, the red asterisk-like mines that the boats shall occasionally drop cannot be destroyed; Polaris will also receive an extra life at 5000 points by default. The screenshots below, much like Space Chaser, are also inaccurate, due to the imperfect colour emulation in MAME.
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Title screen.
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Upright arcade cabinet.
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First level of the game.