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|title=Arabian | |title=Arabian | ||
|image=[[Image:Arabian JP flyer.jpg|250px]] | |image=[[Image:Arabian JP flyer.jpg|250px|Arabian arcade flyer]] | ||
|developer=[[SunSoft]] | |developer=[[SunSoft]] | ||
|publisher=[[SunSoft]] (JP), [[Atari]] (US) | |publisher=[[SunSoft]] (JP), [[Atari]] (US) | ||
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|released=[[1983]] | |released=[[1983]] | ||
|players=1-2 | |players=1-2 | ||
}} | }} | ||
[[Image:Arabian marquee.png|300px]] | <center>[[Image:Arabian marquee.png|300px]]</center> | ||
'''Arabian''' is not a very well known arcade game. It was developed by [[SunSoft]] (who was known as Sun Electronics at the time), and licensed to [[Atari]] for distribution in the United States. Arabian was the second game that Atari licensed from SunSoft, the first being the much more popular [[Kangaroo]]. | '''Arabian''' is not a very well known arcade game. It was developed by [[SunSoft]] (who was known as Sun Electronics at the time), and licensed to [[Atari]] for distribution in the United States. Arabian was the second game that Atari licensed from SunSoft, the first being the much more popular [[Kangaroo]]. | ||
Arabian follows in the vein of [[Donkey Kong]] presenting the player with four distinct | Arabian follows in the vein of [[Donkey Kong]] presenting the player with four distinct play fields that contain ladders and moving platforms. The player's one and only goal is to collect every bag of gold scattered throughout the stage. The bags happen to have a letter painted on them which, if collected in the corrected order, will spell out "ARABIAN". The player is also awarded a bonus if he manages to collect them in just that order. Enemies come in the form of pink blobs and black crows, and your only weapon against them is your mighty kick. Enemies can be kicked into one another for bonus points. | ||
Arabian was only officially ported to one system, the [[NES|Famicom]] where it was called ''Super Arabian''. | Arabian was only officially ported to one system, the [[NES|Famicom]] where it was called '''Super Arabian'''. It was the same game, only the number of bags and the letters printed on them varied from level to level so as to spell out a variety of words instead of simply "ARABIAN". While the game was not ported to any other system, it was the inspiration for a game entitled [[Tales of the Arabian Nights]], created by Interceptor Software, for the [[Commodore 64/128]], [[Sinclair ZX Spectrum]], and the [[Amstrad CPC]]. The first stage takes place on a ship just like the original game, but the stages thereafter differ. In [[2001]], a reproducton of the Famicom game was packaged along with [[Ikki]] in [[Memorial Series: Sunsoft Vol. 1]] for the [[PlayStation]]. | ||
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