Scramble

1981 video game

Video gamevideo gameQ650757

Also known as Explorer

Developer: Konami
Publisher: Stern Electronics
, Grandstand
Released: 1981
Platforms: Vectrex
, Xbox 360
, PlayStation 4
+1 more
Genre: shoot 'em up
, electronic game
Game mode: single-player video game

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Scramble is a 1981 horizontally scrolling shooter video game developed and published by Konami for arcades. It was distributed by Leijac for manufacture in Japan and Stern in North America. It was the first side-scrolling shooter with forced scrolling and multiple distinct levels, and it established the foundation for a new genre.

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Input device: joystick
CERO rating: A (All ages)
Website: hamster.co.jp/arcadearchives/scramble.htm language: Japanese
ESRB rating: Everyone
Country of origin: Japan
Japan quotation: Scramble was re-released in 2005 for PlayStation 2 in Japan as part of the Oretachi Geasen Zoku Sono-series.
CPU: Zilog Z80
Title: スクランブル
Scramble

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