Fantasy (video game)
Fantasy is an action/adventure arcade game developed by SNK and released in October 1981. It was licensed to Rock-Ola[2] for North American release in February 1982. The game is controlled with a single joystick and no buttons.[3] The music is a rendition of "Funkytown".[4] According to the book Gamers: Writers, Artists & Programmers on the Pleasures of Pixels, this is the first arcade video game to have a continuation feature.[5]
| Fantasy | |
|---|---|
 Title Screen | |
| Developer(s) | SNK |
| Publisher(s) | |
| Platform(s) | Arcade |
| Release |
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| Genre(s) | Action/Adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
| Arcade system | SNK 6502 / SNK Rockola |
| CPU | M6502 @ 930 kHz |
| Sound | Custom @ 930 kHz Discrete @ 930 kHz SN76477 @ 930 kHz |
| Display | Raster (vertical), 224×256 resolution, 61 Hz refresh rate, 64 colors |
The game runs on the SNK 6502 arcade system board,[6] also known as the SNK Rockola hardware.[7] Other games that ran on the same hardware include Sasuke vs. Commander (1980), Zarzon (1981) and Vanguard (1981).[6][7]
References
- "Fantasy (Germany)". The Arcade Flyer Archive. Retrieved 2015-01-13.
- "Fantasy (USA)". The Arcade Flyer Archive. Retrieved 2015-01-13.
- "Fantasy:Rock-ola". ArcadeFlyers.com. 2008-10-30.
- "Keywords". FilmBayCom. 2008-10-30. Archived from the original on 2009-01-31.
- Compton, Shanna. Gamers: Writers, Artists & Programmers on the Pleasures of Pixels p. 117-118
- "SNK 6502 Hardware". MAME. Retrieved 2015-01-13.
- "SNK Rockola Hardware". System 16. Retrieved 2008-10-30.
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