Stinger
Developer(s)Seibu Denshi
Publisher(s)
Platform(s)Arcade
ReleaseSeptember 1983[3]
Genre(s)Scrolling shooter
Mode(s)1-2 players alternating

Stinger is a side-scrolling shooter game released by Seibu Denshi for arcades in 1983.[1] It was the first game released by this company. Despite the horizontal scrolling, the game has a vertically oriented screen.

Gameplay

Gameplay screenshot

The game consists of traveling around a space fortress meanwhile shooting aliens and spaceships. An object called "Bongo" could be used as a defense method. This object will shoot itself to the enemies for a few seconds.

Reception

In Japan, Game Machine listed Stinger on their November 1, 1983 issue as being the sixth most-successful new table arcade unit of the month.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Overseas Readers Column - Sigma Exclusively Distributes Seibu's "Stinger"" (PDF). Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 222. Amusement Press, Inc. 15 October 1983. p. 36.
  2. ↑ Lewin, Gene (January 15, 1984). "Gene's Judgements: Critiquing AMOA Show Conversions, Dedicated Games". Play Meter. Vol. 10, no. 2. pp. 60–3.
  3. ↑ "Stinger". Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - テーブル型新製品 (New Videos-Table Type)" (PDF). Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 223. Amusement Press, Inc. 1 November 1983. p. 33.


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