Arcade Archives Moon Patrol -01003000097fe800--...

The game was the brainchild of legendary designer , who would later go on to create the iconic Street Fighter . In a stroke of genius that would influence arcade design for years to come, Moon Patrol is also credited as the first arcade game to allow players to continue their run with score retention simply by inserting another coin . This encouraged a "one-more-go" mentality that proved highly profitable for arcade operators and deeply addictive for players. The game’s success was immediate, becoming a top-five earner on North American arcade charts and receiving a Certificate of Merit at the 1984 Arkie Awards.

Rolling boulders, multi-tiered pits, aggressive homing rockets Arcade Archives MOON PATROL -01003000097FE800--...

Load it up. Turn on the CRT filter. Listen to that iconic bass line (composed by Takashi Tateishi, who later worked on Mega Man 2 ). And remember: Jump the mine, shoot the rock, and never look back. The game was the brainchild of legendary designer