Super Xevious

Manufacturer: Namco
Year: 1984
Class: Wide Release
Genre: Scrolling Shooter
Type: Videogame

Monitor:

Orientation: Vertical
Type: Raster: Standard Resolution
CRT: Color
19-inch Matsushita

Conversion Class: Namco Galaga
Number of Simultaneous Players: 1
Maximum number of Players: 2
Gameplay: Alternating
Control Panel Layout: Single Player Ambidextrous
Controls:

Joystick: 8-way
Buttons: 2 [Blaster|Zapper]

Sound: Unamplified Mono (requires one-channel amp)

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Super Xevious Description

The player controls a fighter with guns and bombs that must infiltrate a highly defended area and destroy everything in sight. The overall goal is to destroy the motherships that pop up periodically.

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Cheats, Tricks and Bugs

There are structures called "Sol Citadels" hidden throughout the game. The targeting sight will briefly flash red whenever it is over one of these structures. Dropping a bomb at that spot will first uncover the silo-like object (worth 1000 points) and dropping another bomb on it will award another 1000 points. Note the Sol Citadels are not in the same locations as they are in Xevious but they can usually be found along the same horizontal line as the original.

There are also four special flags hidden at certain points in the game. Uncovering and flying over a special flag will award an extra life. The targeting sight will not flash when it is over a hidden flag.

BUG: Three of the new enemies, a dark yellow tank, a helicopter on the ground, and a small jet taking off from a runway should not be destroyed. Destroying any of these enemies resets the score to zero but flying over the tank or helicopter awards a 10000 point bonus.

Game Introduction

Super Xevious takes place on Earth. An invading alien race has set up shop, and it's up to the player to send 'em home. The game has a large number of different ground and air-based targets of either belligerent or non-belliegerent nature. In addition to the jumper-based difficulty levels, the game also adapts its difficulty to the player. If the player is successful against a type of attacker, an even deadlier type of attacker shows up to challenge the player.

Game Play

The game play is very much like the original Xevious, but in this sequel, the play is a little more difficult. Several new enemies are introduced, including a silver Galaxian flagship, two jet planes, a helicopter, and a dark yellow tank.

Hacks

Xevious Plus - Changes the positions of all the ground targets and where the aerial enemies appear. More difficult than the previous original releases. See http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Nebula/4806/index_e.html for more information.

Miscellaneous

UPDATE OF: Xevious

VAPS Arcade Census

GAMES OWNED, WANTED, or FOR SALE BY MEMBERS OF THE VIDEO ARCADE PRESERVATION SOCIETY

Scarce - There are 3 known instances of Super Xevious owned by one of our 900 members. Of these, It is an original dedicated machine (not another machine converted with a kit)., and 2 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

Of the 56,610 video games (3,411 unique) tracked by the Video Game Preservation Society, this game ranks a 2 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most commonly seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on ownership records.

Wanted - We currently do not know of any VAPS members that have gotten around to adding this game to their wish list. The wish-list system is fairly new (not all VAPS members have filled one out) and there are probably a number of collectors who might purchase this game if offered one at the right price.

Rarity is NOT necessarily an indication of value. Some common games show up as very rare here because collectors don't want them (they are common because arcade operators might be sitting on tons of them in warehouses), while some fairly scarce games are grabbed by collectors every time they show up. Additionally, some games made in the last 5 years are still making money for operators and are thus not yet affordable to the typical collector. For a clue to value, compare how many people have this game vs. how many people want this game and then click on the eBay links to help determine an accurate price range.

Technical

The game uses three Z80 microprocessors and a Namco 3-channel PSG for sounds.

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Legacy

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