MagMax

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Magmax
Arcade flyer
DeveloperNichibutsu[a]
Publishers
Nichibutsu
  • NES
    C64, CPC, ZX Spectrum
    Imagine Software
PlatformsArcade, NES, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum
ReleaseArcade
NES
C64, CPC, ZX Spectrum
GenreScrolling shooter
ModeSingle-player

MagMax[b] is a 1985 horizontally scrolling shooter video game developed and published by Nichibutsu for arcades.[4] It was ported to the Nintendo Entertainment System, released in Japan on March 19, 1986,[3] and by FCI in North America in October 1988. The game was also ported to the Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, and Amstrad CPC by Ocean Software and released on their Imagine label in 1987.

The three-headed mechanical dragon found as a boss character in the game, known as Babylon, strongly resembles Mecha-King Ghidorah from the Godzilla franchise. Hamster Corporation acquired the rights to the game alongside Nichibutsu's intellectual property, and released the game as part of their Arcade Archives series for the PlayStation 4 in 2015 and the Nintendo Switch in 2020.[5][6]

Gameplay

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Players control the titular spaceship in an attempt to completely construct the ship into a giant robot and to destroy any enemies attempting to stop it. The ship must avoid various obstacles while shooting enemies on a 3D field. After a successful transformation into the robot, the ship gains increased mobility, while the gameplay becomes that of a typical horizontal scrolling shooter.

Reception

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In Japan, Game Machine listed MagMax as the second most successful table arcade unit of April 1985.[8]

Notes

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  1. ^ Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, and ZX Spectrum versions developed by Ocean Software.
  2. ^ Japanese: マグマックス, Hepburn: Magumakkusu

References

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  7. ^ Game review, Amstrad Action magazine, Future Publishing, issue 23, August 1987
  8. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
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