Williams / Irem

1982

Video Game

Wide Release

Platform

Upright/Standard Cocktail Candy/Japanese (Video Games)

Orientation: Horizontal Type: Raster: Standard Resolution CRT: Color 19-inch Wells-Gardner

Moon Patrol was produced by Irem in 1982. Other machines made by Irem during the time period Moon Patrol was produced include Tropical Angel, Zippy Race, Traverse USA, Lode Runner - The Bungeling Strikes Back, Lode Runner, Demoneye-X, Andromeda, Red Alert, Panther, and Gingateikoku No Gyakushuu. Player drives a moon buggy jumping over craters, rocks and land mines, shooting simultaneously at rocks in front and aliens above while dodging their missiles. Features very catchy background music and cute bouncing tires when the buggy is destroyed. Foreground and background terrain scroll at different rates giving the illusion of depth.

Alternating

1

2

Joystick: 2-way (left, right) [DecelerateAccelerate] Buttons: 2 [FireJump]

Single Player