Aztarac is a scrolling shooter arcade game

Arcade game

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 using vector graphics

Vector graphics

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 that was released by Centuri

Centuri

Centuri, based in Hialeah, Florida, was one of the top six suppliers of coin operated video game machinery in the United States. Many of the machines distributed in the US under the Centuri name were licensed from overseas manufacturers, particularly Konami....

 in 1983

1983 in video gaming

-Events:* A major shakeout of the video game industry begins. By 1986, total video games sales will decrease from US$3.2 billion to US$0.1 billion.* MCA Universal files suit against Nintendo, claiming that the latter company's video arcade hit Donkey Kong violated Universal's copyright on King Kong...

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Summary

The player is the commander of an intergalactic race of mutant humans. His mode of transport; a tank and its turret that are controlled independently. This allows the player to move in one direction while shooting in another. His mission is to guard various space outposts from hordes of incoming enemy ships. Each level will have several outposts all clustered together in the center. If an enemy ship touches an outpost, then the outpost is destroyed. The player can activate a long range scanner by using his second button. This allows him to locate enemies before they get close, thus enabling the player to remove himself from the game. This end the life of the player's gaming platform.

Highest score

Dennis Bartlett of Iowa, USA, scored a world record

World record

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 142,390 points on Aztarac on February 11, 1984.

External links

• Aztarac entry at the Centuri
  Centuri
  Centuri, based in Hialeah, Florida, was one of the top six suppliers of coin operated video game machinery in the United States. Many of the machines distributed in the US under the Centuri name were licensed from overseas manufacturers, particularly Konami....
  
  .net Arcade Database
• Aztarac entry at GameFAQs
  GameFAQs
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• Aztarac at Arcade History
• Twin Galaxies High Score Rankings on Aztarac