I recently saw a commercially released JR-100 game for the first time ever. I don't think the system was a smashing success by any means, but whereas I'd seen... who knows, 30 or 40 titles for the JR-200, which also wasn't resoundingly successful, the total of JR-100 games I've seen is now at a whopping 1. Somewhat predictably, it's a Hudson Soft game. They were the lifeline to the first-gen Pasopia system and generally didn't seem to mind helping out the less popular platforms if they could turn any kind of a profit. Also unsurprisingly (considering the popularity of the game in the arcades at the time), it's a Space Invaders clone, called Invaders. A little bit surprisingly, though, it appeared unopened. Whether it really was unopened or not, who knows, because clearly I was able to get the tape out of the case without breaking the manufacturer seal. But it's in good condition, in any event. ![]() ![]() ![]() The gameplay is familiar and the graphics aren't really anything special, but I am sure if you owned a JR-100, you were happy to have this game. The shields were probably created using the built-in graphical glitches, but the invaders and your artillery base, both in their standard and exploded forms, seem to have been customized using the limited programmable character generator. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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