Space Odyssey © 1981 Sega.
PLAY INSTRUCTIONS :
1. Destroy attacking UFO-s for points.
2. Round ends after seven sectors.
3. Faster ship speed awards higher bonus at end of round.
4. Extra points awarded for passing through gaps blown in targets.
5. Passing over black hole momentarily disables ship.
6. Avoid meteors. They are indestructible
7. Bonus ship awarded for outstanding play.
8. Point values increase with each round.
Good luck.
Sega G80 Raster hardware
Main CPU : Zilog Z80 (@ 3.867 Mhz)
Sound Chips : Discrete circuitry
Screen orientation : Vertical
Video resolution : 224 x 256 pixels
Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz
Palette colors : 128
Players : 2
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 2
Released during May 1981.
An early ad for Space Odyssey stated that this was the first "Convert-A-Game" (i.e., first game conversion kit) released by Sega/Gremlin.
Destroying enemies | 100 points X round number. |
End of round bonus | Distance travelled. |
Designed & programmed by : Steve Hanawa
Game's ROM.
Space Odyssey ad, back cover of Play Meter Magazine, August 1st, 1981