Moon Shuttle
Platform: Commodore 64
Gametype: Undefined
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Based on the 1981 Nichibutsu Arcade game. Aliens have invaded our asteroid belt! It's up to you to get rid of them. Your space ship on the bottom of the vertically scrolling screen dodges and shoots at asteroids, hostile ships and the like. By moving left and right and firing rapidly, first you must clear a path through the asteroids. Only then you can take on the alien craft. Pushing up on the joystick increases speed, but crashing into an asteroid means death. A bonus is awarded if you pass through unscathed. Once on the other side, the aliens attack from the top and sides of the screen and drop missiles. The first wave is just a teaser. Progressive waves are more aggressive and harder to kill. If you destroy a certain number of aliens, more asteroids must be avoided or destroyed, followed by yet another alien attack, and so on, until eventually all are defeated or you have no more lives.

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Description from the packaging:

Play Nichibutsu's thrilling arcade game Moon Shuttle on your home computer!
You think it may be just another routine Moon Shuttle flight as you blast your way through your first asteroid shower. But wait- what are those up ahead? They look like the enemy's rocket-launcher forces! They're flying in and out of your sights, making it nearly impossible to shoot them down. And even if you succeed, it looks like an even denser asteroid show up ahead!
As the pilot of the spectacular Moon Shuttle flight, you repeatedly encounter unexpected dangers as you blast your way through asteroids, bomb launchers, expandos, and man-o'-wars.
And just as you think you've hurdled the final obstacle- you begin again, only this time makes the last onslaught look tame!
