Stinger (video game)
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| Stinger | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Seibu Denshi |
| Publisher(s) | |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, PlayStation 4 |
| Release | September 1983[1] |
| Genre(s) | Scrolling shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Stinger is a side-scrolling shooter game released by Seibu Denshi for arcades in 1983.[3] It was the first game released by this company.[citation needed] Despite the horizontal scrolling, the game has a vertically oriented screen. On July 24, 2025, the game got ported as part of the Arcade Archives series.[4]
Gameplay
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The game consists of traveling around a space fortress meanwhile shooting aliens and spaceships. An object called "Bongo" could be used as a defense method. This object will shoot itself to the enemies for a few seconds.
Reception
[edit]In Japan, Game Machine listed Stinger on their November 1, 1983 issue as being the sixth most-successful new table arcade unit of the month.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Stinger". Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ Lewin, Gene (January 15, 1984). "Gene's Judgements: Critiquing AMOA Show Conversions, Dedicated Games". Play Meter. Vol. 10, no. 2. pp. 60–3.
- ^ a b "Overseas Readers Column - Sigma Exclusively Distributes Seibu's "Stinger"" (PDF). Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 222. Amusement Press, Inc. 15 October 1983. p. 36.
- ^ Extension, Time (2025-07-23). "The Next Arcade Archives Release Is An Early Shoot 'Em Up From The Developers Of 'Raiden'". Time Extension. Retrieved 2025-07-24.
- ^ "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - テーブル型新製品 (New Videos-Table Type)" (PDF). Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 223. Amusement Press, Inc. 1 November 1983. p. 33.
External links
[edit]- Stinger at the Killer List of Videogames
- Stinger at coinop.org
- Walkthrough and strategy guide at GameFAQs
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