Battle Cruiser M-12

Battle Cruiser M-12 was published by Sigma Enterprises in July 1983, right in the middle of the vertical-shooting genre's boom that had exploded after Xevious and Galaga. It's a modest title in ambition, built to compete for floor space in an arcade more than to leave a lasting mark on the genre.

Almost no records survive beyond its technical specs: today it lives on only in MAME preservation databases, without the design documentation or release context the era's big names have.

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Gameplay capture · Arcade (FBNeo / MAME)

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