Space Cruiser

Space Cruiser logo
Space Cruiser is a vertical scrolling shooter arcade game that was released by Taito Corporation in 1981; it was the first game to run on their then-new SJ System hardware (two Zilog Z80 microprocessors, running at 4 and 3 MHz respectively), and the player has to use a 2-way joystick to direct a spaceship (which is the eponymous "Space Cruiser") left and right across the bottom of the screen with a single button to make it fire shots at the enemies.
Year: 1981
Company: Taito
Genre: Arcade
Platform: Arcade

How to play:

  • V: INSERT COIN 🪙
  • Enter: START GAME ▶️
  • Arrow keys: MOVE ↔️
  • X: FIRE 1 🔥 / Turbo (in racing games)
  • Z: FIRE 2 / Jump 🔥
  • R: Accelerate 🚀 (in racing games)
  • Tab: Brake 🛑 (in racing games)

Note: Some games may have different controls.