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Space Shark

The player controls a small space ship which can move in all directions on a field that horizontally scrolls left and right. The player can shoot horizontally. Each level has a set number of alien vessels that…

31 December 1990

Space Shark is an arcade developed by Miami Software, released 31 December 1990 on Apple IIGS.

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What Space Shark is

Space Shark is an arcade game developed by Miami Software and released in 1990. It was published by Toolbox Design. It is available on Apple IIGS only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The player controls a small space ship which can move in all directions on a field that horizontally scrolls left and right. The player can shoot horizontally. Each level has a set number of alien vessels that must be destroyed to progress to the next level. Vessels track invariably towards the player, and the player loses a life if hit. The player starts with 6 vessels, and it's game over when all are lost.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Space Shark launched on 31 December 1990, within three weeks of Sengoku, A-Train, Spellbound and Colorado.

Released around the same time: Sengoku, A-Train, Spellbound, Colorado.

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When did Space Shark come out?
Space Shark was released on 31 December 1990 for Apple IIGS.

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