Warroid is an arcade, released 18 November 1984 on MSX and Sharp X1.
What Warroid is
Warroid was released in 1984. It was published by ASCII Corporation. It is available on MSX and Sharp X1.
The premise, in the publisher's words
As the pilot of the United Nation's new FX1-BS weapon, you fall from the moon land land on Earth, now occupied by the Exoa aliens, and must defeat as many of their own warroids as possible. Warroid pits two players (or one player and the AI) against each other in a robot versus robot fight. Your goal: shoot the enemy until it has no energy left! Destroying the enemy warroid will give the victor one point on the six-point scale (players start out with three points each). Once all points are lit in the player's color, the player wins the game. Each warroid auto-aims their weapon fire, but kick attacks only work at close range. There are multiple platform-laden levels for players to fight in…
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, science fiction and warfare. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 2 players.
What it launched against
Warroid launched on 18 November 1984, within three weeks of 1942, Paperboy, Knight Lore and Vs. Excitebike.
Released around the same time: 1942, Paperboy, Knight Lore, Vs. Excitebike.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Quick answers
Warroid — frequently asked questions
When did Warroid come out?
Warroid was released on 18 November 1984 for MSX and Sharp X1.
Does Warroid have multiplayer?
Yes. Warroid supports multiplayer.
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