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Zanac

The NES port of Zanac. The "system" was created by an organic intelligence body many millenniums ago and began attacking the human race. The earth was thrown into turmoil with only one hope for salvation…

28 November 1986

Zanac is an arcade developed by Compile, released 28 November 1986 on Wii, Family Computer Disk System, Nintendo Entertainment System and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Zanac is

Zanac is an arcade game developed by Compile and released in 1986. It was published by D4 Enterprise. It is available on Wii, Family Computer Disk System, Nintendo Entertainment System and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

The NES port of Zanac. The "system" was created by an organic intelligence body many millenniums ago and began attacking the human race. The earth was thrown into turmoil with only one hope for salvation. Fighter model AFX-6502 ZANAC was perfected by the 256th Riot Fleet to ward off the enemy system. It's your job, as ZANAC, to save the human race. Using eight special weapons and secret power forces buried along the way, guide ZANAC through 12 screens of enemy creatures to victory.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

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When did Zanac come out?
Zanac was released on 28 November 1986 for Wii, Family Computer Disk System, Nintendo Entertainment System and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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