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Zappa Roidz

In Zappa Roidz you fly around in a space ship and you have to shoot all the asteroids and aliens you encounter. When you shoot a large asteroid it will break into smaller asteroids that you also have to shoot…

3 January 1989

Zappa Roidz is an arcade developed by Ideas from the Deep (IFD), released 3 January 1989 on DOS.

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What Zappa Roidz is

Zappa Roidz is an arcade game developed by Ideas from the Deep (IFD) and released in 1989. It is available on DOS only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

In Zappa Roidz you fly around in a space ship and you have to shoot all the asteroids and aliens you encounter. When you shoot a large asteroid it will break into smaller asteroids that you also have to shoot. On a map you can see where all the asteroids and aliens are. Your space ship can be destroyed by colliding with other objects. When you have lost all your space ships the game is over.
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How it plays

Its themes are action.

What it launched against

Zappa Roidz launched on 3 January 1989, within three weeks of Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance, Keith Van Eron's Pro Soccer, Laser Squad and Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine.

Released around the same time: Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance, Keith Van Eron's Pro Soccer, Laser Squad, Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine.

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Zappa Roidz — frequently asked questions

When did Zappa Roidz come out?
Zappa Roidz was released on 3 January 1989 for DOS.

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