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Zero Target

Zero Target, known in Japan as Shooting Down King, is a shooter video game developed by Data East and released in 1985 for arcades. In Zero Target the player controls a fighter plane, with the action seen from…

31 December 1985

Zero Target is a video game developed by Data East Corporation, released 31 December 1985 on Arcade.

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What Zero Target is

Zero Target was developed by Data East Corporation and released in 1985. It is available on Arcade only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Zero Target, known in Japan as Shooting Down King, is a shooter video game developed by Data East and released in 1985 for arcades. In Zero Target the player controls a fighter plane, with the action seen from a first person view inside of the fighter's cockpit. The player can move the view in any direction, with a targeting reticule in the middle of the screen used to aim at enemy fighters.
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What it launched against

Zero Target launched on 31 December 1985, within three weeks of Bomberman, Summer Games II, Highway Encounter and Mercenary.

Released around the same time: Bomberman, Summer Games II, Highway Encounter, Mercenary.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

Quick answers

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When did Zero Target come out?
Zero Target was released on 31 December 1985 for Arcade.