ASO – Armored Scrum Object is an arcade video game developed by SNK in 1985.
It’s a vertical scrolling shoot’em up.
The spaceship controlled by the player initially has limited capabilities. A laser and a missile. Various power ups are present in the game.
Among these are speed, greater fire capacity, the collection of spaceship parts that can be used to compose power armor.
These armors are:
- Octo
- Seald
- Cannon
- Homing
- Paralyzer
- Nuclear
- Fire
- Thunder
Energy is essential to keep them active.
At the end of each level there is a boss to destroy.
ASO consists of 13 levels, after which the game ends.
The game is also known as Alpha Mission and Arian Mission.
The official sequel is called Alpha Mission II. It is also produced by SNK.
ASO is perfectly emulated by MAME.
ASO – Armored Scrum Object (Arcade) infos:
| ASO – ARMORED SCRUM OBJECT (ARCADE) | |
|---|---|
| Year | 1985 |
| Developer | SNK |
| Publisher | SNK |
| Country | Japan |
| Genre | Vertilcally scrolling Shoot’Em Up |
| CPU(s) | 2 x Zilog Z80 3.350000 MHz Zilog Z80 4.000000 MHz |
| Video | 288 x 216 (V) 60.000000 Hz |
| Sound | Speaker YM3526 OPL 4.000000 MHz 1 Channel |
| Players | 1-2 |
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