Cosmo Gang: The Video

Released October 29, 1992 · consists of 2 releases.

Cosmo Gang: The Video, published by Namco for the Super Famicom, is a 16-bit take on Space Invaders. It was not released outside of Japan.

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Cosmo Gang: The Video

First release date	October 29, 1992
Platform	Super Nintendo Entertainment System , Arcade
Developer	Namco
Publisher	Namco
Genre	Shoot 'Em Up
Theme	Sci-Fi , Comedy
Franchises	Cosmo Gang
Aliases

Overview

Cosmo Gang: The Video is a single-screen shoot 'em up that greatly resembles Galaga with its gameplay, with enemies swooping in and ship upgrades that can be earned by shooting down the UFO enemy at the top of the screen.

The Cosmo Gang are based on a series of characters that had previously been used by Namco for a redemption game (a type of Arcade machine that dispenses award tokens for winning a rudimentary game, of which pachinko is the most popular variant) the previous year. The subtitle suggests that this is their video game debut. Originally released in the Arcades, Cosmo Gang: The Video was later ported to the Super Famicom. It was followed up the subsequent year with Cosmo Gang: The Puzzle, a Puyo-Puyo style puzzle game that was the basis for Namco's later Pac-Attack.

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Specific release details

	Cosmo Gang: The Video (Nintendo Power)
Platform	Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Region	Japan
Developer	Namco
Publisher	Namco
Release date	N/A
Product code	None
Company code	SHVC-CA
Rating
Minimum Players	1
Maximum Players	N/A
Resolutions	N/A
Sound Systems	N/A
Single player Features	N/A
Multi player Features	N/A
Widescreen Support	No
Notes	N/A

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