Technical Details
The game utilized an X-Y monitor, which are known for being notoriously hard to repair. The arcade manual contains full diagrams of the circuit boards, down to a logic gate and transistor level. Besides the firing button, there are three buttons that control the speed of the crosshairs. The game is a 4k game, and all subsequent Cinematronics titles were 8k in size. The joysticks were handmade by Cinematronics.
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