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Metro-Cross
Sign in to saveis a 1985 platform video game developed and published by Namco for arcades. It was released in Japan in May 1985 and in North America by Kitkorp in November 1985. It was later ported to the Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Family Computer, and ZX Spectrum.
Game data
- Released
- 1985-12-15
- User rating
- 0.00 / 5
- Genres
- Platformer, Action, Sports
- Platforms
- Wii U, NES, Commodore / Amiga, Atari ST
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Game details · IGDB
Metro-Cross is a platform arcade game that was released by Namco in 1985. It runs upon Namco Pac-Land hardware (but with a video system like that used in Dragon Buster, modified to support a 2048-color palette). It uses a Motorola M6809 microprocessor, with a Hitachi HD63701 sub-microprocessor (both running at 1.536 MHz) and Namco 8-channel waveform PSG for audio. The player must take control of a man known only as Runner, who is given a time limit to run through each of the game's thirty-two rounds while avoiding obstacles and collecting drink cans. The actual running happens automaticall…
- Released
- 1985
- Genres
- Racing, Sport, Arcade
- Platforms
- Arcade, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Atari ST/STE, Family Computer, Wii U, Amstrad CPC, Nintendo Entertainment System
- Game modes
- Single player, Multiplayer
- Developer
- Namco Limited, Namco Limited
- Publisher
- U.S. Gold, Namco Limited, Bandai Namco Entertainment
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6 sectionsContents
- Gameplay
- Reception
- Legacy
- Notes
- References
- External links
is a 1985 platform video game developed and published by Namco for arcades. It was released in Japan in May 1985 and in North America by Kitkorp in November 1985. It was later ported to the Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Family Computer, and ZX Spectrum.
==Gameplay== thumb|left|The player leaping over a hurdle thumb|left|Screenshot from the Commodore 64 version The player takes control of a man known only as Runner, who is given a time limit to run through each of the game's thirty-two rounds while avoiding obstacles and collecting drink cans. The actual running happens automatically and the goal of the player is to avoid the obstacles and collect the cans by moving the Runner with the stick and adjusting his speed accordingly.
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