1983 · Sun Corporation · Scrolling shooter

Markham

Nintendo console exclusive

A one or two player shooter game published and developed by Sun Electronics in 1983.

Released: 1983
Platforms: Arcade Nintendo Switch
Genres: Scrolling shooter
Developers: Sun Corporation
Publishers: —
Modes: Multiplayer Single-player
Themes: Action
Country: Japan

About

Markham is a 1983 horizontally scrolling shooter video game developed and published by Sun Electronics for arcades. It was only released in Japan in December 1983. It was released outside Japan for the first time by Hamster Corporation as part of their Arcade Archives series for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 in December 2020.

Keywords

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Gameplay

The player controls a fighter jet which is instructed to destroy research stations in Antarctica. The jet is equipped with ammunition and missiles, which can be combined to defeat enemy objects. Unlike other scrolling shooters, the angle while shooting can be changed by tilting, increasing the complexity of the gameplay while making it easier to shoot enemies moving in erratic ways.