Quartet

Sega console exclusive

A platform shoot-em-up hybrid from Sega for one to four players, selected from either Joe (yellow), Mary (red), Lee (blue) and Edgar (green). The action takes place over a number of sideways scrolling levels, the bulk of which consist of straightforward platform action. On some levels, however, there are jet packs for the players to collect, and the gameplay's emphasis switched to that of a standard, sideways scrolling shoot-em-up.

Released: 1986
Platforms: Amstrad CPC Arcade Commodore 64 Commodore C64/128/MAX Master System Sega Master System/Mark III ZX Spectrum
Genres: Action Arcade Platformer Shooter
Developers: —
Publishers: —
Perspective: Side view
Themes: Action Science fiction
Country: Japan

About

Quartet is a run and gun video game released by Sega for arcades in 1986. Quartet allows one to four players to guide a set of characters through a base taken over by an army of robots. Players control either Joe (yellow), Mary (red), Lee (blue), or Edgar (green) across 32 side-scrolling levels. The object of the game is to advance through the level, fighting opponents which come out of portals in the walls, and eventually defeat a boss that carries the door key used to open the "exit door".

The game was released as a dedicated four-player cabinet similar to Atari Games' Gauntlet. A 2-players version, titled Quartet 2, was released by Sun Electronics, as a conversion kit. The game was ported to the Master System, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, and ZX Spectrum.

Keywords

shoot 'em up
counter-terrorists
spaceship
female protagonist
flight
side-scrolling
special forces
4 player co-op
terrorists
male protagonist

Media

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Reception

In Japan, Game Machine listed Quartet on their May 1, 1986 issue as being the second most-successful upright/cockpit arcade unit of the month. In the United States, the game topped the Play Meter arcade earnings chart in August 1986.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

Platform	Released	Regions
Arcade	31 December 1986	Japan
Sega Master System/Mark III	18 January 1987	Japan
Amstrad CPC	31 December 1987	Europe
ZX Spectrum	31 December 1987	Europe
Commodore C64/128/MAX	31 December 1987	North America

Editions and related releases

Included in: Sega Ages 2500 Vol. 21: SDI & Quartet - Sega System 16 CollectionArcade GamerFunPlay 20-in-1Handheld Electronic GamesArcade Gamer PortableMaster System EvolutionMaster System 3Master System 3 Collection: 131 Super Jogos na MemóriaSega Astro City MiniDVD Karaoke Game DVT-G100Master System 3 Collection: 120 Super Jogos na MemóriaMaster System 3 CollectionMaster System 3 Collection: 112 Super Jogos na MemóriaMaster System 3 Collection: 105 Super Jogos na Memória