Moon Cresta (Arcade)

Moon Cresta
Also known as: Eagle (US/Centuri) Developer: Nichibutsu Publishers: Nichibutsu (JP/EU), Gremlin (US/Moon Cresta), Centuri (US/Eagle) Platform: Arcade (Sega Z80 Based Hardware) Released in JP: February 15, 1980 Released in US: June 15, 1989 Released in EU: 1980 This game has regional differences. This game has revisional differences.

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Basically Nichibutsu response to Namco Galaxian.

It also promises fun and thrill!

Version Differences

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Main Versions

Three distinct version of the game exist: the Japanese/European version, the North American version licensed to Gremlin, and another North American version licensed by Centuri, which features some graphical changes.

Title Screen

Japan/Europe	US (Gremlin)	US (Centuri)

The Gremlin version changes the exciting "TRY IT NOW !! YOU CAN GET A LOT OF FUN AND THRILL" message with a more serious (but heroic) "CAN YOU SURVIVE THE LAST INVASION?". It also changes the Nichibutsu logo with its own logo and removes the Nihon Bussan text below the Nichibutsu logo. The Centuri version changes the Nichibutsu logo with its own logo but it also retains the exciting message from the original.

Other Versions

Although the above three versions are the main versions released in the arcades. There are two (official) other versions present in MAME:

US (Nichibutsu)	UK (Nichibutsu)

Curiously, there's also a further North American version, and it has the Nichibutsu copyright. It's possible that they wanted to publish the game by theirself at one point before they struck a deal with Gremlin and Centuri.

The second one is a British version, still released by Nichibutsu, which is released in the UK.

Although the different copyright, both versions play the same as the Japanese and European versions.