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Argus (アーガス, Āgasu) is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game released by NMK in 1986, licensed to Jaleco. One controls a fighter jet and shoot enemies in the air and on the ground, collect power-ups, and defeat bosses to advance levels. One button is used to shoot missiles and the other is used to shoot a laser that shoots enemies and power-ups on the ground.

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Argus
Box art
Developer(s)	NMK
Publisher(s)	NMK
Composer(s)	Shinichi Sakamoto
Platform(s)	Arcade, Nintendo Famicom
Release	1986: Arcade, Famicom
Genre(s)	Scrolling shooter
Mode(s)	Single-player, 2 player co-op

Reception

In Japan, Game Machine listed Argus on their March 1, 1986 issue as being the thirteenth most-successful table arcade unit of the month.[1]

Legacy

Argus, is one of the video games was adapted by Manga titled Susume!! Seigaku Dennou Kenkyuubu (進め！！静学電脳研究部, Shiawase no katachi), published in the Gamest Comics collection from April 1999, drawn by Kouta Hirano.

Argus was released on the Nintendo Switch in the Nintendo eShop on 30 August 2018 by Hamster Corporation as part of their Arcade Archives series.[2]

References

External links

• Argus at Arcade History
• Argus at the Killer List of Videogames

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