PLAYER SELECT
Ark Area
romset · arkarea
UPL · 1988 · Shooter / Field
CONTROLS
- Joystickjoystick (8-way)
- Buttons2
- Players2
- Screen256x192px @59.61Hz
- SerieNova 2001
- EmulatorMame 0.288 (may-29 2026)
HISTORY
Arcade Video game published 39 years ago:
Ark Area (c) 1987 UPL.
An overhead shoot'em up where you fight through 23 stages, battling 1 or 2 bosses at the end of each level
- TECHNICAL -
Game ID: UPL-87007
Main CPU: Zilog Z80 (@ 6 Mhz)
Sound CPU: Zilog Z80 (@ 5 Mhz)
Sound Chips: (2x) Yamaha YM2203 (@ 1.5 Mhz)
Screen orientation: Horizontal
Video resolution: 256 x 192 pixels
Screen refresh: 60.00 Hz
Palette colors: 768
Players: 2
Control: 8-way joystick
Buttons: 2
- TRIVIA -
Ark Area was released in December 1987. It was a Japan-only release.
- SERIES -
1. Nova 2001 (1983)
2. Ark Area (1987)
- STAFF -
Staff: Tsutomu Fuzisawa, Hiropi, Mingma, Nihei, Nozawa
- PORTS -
* CONSOLES:
[JP] Sony PS4 [PSN] (jan.19, 2017) "Arcade Archives - Arc Area [Model CUSA-05978]"
- CONTRIBUTE -
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