Ark Area

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Ark Area

romset · arkarea

UPL · 1988 · Shooter / Field

GOOD ★ 100 2P sim Horizontal

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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