Stinger (1983 video game)

Stinger
DeveloperSeibu Denshi
Publishers
PlatformArcade
ReleaseSeptember 1983[3]
GenreScrolling shooter
ModesSingle-player, multiplayer

Stinger is a 1983 horizontally scrolling shooter video game developed by Seibu Denshi for arcades.[1] Despite the horizontal scrolling, the game has a vertically oriented screen. On July 24, 2025, the game was ported to the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 as part of the Arcade Archives series, courtesy of Hamster Corporation.[4]

Gameplay

Gameplay screenshot

The game consists of traveling around a space fortress meanwhile shooting aliens and spaceships. An object called "Bongo" could be used as a defense method. This object will shoot itself to the enemies for a few seconds.

Reception

In Japan, Game Machine listed Stinger on their November 1, 1983 issue as being the sixth most-successful new table arcade unit of the month.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Overseas Readers Column - Sigma Exclusively Distributes Seibu's "Stinger"" (PDF). Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 222. Amusement Press, Inc. October 15, 1983. p. 36. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 8, 2026. Retrieved August 13, 2026.
  2. ↑ Lewin, Gene (January 15, 1984). "Gene's Judgements: Critiquing AMOA Show Conversions, Dedicated Games". Play Meter. Vol. 10, no. 2. pp. 60–3.
  3. ↑ "Stinger". Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on August 30, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  4. ↑ Yarwood, Jack (July 23, 2025). "The Next Arcade Archives Release Is An Early Shoot 'Em Up From The Developers Of 'Raiden'". Time Extension. Archived from the original on April 13, 2026. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - テーブル型新製品 (New Videos-Table Type)" (PDF). Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 223. Amusement Press, Inc. November 1, 1983. p. 33. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 31, 2020. Retrieved August 13, 2026.
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