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平安京エイリアン
Heiankyo Alien: a video game

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What is Heiankyo Alien?

A video game developed by Theoretical Science Group (TSG) at the University of Tokyo in 1979.

The arcade version (table-type version) was released on October 19, 1979.

It gained popularity and acclaim at game centers around the country.

The aliens that invaded Heian-kyo (the capital city Kyoto in 9th century),

the Kebiishi (police) annihilated them by digging pitfalls, waiting for the intruders to fall into, and then filling them in.

This is a strategic game in which trap placement strategy is important to victory.

Later, PC versions, game console versions, and dedicated game consoles were also developed and on the market.

He also appeared in episodes 6 and 7 of Mitsuru Sugaya 's manga " Game Center Arashi ."

 

Some of its features can be said to be the origins that influenced subsequent games.

- It is a maze-type game

- It is a game where you dig and fill a pitfall

- It is a strategy game in which you eliminate enemies by placing and filling traps rather than attacking them.

- There is a mode where two players can corporate together

- The setting is in the Japanese style of "Heian-kyo" and "Kebiishi".

 

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