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Video game · 1983

Exerion

Released 4 October 1983 on SG-1000, arcade video game machine, Sega SC-3000, MSX, Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) and 4 more

Developer
Tose Co., Gotch Technology Corp.
Publisher
Sega, Taito
Made in
Kyoto, Japan
Genre
Shooter, Arcade
Themes
Action, Science fiction
IGDB PLAYERS638 ratings

About Exerion

Exerion is a vertical shoot 'em up released by Jaleco in 1983 and licensed to Taito for distribution in the United States. Screenshot from arcade version Exerion is a shoot 'em up game featuring parallax effects and inertia simulation, something notable for 1983. The player travels around strange scenarios shooting aliens. The player has two types of guns: fast single shot (limited) or slow double shot (unlimited). In 1984, along with the MSX1 port of the original, a sequel was released titled Exerion II: Zorni for the MSX1, with similar gameplay to the original. There were plans for an NES release of this game.

Summary: IGDB.

Release dates

SG-10001983
arcade video game machine4 October 1983
Sega SC-3000March 1984
MSX1984
Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)11 February 1985
Wii1 May 2007
PlayStation 413 October 2014
Wii U16 September 2015
Nintendo Switch9 January 2020

Screenshots

Exerion screenshot 1Exerion screenshot 2Exerion screenshot 3Exerion screenshot 4

Videos

Exerion: Gameplay video

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Sources: Wikidata, IGDB, Wikipedia's release lists.