| Super Spacefortress Macross | |
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| Developer(s) | NMK |
| Publisher(s) | |
| Producer(s) | Toshifumi Kawashima |
| Designer(s) | Masahiko Takahashi |
| Programmer(s) | Youichi Koyama |
| Artist(s) | Eisaku Origami Kenji Yokoyama Hiromi Seki |
| Composer(s) | Kazunori Hideya Manabu Namiki |
| Series | Macross |
| Platform(s) | Arcade |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Vertically scrolling shooter |
| Mode(s) | |
Super Spacefortress Macross[a] is a 1992 vertically scrolling shooter arcade video game developed NMK and published by Banpresto. Based upon the 1984 anime film Macross: Do You Remember Love?, it is the first arcade entry in the Macross franchise. In the game, the players control the VF-1 Valkyrie variable mecha fighters, piloted by Hikaru Ichijyo and Max Jenius, in a battle against the Zentradi alien race.
Super Spacefortress Macross was created by NMK, a defunct Japanese game developer known for shooters such as P-47: The Phantom Fighter, Saint Dragon, Task Force Harrier and Zed Blade, with producer Toshifumi Kawashima heading its development. First launched in Japan by Banpresto, a subsidiary of Bandai that focused primarily on anime-licensed games, the game was later released in North America by Fabtek and in Australia by Leisure & Allied Industries, being the only Macross title that had an official international release. It remained exclusive to arcades and never received a home console conversion.
Super Spacefortress Macross proved to be moderately popular in Japan but received mixed reception from critics and retrospective commentaries; reviewers commended game's fast-pacing and intensity, but others felt mixed regarding the action, perceived lack of innovation and originality in the gameplay as well as its easy difficulty and visuals, while criticism was geared towards its predictable bosses, weapon system and difficulty to distinguish incoming hazards due to the large number of sprites displayed on-screen. It received two arcade follow-ups in the form of Chō Jikū Yōsai Macross II (1993) and Macross Plus (1996).
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