Zillion (video game)

Zillion
North American cover art
Developer(s)Sega
Publisher(s)Sega
Designer(s)Kotaro Hayashida
Composer(s)Tokuhiko Uwabo
Platform(s)Master System
Release
  • JP: May 24, 1987 (1987-05-24)[1]
  • PAL: October 1987
  • NA: November 1987[2]
Genre(s)Platform, action-adventure
Mode(s)Single-player

Zillion, known as Akai Koudan Zillion (赤い光弾ジリオン, lit. Red Photon Zillion)[3] in Japan, is a space adventure platform video game developed by Sega and designed for the Master System as a companion tie-in for Tatsunoko Production's Zillion anime series in 1987.[4]

The Zillion series prominently features Sega's egg-shaped mascot, Opa-opa, who stars in the Fantasy Zone games, which are also available for the Master System. A sequel to the game, Zillion II was released in 1988.

  1. ^ セガハード大百科 > セガ・マークIII > ソフトウェア一覧 [The Sega Hardware Encyclopedia > Sega Mark III > Software List]. sega.jp. Sega Group. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Availability Update" (PDF). Computer Entertainer. December 1987. p. 14.
  3. ^ "Hardcore Gaming 101: Zillion". Retrieved March 2, 2010.
  4. ^ "Zillion Review". Retrieved March 2, 2010.