Back in 1984, Zaxxon was the future. Isometric graphics? Whoa. Shadow effects? Mind blown. But mostly, it was a game about flying a chunky spaceship through a heavily fortified space base while crashing into walls at high speed. The perspective takes a minute to get used to — or a decade — but once you’ve got it, you’re shooting down enemy drones and dodging laser fire like a pro. It’s arcade-style action with a twist, and it taught a whole generation that depth perception is hard.
How to play Zaxxon
Game modes: single-player, hotseat
Keyboard controls: arrow keys to move; space to fire.
To slow down the game emulation press CTRL+F11, to speed up the game press CTRL+F12. Press Escape (ESC) to exit fullscreen mode.
Zaxxon runs in your browser thanks to the Emularity library.
More about Zaxxon
Status: abandonware
Genre: shooter
Released in: 1984
Publisher: Sega
Developer: Sega
Download Zaxxon and play it on your computer. An emulator is needed in order to play older games.
