''Stinger'' is a

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game released by Seibu Denshi for arcades in 1983. It was the first game released by this company. Despite the horizontal scrolling, the game has a vertically oriented screen.

Gameplay

Gameplay screenshot The game consists of traveling around a space fortress meanwhile shooting aliens and spaceships. An object called "Bongo" could be used as a defense method. This object will shoot itself to the enemies for a few seconds.

Reception

In Japan, ''Game Machine'' listed ''Stinger'' on their November 1, 1983 issue as being the sixth most-successful new table arcade unit of the month.

References

External links

*
Stinger at coinop.org

Walkthrough and strategy guide
at GameFAQs 1983 video games Arcade video games Arcade-only video games Horizontally scrolling shooters Multiplayer and single-player video games Multiplayer hotseat games Seibu Denshi games Sigma Enterprises games Venture Line games Video games developed in Japan {{Arcade-stub