Fantasy Zone (c) 1986 Sega.
The Fantasy Zone is under attack by an army of ruthless, yet undeniably cute, alien enemies. A fearless space fighter by the name of 'Opa-opa' (a craft that is as cute as the game's enemies, featuring wings and feet - the latter appearing whenever the player flies down to ground level at the bottom of the screen) must stop the alien invasion to restore peace to the Fantasy Zone, as well as finding his missing father, 'Opapa', in the process.
Each level has a number of large, enemy generating ships, that produce a constant stream of enemies to attack the player. While the enemies the generators produce can either be shot or avoided, the generators themselves MUST be destroyed. Once the generators are gone, an end-of-level ship will appear that must be beaten to complete the level.
Fantasy Zone is rendered with the surreal, brightly coloured graphics that typify many Japanese videogames; with an equally abstract approach to in-game weapons: with that cartoon comedy staple, the 'anvil', making an appearance.

>>> TECHNICAL DETAILS
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Sega System 16A hardware
Main CPU : 68000 (@ 10 Mhz)
Sound CPU : Z80 (@ 4 Mhz)
Sound Chips : YM2151 (@ 4 Mhz)
Screen orientation : Horizontal
Video resolution : 320 x 224 pixels
Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz
Palette colors : 6144
Players : 2
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 2

>>> TRIVIA
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Released in March 1986.
The game's main character Opa-opa makes a cameo in 'Zillion' a science fiction anime T.V. series from the 80's, and in the Sega Dreamcast games Shenmue (1999) and Shenmue 2 (2001) as a collectable figurine.
The Stage 1 music was recycled in the Sega Mega Drive role-playing-game 'Phantasy Star 4'.
The shop music in Fantasy Zone, is recycled in several other Sega games such as 1988's Hot Rod, 1989's Out Run Turbo, and the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive port of Super Hang-On (the tune plays in the shop which is in the console exclusive career mode).
Soundtrack releases :
Sega Game Music Vol.2 - Alfa Records - 28XA-108 - Feb 25, 1987
Sega Game Music Vol.2 (Legend Series) - SME / Scitron - SCDC-00052 - Oct 18, 2000

>>> GAME UPDATES
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The music is incomplete in early Japanese version and completed in the US version.

>>> GAME SERIES
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1. Fantasy Zone (1986)
2. Fantasy Zone II (19??)
3. Fantasy Zone - The Maze (1987, Sega Master System)
4. Fantasy Zone Gear (1991, Sega Game Gear)
5. Space Fantasy Zone (1991, NEC PC-Engine CD)
6. Super Fantasy Zone (1993, Sega Mega Drive)

>>> DESIGNERS / PROGRAMMERS / STAFF
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Music by : Hiroshi Miyauchi

>>> GAME PORTS TO OTHER SYSTEMS
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* Consoles :
Sega Master System (1986)
NEC PC-Engine (1988)
Nintendo Famicom (1989)
Sega Saturn (1997,'Sega Ages - Fantasy Zone')
Sony PlayStation 2 (2003, 'Sega Ages 2500 Vol. 3 - Fantasy Zone')
Sony PlayStation 3 (2009, Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection) [unlockable]
* Computers :
MSX (1986)
Sharp X68000 (1989)
* Others :
Mobiles phones (2002)

>>> OTHER GAME RESOURCES
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Game's rom.