''Deep Scan'' is a color
arcade video game
An arcade video game takes player input from its controls, processes it through electrical or computerized components, and displays output to an electronic monitor or similar display. Most arcade video games are coin-operated, housed in an arc ...
released in 1979 by
Sega. The player controls a
battleship which can be moved left and right on the surface of the ocean. Most of the screen is a side view of the water with enemy submarines patrolling in it. The goal is to destroy as many submarines as possible by dropping mines from either the left or right side of the ship while avoiding mines launched from these submarines.
A
mini-map
A mini-map or minimap is a miniature map that is often placed at a screen corner in video games to aid players in orienting themselves within the game world. They are often only a small portion of the screen and must be selective in what details ...
at the bottom of the screen shows submarines coming from the sides, before they are visible. Some arcade cabinets also include ''Invinco'', a ''
Space Invaders
is a 1978 shoot 'em up arcade game developed by Tomohiro Nishikado. It was manufactured and sold by Taito in Japan, and licensed to the Midway division of Bally for overseas distribution. ''Space Invaders'' was the first fixed shooter an ...
'' clone released by Sega in the same year.
A port to the
Atari 2600
The Atari 2600, initially branded as the Atari Video Computer System (Atari VCS) from its release until November 1982, is a home video game console developed and produced by Atari, Inc. Released in September 1977, it popularized microprocesso ...
was published in 1983 as ''Sub-Scan''.
Legacy
''Deep Scan'' is a bonus game in the
Sega Saturn version of ''
Die Hard Arcade''.
[ Every 200 points earned gives the player an extra credit for the disc's title game.
]
See also
*'' Depthcharge''
References
1979 video games
Arcade video games
Sega arcade games
Atari 2600 games
NEC PC-8001 games
Video games developed in the United States
Gremlin Industries games
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