''Kozmik Krooz'r'' is a

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developed by

Bally Midway Midway Games Inc. (formerly Midway Manufacturing and Bally Midway, and commonly known simply as Midway) was an American video game company that existed from 1958 to 2010. Midway's franchises included ''Mortal Kombat'', ''Rampage (franchise), Ra ...

and released in arcades in 1982. The spaceship, a core element of the gameplay, is not an in-game graphic, but a physical plastic model. A series of mirrors projects the mothership just above the game's monitor.

Gameplay

Players guide Kapt. Krooz'r to a rotating

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at the top of the playfield, one which can only be entered when its

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is operational. Players can also shoot enemies in one of eight directions and deflect firepower during their journey. Every fifth round there is a bonus round where Kapt. Krooz'r must pick up space junk.

Development

The game was originally known as ''Kapt. Krooz'r''.

Legacy

The character ''Kapt. Krooz'r'' is also in the 1983 arcade game ''

Wacko ''Wacko'' is a 1983 arcade video game by Bally Midway. It has unique angled cabinet design and a combination of trackball and joystick controls. The player assumes the role of Kapt'n Krooz'r, a small, green alien within a bubble-topped spacesh ...

''. ''Kozmik Krooz'r'' is included in the 2004 release of ''

Midway Arcade Treasures 2 ''Midway Arcade Treasures 2'' is the second collection of classic arcade games published by Midway for the PlayStation 2, Xbox (not compatible with Xbox 360), and GameCube. This compilation includes 20 games that were not in the 2003 release of ...

''. The mothership is represented by 3D polygons.

References

1982 video games Arcade video games Midway video games Shoot 'em ups Video games developed in the United States {{Arcade-stub