# Exerion

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1983 video game

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1983 video game

Exerion Japanese arcade flyer Developer Kawa Denshi Giken Publishers JP: Jaleco NA: Taito EU: Electrocoin[3] Series Exerion Platforms Arcade, SG-1000, Famicom, MSX, mobile phone Release Arcade JP: September 1983[2] NA: November 1983[1] EU: 1983[3][better source needed] SG-1000 JP: March 1984[5] NZ: June 1984[4] Famicom JP: November 30, 1984[6] Genre Shoot 'em up Modes Single-player, multiplayer

***Exerion***[a] is a 1983 [shoot 'em up](/source/Shoot_'em_up) video game developed by Kawa Denshi Giken and published by [Jaleco](/source/Jaleco) for [arcades](/source/Arcade_video_game).[7] It was released in North America by [Taito](/source/Taito). The player controls a starship and must fire at enemies on the screen while avoiding projectiles. The game uses a [pseudo-3D](/source/Pseudo-3D) [scrolling](/source/Scrolling) background, giving a sense of depth, and the player's ship has a sense of inertia while it is being controlled with the joystick.

*Exerion* was ported to the [MSX](/source/MSX), [Family Computer](/source/Family_Computer), and [SG-1000](/source/SG-1000). Two sequels were released.

## Gameplay

Arcade screenshot

*Exerion* features [parallax](/source/Parallax) effects and [inertia](/source/Inertia) simulation. The player shoots formations of bizarre alien [amoeba](/source/Amoeba), egg-throwing [birds](/source/Bird) and [Pterosauric](/source/Pterosaur) creatures, as well as [UFOs](/source/Unidentified_flying_object) while flying over the surface of a planet. The player has two types of guns: a slow double shot (unlimited) and a fast single shot (limited).

## Reception

Reception

Review score Publication Score Tilt 4/5[8]

In Japan, *[Game Machine](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0%E3%83%9E%E3%82%B7%E3%83%B3)* listed *Exerion* as the top-grossing new [table arcade cabinet](/source/Table_arcade_cabinet) in November 1983,[9][10] and then the top-grossing tablet cabinet in December 1983.[11]

## Legacy

The Family Computer version of the game is included in the compilation *Jaleco Collection Vol. 1* for the [PlayStation](/source/PlayStation_(console)) in 2003, as well as in the [Game Boy Advance](/source/Game_Boy_Advance) game *JaJaMaru Jr. Denshoki Jaleco Memorial*, along with five other Jaleco Family Computer games. The original arcade version was later released by [Hamster Corporation](/source/Hamster_Corporation) as part of their *[Arcade Archives](/source/Arcade_Archives)* series for the [PlayStation 4](/source/PlayStation_4) on October 23, 2014 in Japan and on July 7, 2015 in North America[12] and also on the [Nintendo Switch](/source/Nintendo_Switch) in 2020.[13]

Two sequels to the game were released. *Exerion II: Zorni* was released for the MSX in 1984 alongside a port of the original arcade game. The second, *Exerizer*, was released for arcades in 1987, which was released in North America by [Nichibutsu](/source/Nichibutsu) under the title *Sky Fox*. The player's ship, the Fighter EX, is a playable character in Jaleco's *[Game Tengoku](/source/Game_Tengoku)* series.

## Notes

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** [Japanese](/source/Japanese_language): エクセリオン, [Hepburn](/source/Hepburn_romanization): *Ekuserion*

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Akagi, Masumi (October 13, 2006). [*アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971–2005)*](https://archive.org/details/ArcadeGameList1971-2005/page/n122) [*Arcade TV Game List: Domestic • Overseas Edition (1971–2005)*] (in Japanese). Japan: Amusement News Agency. p. 121. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-4990251215](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-4990251215).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Game Machine (October 15, 1983). [*Game Machine Magazine (1983-10-15)*](http://archive.org/details/game-machine-magazine-19831015p) (in Japanese).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-UK_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-UK_3-1) ["Video Game Flyers: Exerion, Electrocoin (UK)"](https://flyers.arcade-museum.com/?page=flyer&db=videodb&id=3283&image=1). *The Arcade Flyer Archive*. Retrieved May 31, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Cassette Software"](https://www.smspower.org/Scans/SegaComputer-Magazine-Issue01?gallerypage=20). *Sega Computer - Issue 1 - June 1984*. [Grandstand Leisure Limited](/source/Grandstand_(game_manufacturer)).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Home Video Games - 専用ゲームカートリッジ"](https://archive.org/details/game-machine-magazine-19850715p/page/n7/mode/2up). *[Game Machine](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0%E3%83%9E%E3%82%B7%E3%83%B3)* (in Japanese). No. 239. [Amusement Press, Inc.](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%9F%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA%E3%83%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E9%80%9A%E4%BF%A1%E7%A4%BE) July 15, 1985. pp. 15–16.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["All Famicom games sorted from the latest release to the earliest"](https://web.archive.org/web/20231015061257/https://www.famitsu.com/schedule/recent/fc/). *[Famitsu](/source/Famitsu)*. Archived from [the original](https://www.famitsu.com/schedule/recent/fc/) on October 15, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Game Machine (October 15, 1983). [*Game Machine Magazine (1983-10-15)*](http://archive.org/details/game-machine-magazine-19831015p) (in Japanese).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Tilt_9-0)** "Tubes - Exerion" (in French). No. May 1984. Editions Mondiales. [Tilt](/source/Tilt_(French_magazine)). pp. 29–30.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25"](https://onitama.tv/gamemachine/pdf/19831101p.pdf#page=17) (PDF). *[Game Machine](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0%E3%83%9E%E3%82%B7%E3%83%B3)* (in Japanese). No. 223. [Amusement Press](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%9F%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA%E3%83%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E9%80%9A%E4%BF%A1%E7%A4%BE). November 1, 1983. p. 33.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Best Hit Games 25"](https://onitama.tv/gamemachine/pdf/19831115p.pdf#page=15) (PDF). *[Game Machine](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0%E3%83%9E%E3%82%B7%E3%83%B3)* (in Japanese). No. 224. [Amusement Press, Inc.](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%9F%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA%E3%83%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E9%80%9A%E4%BF%A1%E7%A4%BE) November 15, 1983. p. 29.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["Best Hit Games 25"](https://onitama.tv/gamemachine/pdf/19831215p.pdf#page=17) (PDF). *[Game Machine](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0%E3%83%9E%E3%82%B7%E3%83%B3)* (in Japanese). No. 226. [Amusement Press, Inc.](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%9F%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA%E3%83%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E9%80%9A%E4%BF%A1%E7%A4%BE) December 15, 1983. p. 33.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-hamster_13-0)** ["Arcade Archives | HAMSTER Corporation"](http://www.hamster.co.jp/american_hamster/arcadearchives/title_list_aa.htm). *www.hamster.co.jp*. Retrieved March 28, 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Aca_14-0)** Lane, Gavin (March 13, 2020). ["Guide: Every Arcade Archives Game On Nintendo Switch, Plus Our Top Picks"](http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/03/guide_every_arcade_archives_game_on_nintendo_switch_plus_our_top_picks). *Nintendo Life*. Retrieved March 28, 2020.

## External links

- [*Exerion*](https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=7731) at the [Killer List of Videogames](/source/Killer_List_of_Videogames)

- [*Exerion*](http://www.hamster.co.jp/american_hamster/arcadearchives/exerion.htm) at [Arcade Archives](/source/Arcade_Archives) Page

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