Section-Z box art

Section-Z

Nintendo Entertainment System · 1987 · EU

Also known as: Section-z

Capcom Capcom Shoot'em Up

Publisher: Capcom · Developer: Capcom · Genre: Shoot'em Up

Alien Invaders approach the solar system from their interstellar battle platform, named Fortress Balangool. Under the command of the Master Control, named L-Brain, the Invaders defeat Earth's space forces. Only one hero, Captain Commando remains to defeat the alien armada by entering Balangool and fighting through the various sections until reaching Section-Z. Section-Z is a side-scrolling shooter where the player must travel through the maze that is Balangool. Typically this consists of traveling through a scrolling corridor and reaching the end where a new direction must be chosen. Captain Commando's abilities are shooting directly left or directly right while moving around the screen. Power-ups can be collected by defeated enemies and include; improved lasers, a 3-way cannon and shield, these can be stored until needed. There are also SMS (Special Transmission Shell) power-ups, which require energy to use Energy units,are used to absorb enemy fire. Loss of all energy or running into an enemy or a wall causes death. Certain sections of Balangool are blocked until a generator can be found and destroyed. There are four different boss creatures that must be defeated when encountered.

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CRC32MD5SizeRegionSource
A1E4D8D8 2F5215EB78B8… 131,088 eu no-intro
45A9DB6F 1A0F1ADE26EB… 131,072 eu no-intro
AB229C3A C9DE9D43788F… 131,088 us no-intro
0FEC90D2 0240C05847A7… 131,072 us no-intro

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Section-Z — box-2D (EU) Section-Z — box-2D (SS) Section-Z — box-2D (US) Section-Z — box-2D-side (EU) Section-Z — box-2D-side (SS) Section-Z — box-2D-side (US) Section-Z — box-2D-back (EU) Section-Z — box-2D-back (SS)

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