Software:Quartet (video game)
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| Quartet | |
|---|---|
 Arcade flyer | |
| Developer(s) | Sega |
| Publisher(s) | Sega |
| Designer(s) | Rieko Kodama |
| Composer(s) | Katsuhiro Hayashi |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, Master System, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Run and gun |
| Mode(s) | 1-4 player multiplayer (1-2 players in ports) |
| Arcade system | Sega System 16 |
The game was released as a dedicated four-player cabinet similar to Atari Games' Gauntlet.[4] A 2-players version, titled Quartet 2, was released by Sun Electronics, as a conversion kit.[5] The game was ported to the Master System, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, and ZX Spectrum.
Reception
In Japan, Game Machine listed Quartet on their May 1, 1986 issue as being the second most-successful upright/cockpit arcade unit of the month.[6] In the United States, the game topped the Play Meter arcade earnings chart in August 1986.[7]
References
- ↑ Akagi, Masumi (October 13, 2006) (in ja). アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971–2005). Japan: Amusement News Agency. p. 131. ISBN 978-4990251215. https://archive.org/details/ArcadeGameList1971-2005/page/n132.
- ↑ "Quartet (Registration Number PA0000290830)". https://cocatalog.loc.gov.
- ↑ "Video Game Flyers: Quartet, Sega (EU)". https://flyers.arcade-museum.com/?page=thumbs&db=videodb&id=5565.
- ↑ "Coin-Op '86: Putting into perspective the year in review". Cash Box. January 17, 1987. https://archive.org/details/cashbox50unse_23/page/n51/mode/2up?q=Quartet+Sega.
- ↑ "Cash Box Tours The AMOA Expo '86 Exhibits". Cash Box. November 29, 1986. https://archive.org/details/cashbox50unse_18/page/28/mode/2up?q=%22Quartet+2%22.
- ↑ "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - アップライト, コックピット型TVゲーム機 (Upright/Cockpit Videos)". Game Machine (Amusement Press, Inc.) (283): 19. 1 May 1986.
- ↑ "National Play Meter". Play Meter 12 (14): 36–7. August 15, 1986. https://archive.org/details/play-meter-volume-12-number-14-august-15th-1986-600dpi/Play%20Meter%20-%20Volume%2012%2C%20Number%2014%20-%20August%2015th%201986/page/36/mode/2up.
External links
- Quartet at the Killer List of Videogames
- Quartet at SpectrumComputing.co.uk
- Quartet at arcade-history.com
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