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Moon Cresta

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First release
Feb 15, 1980
Developer
Nichibutsu
Genres
Shooter, Arcade · Action, Science fiction
Platforms
Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, Wii, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, Commodore C64/128/MAX, PlayStation Portable, Arcade, Dragon 32/64, BBC Microcomputer System

Moon Cresta is an arcade game released in 1980 by Nichibutsu. A moving starfield gives the impression of vertical scrolling, but the game is a fixed shooter in the vein of Namco's Galaxian. Incentive Software published a version of this arcade game for many 8-bit home computers of the time. Dempa also released a port of both Moon Cresta and Terra Cresta for the X68000. It was also released on the Wii Virtual Console in Japan on March 9, 2010 and PlayStation 4 (Arcade Archives) in 2014.

Also known as Mūn Kuresuta, Moon Cresta (Major Wave Arcade Hits)

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Release dates
Arcade
Feb 15, 1980
Arcade
Jun 15, 1980
Arcade
1980
All 12 release dates
ZX Spectrum
1985
Commodore C64/128/MAX
1985
Amstrad CPC
1986
Dragon 32/64
1986
BBC Microcomputer System
1986
PlayStation
Jun 20, 2002
PlayStation 3
Nov 14, 2007
PlayStation Portable
Nov 14, 2007
Wii
Mar 09, 2010
Age ratings
ESRB E
Game modes
Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Keywords
shoot 'em up, spaceship, space shooter, playstation network, digital distribution
… All 9, psone classics, playstation tv support, backwards compatibility, wii virtual console

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90
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IGDB · recorded 15 Oct 2026

Language data: IGDB · recorded 15 Oct 2026