Moon Patrol (ムーンパトロール, Mūn Patorōru) is an arcade game by Irem released in 1982. It was licensed to Williams for distribution in North America. Moon Patrol is widely credited for the introduction of parallax scrolling in side-scrolling video games. Taito's Jungle Hunt side-scroller, released the same year as Moon Patrol, also features parallax scrolling.
Developer
Irem
Publisher
Atari, WMS Industries, Atarisoft, IREM, Williams Electronics
Release Date
1982-01-01
Moon Patrol (ムーンパトロール, Mūn Patorōru) is an arcade game by Irem released in 1982. It was licensed to Williams for distribution in North America. Moon Patrol is widely credited for the introduction of parallax scrolling in side-scrolling video games. Taito's Jungle Hunt side-scroller, released the same year as Moon Patrol, also features parallax scrolling.