Juno First

Overview

Juno First is a shoot 'em up originally developed and published by Konami Corporation for Arcades. The game was later published by Mylstar Electronics (US arcades), Datasoft Inc. (Atari 8-bit, PC Booter, and Commodore 64), and Sony Computer Entertainment Japan (MSX). Juno First is a top down, vertical scrolling shooter in which there is a limited amount of time to defeat the enemies in each wave. The players spaceship starts out with a laser that has a longer reach than the enemy weapons. The enemies start out firing a few bullets at the ship but the amount enemy fire rapidly increases as players progress through to the next waves. Certain enemies fire tracking missile-like projectiles that can shoot additional bullets.

Developed by

Konami

Published by

Datasoft, Inc., Sony Computer Entertainment, Konami

Facts

Game modes

Single player, Multiplayer

Player perspectives

Third person, Bird view / Isometric

Themes

Action, Science fiction

Release dates

• Arcade: 1983
• MSX: 1983
• Atari 8-bit: 1984
• Commodore C64/128/MAX: 1984
• DOS: 1984