Exa Innova cover art

Game

Exa Innova

1984 · MSX · Shooter

About this game

I believe this is Compile's first vertically scrolling shooting game, and contains many elements they'd later incorporate into the Zanac / Aleste series. The title screen credits "Programmers-3" but I have seen re-releases crediting Compile. Plus, the sprite for the enemy that splits into two halves is exactly the same as the one in Zanac!

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Game facts

Release date

Aug 1, 1984

Developer

Compile

Publisher

Sony

Platforms

MSX

Genres

Shooter

Game modes

Single player

Perspective

Bird view / Isometric

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Game data and artwork via IGDB.

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