The Art of Video Games: “Zaxxon” Exhibition Video
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Zaxxon Ω SEGA. All Rights Reserved.
This video is one of 80 displayed in The Art of Video Games exhibition at the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
In “Zaxxon” you fly through a space station and deep space, avoiding obstacles and destroying enemy fighters in your path. The ship appears to be moving back and forth across the surface of the space station than rather just jump up and down the screen. Players determine their position while navigating this 3D environment by using an altitude meter and the shadow of the spaceship – an added element of realism to this early flight simulator.