| Quartet | |
|---|---|
 Arcade flyer | |
| Developer(s) | Sega |
| Publisher(s) | Sega |
| Designer(s) | Rieko Kodama |
| Composer(s) | Katsuhiro Hayashi |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, Master System, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Run and gun |
| Mode(s) | 1-4 player multiplayer (1-2 players in ports) |
| Arcade system | Sega System 16 |
Quartet (カルテット) is a run and gun video game released by Sega for arcades in 1986. Quartet allows one to four players to guide a set of characters through a base taken over by an army of robots. Players control either Joe (yellow), Mary (red), Lee (blue), or Edgar (green) across 32 side-scrolling levels. The object of the game is to advance through the level, fighting opponents that come out of portals in the walls, and eventually defeat a boss that carries the door key used to open the "exit door" for the level.[citation needed]
The game was released as a dedicated four-player cabinet similar to Atari Games' Gauntlet.[4] A 2-players version, titled Quartet 2, was released by Sun Electronics, as a conversion kit.[5] The game was ported to the Master System, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, and ZX Spectrum.
Reception[edit]
In Japan, Game Machine listed Quartet on their May 1, 1986 issue as being the second most-successful upright/cockpit arcade unit of the month.[6] In the United States, the game topped the Play Meter arcade earnings chart in August 1986.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ Akagi, Masumi (October 13, 2006). アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971–2005) [Arcade TV Game List: Domestic • Overseas Edition (1971–2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: Amusement News Agency. p. 131. ISBN 978-4990251215.
- ^ "Quartet (Registration Number PA0000290830)". United States Copyright Office. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ "Video Game Flyers: Quartet, Sega (EU)". The Arcade Flyer Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ "Coin-Op '86: Putting into perspective the year in review". Cash Box. January 17, 1987.
- ^ "Cash Box Tours The AMOA Expo '86 Exhibits". Cash Box. November 29, 1986.
- ^ "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - アップライト, コックピット型TVゲーム機 (Upright/Cockpit Videos)". Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 283. Amusement Press, Inc. 1 May 1986. p. 19.
- ^ "National Play Meter". Play Meter. Vol. 12, no. 14. August 15, 1986. pp. 36–7.
External links[edit]
- Quartet at the Killer List of Videogames
- Quartet at SpectrumComputing.co.uk
- Quartet at arcade-history.com