Difference between revisions of "Card Trivia:Space Mambo"
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* This monster is based on the side-scrolling shooter game of the same name, ''[[wikia:w:c:gradius:Space Manbow|Space Manbow]]'', released for the MSX2 by [[Konami]] in 1989. In the game, the Space Manbow is a super weapon excavated on Alphard 4, and is also the last boss of the eponymous game. | * This monster is based on the side-scrolling shooter game of the same name, ''[[wikia:w:c:gradius:Space Manbow|Space Manbow]]'', released for the MSX2 by [[Konami]] in 1989. In the game, the Space Manbow is a super weapon excavated on Alphard 4, and is also the last boss of the eponymous game. | ||
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* The card illustration is a joke on the fact that the [[wikipedia:Ocean sunfish|sunfish]] is called a mambo (マンボウ) in Japanese. The actual Space Manbow from the original MSX2 game is in fact a giant spaceship, and can be seen in the background of the card illustration. | * The card illustration is a joke on the fact that the [[wikipedia:Ocean sunfish|sunfish]] is called a mambo (マンボウ) in Japanese. The actual Space Manbow from the original MSX2 game is in fact a giant spaceship, and can be seen in the background of the card illustration. | ||
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* ''Space Manbo'' was originally created as an MSX2 port of the arcade game, ''[[wikipedia:Thunder Cross (video game)|Thunder Cross]]''. | * ''Space Manbo'' was originally created as an MSX2 port of the arcade game, ''[[wikipedia:Thunder Cross (video game)|Thunder Cross]]''. | ||
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* The cyan lines and dots on this monster's body share a strong resemblance to those seen on [[wikipedia:Printed circuit board|circuit boards]]. | * The cyan lines and dots on this monster's body share a strong resemblance to those seen on [[wikipedia:Printed circuit board|circuit boards]]. | ||
Latest revision as of 12:48, 14 April 2023
- This monster is based on the side-scrolling shooter game of the same name, Space Manbow, released for the MSX2 by Konami in 1989. In the game, the Space Manbow is a super weapon excavated on Alphard 4, and is also the last boss of the eponymous game.
- The card illustration is a joke on the fact that the sunfish is called a mambo (マンボウ) in Japanese. The actual Space Manbow from the original MSX2 game is in fact a giant spaceship, and can be seen in the background of the card illustration.
- Space Manbo was originally created as an MSX2 port of the arcade game, Thunder Cross.
- The cyan lines and dots on this monster's body share a strong resemblance to those seen on circuit boards.
