Grobda

Grobda
Japanese flyer
Developer(s)Namco
Publisher(s)
  • JP: Namco
  • NA: Magic Electronics
Designer(s)Masanobu Endō
SeriesXevious
Platform(s)Arcade, NEC PC-6001, NEC PC-8801, Sharp MZ, Sharp X1
Release
  • JP: October 3, 1984
  • WW: September 1985
Genre(s)Multidirectional shooter
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Grobda is a 1984 multidirectional shooter arcade video game developed and published by Namco. It is a spin-off from Xevious, as the player's tank first appeared in that game as an enemy. It runs on Namco Super Pac-Man hardware but with a video system like that used in Mappy and The Tower of Druaga, and it also uses a DAC for the "Get Ready" speech sample at the start of each round.