Section Z is a side-scrolling shooter developed and published by Capcom for the NES, loosely based on the 1985 arcade game. Players pilot a jetpack-equipped space ranger through the branching corridors of the alien fortress Balangool — flipping their aim between left and right, collecting power-ups, and destroying generators — to reach Section Z and destroy the supercomputer L-Brain.
How To Play Section Z
Control
Action
D-Pad
Fly the ranger in all directions
A Button
Fire in the current direction
B Button
Flip firing direction (left/right) / use special weapon
Select
Cycle stored power-up
Start
Pause
About Section Z
Release date
Famicom Disk System (JP): May 25, 1987 · NES (NA): July 1, 1987 · NES (EU): September 27, 1989 (arcade original: 1985)
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