Time Pilot '84: Further Into Unknown World is a scrolling multidirectional shooter released in arcades in 1984 by Konami. The different time periods of 1982's Time Pilot are replaced by a top-down view of a science fiction landscape that varies in colour and type of enemies. It adds the ability for the player to launch guided missiles. Time Pilot '84 was primarily sold as a conversion kit for older games.
Gameplay[]
The first button is used to fire a standard shot, which can destroy green-colored enemies. The second button is used to fire missiles, which can destroy the silver-colored enemies. The player needs to lock on to a silver enemy to fire missiles at it. Destroying enough green enemies brings out a large, silver boss enemy that must be dispatched before advancing to the next level.
Legacy[]
Re-releases[]
- Time Pilot '84 was released for Nintendo Switch on May 27, 2021, and it is part of Arcade Archive series.