Games of the 8-, 16- & 32-bit era

Moon Patrol

Title	Moon Patrol
First release	1982
Developer	Irem
Publisher	WMS Industries
Platforms	Apple II, Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Commodore VIC-20, MSX, ZX Spectrum
Genre	vehicular combat game
Also known as	ムーンパトロール · Mūn Patorōru
Players	1–2 players
Co-op	No
ESRB rating	E Everyone
Releases	Arcade: 1982-06-01 (NTSC-J), 1982-08-01 (NTSC-U) Commodore VIC-20: 1983-01-01 Atari 5200: 1983-01-01 Commodore 64: 1983-09-06 Atari 2600: 1983-10-03 (PAL), 1983-10-28 (NTSC-U) MSX: 1984-01-01 Atari ST: 1987-01-01 (PAL)
Wikidata ID	Q1665781

The lunar surface serves as the battlefield for a six-wheeled moon rover that constantly moves right. Players must navigate obstacles like mines, pits, and rocks by jumping or adjusting speed to reach various stations. Using the fire button triggers simultaneous upward and forward shots from mounted cannons to destroy alien ships and gain points across 25 checkpoints.

Description: REG-Vault, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Sources

Wikidata (Q1665781) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0

REG-Vault (vic20/moon-patrol) · last updated 2026-10-11 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

REG-Vault (atari2600/moon-patrol) · last updated 2026-10-30 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

REG-Vault (apple2/moon-patrol) · last updated 2026-10-12 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

REG-Vault (zxspectrum/moon-patrol) · last updated 2026-10-06 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

TheGamesDB (7859,126542) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (81550) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (1353,103178,134100) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (38335) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (5184) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (36540) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (89801) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

Arcade Database (ADB) (mpatrol) · last updated 2026-10-03 · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · internal use only

Arcade Database ADB

MAME romset	`mpatrol`
Title at ADB	Moon Patrol
Manufacturer	Irem
Year	1982
Genre	Shooter / Driving Horizontal
Players	2
MAME driver status	GOOD

Artwork: ADB (Arcade Database); artwork © original manufacturer (Irem); snaps by ProgettoSnaps via ADB. Non-free, internal use only (hotlinked, not downloaded).

Scraping using Arcade Database by motoschifo · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · romset via Wikidata P2451 (wikidata-qid) · fetched 2026-10-03 17:41 UTC · no fields filled (other sources take precedence)

Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © WMS Industries · internal use only

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Image credits

Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (14): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © WMS Industries · internal use only. REG-Vault page

Box art (1): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded, NTSC-U release) · © WMS Industries · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (6): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © WMS Industries · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Screenshots (1): Source: libretro-thumbnails (upstream libretro-thumbnails (art by developers/publishers; see repo README)) · © WMS Industries · internal use only.

Image: User:Piotrus, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (“Musée Mécanique 017.JPG”)

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Videos

ZX Spectrum Longplay [210] MoonPatrol (EU)

World-of-Longplays · ZX Spectrum version · longplay · 30:31auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:42 UTC

Arcade Longplay [065] Moon Patrol

By Urien84 Longplays · Arcade version · longplay · 21:52auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:42 UTC

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