ability to choose between four different weapon sets at any given time in a linear order by pressing the B button and they can be increased up to multiple times from their original state, while charging the currently selected weapon with the A button allows the ships to unleash a powerful shot against enemies. However, this strategy is a risky proposition for players, as the weapon decreases its power level down to one, weakening the ship's current firepower as a result. If the player's ship is hit by enemy fire, they will be respawned but with the penalty of decreasing the ship's power to one level before being hit. Once all lives are lost, the game is over unless players insert more credits into the arcade machine to continue playing, which resets the main weapon down to level two and the other three sub-weapons down to the first level as well. Release Andro Dunos was initially launched for the arcades by SNK on June 15, 1992, becoming the first title developed by Visco Corporation to be released on the Neo Geo MVS hardware. The game was also released for the Neo Geo AES on July 17 during the same year. Along with the 1996 Visco developed fighting game Breakers, these two games are the only officially licensed Visco games to release on the Neo Geo AES platform during its original commercial run from 1990 - 2004. Although it was never originally ported to the Neo Geo CD, an officially endorsed conversion of the game by independent developer and publisher Neo Conception International (N.C.I.) was released for the console in 2012, which was part of an acquisition deal with Visco in regards to the rights of their intellectual properties. A Dreamcast version is slated for an August 2022 launch. Columbus Circle & French based PixelHeart released an officially licensed reproduction on the Neo Geo AES platform available in both English and Japanese in 2020. Reception In Japan, Game Machine listed Andro Dunos on their September 1, 1992 issue as being the twentieth most-popular arcade game at the time. The game received mixed reception from both critics and reviewers since its initial release in arcades and Neo Geo AES. Notes References External links Andro Dunos at GameFAQs Andro Dunos at Giant Bomb Andro Dunos at Killer List of Videogames Andro Dunos at MobyGames 1992 video games Arcade video games Cooperative video games