Moon Patrol Tapestries
Description: A retro-futuristic scene featuring a yellow buggy with blue wheels firing a rocket towards a pink domed moon base. Several green flying saucers are in the starry sky, framed by green foliage and a pink and green circle. Text reads 'MOON PATROL' at the top and 'WILLIAMS' at the bottom.
Description: MoonPatrol is a Japanese arcade video game developed and released by Irem in 1982 and licensed to Williams for distribution in North America. The player controls a moon buggy which can jump over and shoot obstacles on a horizontally scrolling landscape as well as shoot aerial attackers. Designed by Takashi Nishiyama, MoonPatrol is often credited with the introduction of full parallax scrolling in side-scroller games. MoonPatrol was among the five top-grossing arcade games on North America’s monthly RePlay charts by January 1983 and received a Certificate of Merit in the category of “1984 Best Science Fiction/ Fantasy Video Game” at the 5th annual Arkie Awards.
Description: This ghost soldier stands as a solemn spectral sentinel in front of a historic military monument. Glowing with eerie cyan energy beneath a massive orange harvest moon, the spectral guardian pays an eternal tribute. Perfect for military history buffs, veterans, and lovers of dark academic aesthetics, this screen-printed styled artwork brings a hauntingly beautiful historical atmosphere to any collection.
Description: Moon Patrol is a 1982 side-scrolling arcade shooter where players control a lunar rover, shooting obstacles and enemies while avoiding craters and mines on the moon. Released by Irem and licensed by Williams in North America, it features a simultaneously firing cannon that shoots forward and upward, a jump button for obstacles, and indicators for incoming threats. The game is known for its innovative use of parallax scrolling and its two distinct courses: Beginner and Champion.
