Warpman

Warpman
Warpman
	Box art
Developer	Namco
Publisher	Namco
Programmer	Shouichi Fukatani
Platform	Family Computer
Release	JP: July 12, 1985;
Genre	Multidirectional shooter
Modes	Single-player, multiplayer

Warpman is a 1985 multidirectional shooter video game developed and published by Namco for the Family Computer. It is a sequel to the 1981 arcade game Warp & Warp. It was one of the last games to be programmed by Shouichi Fukatani, programmer of Dig Dug, who died during development. It was released outside Japan for the first time as part of Namco Museum Archives.^{[failed verification]}

Gameplay

The player controls a "Monster Fighter", who must destroy aliens on two different types of levels, the free-movement Space World and the obstacle-filled Maze World. Unlike its predecessor, power-ups are available to advance gameplay alongside new enemy types.

Notes

↑ Japanese: ワープマン, Hepburn: Wāpuman

References

↑ Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography (2003). Family Computer 1983 - 1994. Japan: Otashuppan. ISBN 4-87233-803-0.
↑ "ノーコン・キッド～ぼくらのゲーム史～：テレビ東京". テレビ東京 (in Japanese). Retrieved September 16, 2026.
↑ Romano, Sal (March 26, 2020). "Namcot Collection announced for Switch". Gematsu. Archived from the original on April 1, 2020. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
↑ "思い出のファミコン [ワープマン]". famicom.memorial. Retrieved September 16, 2026.

[1] Japanese: ワープマン, Hepburn: Wāpuman

[2] Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography (2003). Family Computer 1983 - 1994. Japan: Otashuppan. ISBN 4-87233-803-0.

[3] "ノーコン・キッド～ぼくらのゲーム史～：テレビ東京". テレビ東京 (in Japanese). Retrieved September 16, 2026.

[Gematsu-4] Romano, Sal (March 26, 2020). "Namcot Collection announced for Switch". Gematsu. Archived from the original on April 1, 2020. Retrieved August 27, 2020.

[5] "思い出のファミコン [ワープマン]". famicom.memorial. Retrieved September 16, 2026.