History VideoGame / Scramble

In the west, both games were licensed by Creator/SternElectronics for arcade distribution. ''Super Cobra'' was ported more widely than ''Scramble'' in the 1980s, but ''Scramble'' has since turned up more frequently on {{Compilation Rerelease}}s of {{Creator/Konami}}'s older games, including [[VideoGameRemake remade versions]] on the UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance and UsefulNotes/XboxLiveArcade.

* AirstrikeImpossible: The objective at the end of ''Scramble''.

* DirectContinuousLevels: ''Scramble'' is probably the TropeMaker for continous-scrolling shooters. The end of each level opens up onto a piece of flat terrain, a short message is displayed with an accompanying jingle, and then the next level scrolls into view.

In the west, both games were licensed by Creator/SternElectronics for arcade distribution. ''Super Cobra'' was ported more widely than ''Scramble'' in the 1980s, but ''Scramble'' has since turned up more frequently on {{Compilation Rerelease}}s of {{Konami}}'s older games, including [[VideoGameRemake remade versions]] on the UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance and UsefulNotes/XboxLiveArcade.

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The 1981 ArcadeGame ''Scramble'' was Creator/{{Konami}}'s original HorizontalScrollingShooter; it was one of the first games in the genre, along with Creator/{{SNK}}'s ''VideoGame/{{Vanguard}}''.

In the west, both games were licensed by Creator/SternElectronics for arcade distribution. ''Super Cobra'' was ported more widely than ''Scramble'' in the 1980s, but ''Scramble'' has since turned up more frequently on {{Compilation Rerelease}}s of {{Konami}}'s older games, including [[VideoGameRemake remade versions]] on the GameBoyAdvance and XboxLiveArcade.

The 1981 ArcadeGame ''Scramble'' was {{Konami}}'s original HorizontalScrollingShooter; it was one of the first games in the genre, along with {{SNK}}'s ''{{Vanguard}}''.

* DeadlyWalls: Avoid running into buildings or hills.

''Scramble'' was {{retcon}}ned into the ''{{Gradius}}'' series in ''Gradius Generations''.[[note]]The first ''Gradius'' game was codenamed ''Scramble 2'' before its final product release.[[/note]]

''Scramble'' was {{retcon}}ned into the ''{{Gradius}}'' series in ''Gradius Generations''.

''Scramble'' was {{retcon}}ned into the ''{{Gradius}}'' series in ''Gradius Generations''. While it doesn't fit into the ''Gradius'' continuity (since it has no real plot), its influence on {{Konami}}'s later games is obvious.

''Super Cobra'' was ported more widely than ''Scramble'' in the 1980s, but ''Scramble'' has since turned up more frequently on {{Compilation Rerelease}}s of {{Konami}}'s older games, including [[VideoGameRemake remade versions]] on the GameBoyAdvance and XboxLiveArcade.

* DirectContinuousLevels