Deep Scan

Developer	Sega
Publisher	Gremlin/Sega
Platforms	Arcade, Atari 2600
Date	1979 (arcade) May 1980 (arcade, Japan) 1983 (Atari 2600)
Links	Wikipedia MobyGames

Deep Scan is an arcade game developed and released by Sega in 1979 and 1980 (in Japan). It heavily resembles Gremlin's Depthcharge (published two years earlier, prior to their acquisition by Sega) but uses a color display instead of a black and white one. The 1983 Atari 2600 conversion was renamed Sub-Scan.

In addition to the standalone cabinet, Deep Scan was also released in various combination cabinets alongside other Sega games from the era. Much later, a port was included with the Sega Saturn conversion of Die Hard Arcade, functioning as the only way to earn extra credits for the main game.

Advertising

Arcade

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  Flyer (1979)

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  Flyer for dual cabinet with Head On 2 (1979)

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  German flyer including Deep Scan, Head On, and Head On 2 (1979)

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  Japanese flyer for dual cabinet with Car Hunt (1979-1980)

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  Excerpt from flyer (1980)

Atari 2600 conversion (Sub-Scan)

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  Print advertisement alongside Tac-Scan (1983)

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  German advertisement for various Sega console conversions (circa 1983)

Reviews

Atari 2600 conversion (Sub-Scan)

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  Videogaming Illustrated (October 1983)

Misc.

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  Sega Arcade History (February 15, 2002)