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About Lady Bug
Arcade Video game published 45 years ago:
Lady Bug (c) 1981 Universal.
In Lady Bug you guide a lady bug through a Pac-Man style maze, eating dots, and avoiding enemy insects. You lose a life if you run into a skull or get eaten by an enemy insect. Collect letters to spell EXTRA for a bonus life (just like in Mr. Do!), and SPECIAL for an extra credit. The maze has rotating doors which are just enough to give the game a slightly different feel than the Pac-Man series.
- TECHNICAL -
A proper Lady Bug arcade machine will be in a dedicated cabinet (specifically one of the ultra-curvy early Universal ones, "Mr. Do!", and many others used this same cabinet). Most games from Universal had no specific side art, just a painted 'Universal' logo, and a couple of colored stripes. This makes it possible to actually convert one Universal title into another one, without any loss in value. The joystick is mounted in the center of the control panel. Finally, this game uses a standard resolution monitor mounted vertically.
Main CPU: Zilog Z80 (@ 4 Mhz) Sound Chips: (2x) Texas Instruments SN76496 (@ 4 Mhz)
Players: 2 Control: 4-way joystick
- TRIVIA -
Lady Bug was released in October 1981 in Japan and in December 1981 in the USA.
This game contains unused graphics for a large dinosaur.
Alessandro Laini holds the official record for this game with 4,102,830 points.
A bootleg was made in 1983 by TAI DLI on the "Galaxian" hardware.
A bootleg of this game is known as "Cocinella".
- SCORING -
Player layout in our catalog: 2P alt.
If you are exploring by feel rather than by title, jump from the tags above into the matching genre rooms, or return to the Arcade hall for the full wall.
Open Play on this page to start Lady Bug. Keyboard, USB/Bluetooth pads, and the on-screen touch gamepad all work inside the emulator bar. Save states and fullscreen live on that same bar so you can pause mid-session and resume later.
Cabinet dossier
Lady Bug is filed in our catalog as a 1981 release.
Player layout on this cabinet: 2P alt.
Genre tags on Classic Arcade Games: Maze.
Credit line lists Universal as developer.
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How to play Lady Bug online
- Arcade stick feel: Arrow keys for the joystick, X/Z (and nearby keys) for buttons, Enter=Start.
- USB / Bluetooth pads map cleanly; six-button fighters use the face-button cluster.
- On phones, open the on-screen pad from the emulator bar; rotate sits next to fullscreen.
- Save states, load, volume, and fullscreen stay on the emulator bar between credits.
Studio notes — Universal
Universal appears on this cabinet’s credit line. Browse more titles from the same studio on the developer shelf, or stay on this page and try the next cabinets in the same hall.
Do! Run Run (set 1) · Cosmic Avenger · Cheeky Mouse · Cosmic Guerilla · Devil Zone · Magical Spot · Magical Spot II · Space Panic (version E)
Questions about Lady Bug
Can I play Lady Bug free in a browser?
Yes. Classic Arcade Games hosts Lady Bug as a Arcade cabinet you can start on this page. The emulator loads in the browser; you do not need to install a separate app.
What controls does Lady Bug support?
Arcade stick feel: Arrow keys for the joystick, X/Z (and nearby keys) for buttons, Enter=Start. USB / Bluetooth pads map cleanly; six-button fighters use the face-button cluster.
What genre is Lady Bug on Classic Arcade Games?
Our catalog tags Lady Bug under Maze. Open those genre rooms from the tags on this page to find more playable cabinets in the same feel.
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