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'''''FL Zaxxon''''' is a vacuum fluorescent display (VFD) tabletop game manufactured by [[Bandai Electronics]] under license by [[Sega]]. It is based on the 1982 arcade game, ''[[Zaxxon]]'', and is one of several VFD games to be released as part of Bandai's ''FL'' series (the other Sega release is ''[[FL Pengo]]'').

Though released in more regions of the world (it has been spotted in Japan, South Korea, "Europe" and Canada) it was never quite as popular as [[Zaxxon (tabletop)|Coleco's attempt]] at bringing the game to this medium, and is therefore relatively rare and undocumented. The exact release date is not known, though estimates would suggest it was around the early 1980s. Unlike the Coleco version, ''FL Zaxxon'' requires a mains power supply.

Despite its name and license, ''FL Zaxxon'' isn't built much like its arcade counterpart - it is played from a top perspective and the ship travels forwards into the screen, similar to the Atari 2600 and Intellivision ports of the game. It uses a mirror to help simulate a 3D effect. Bandai would have a second attempt with its [[Zaxxon (handheld)|''Zaxxon'' LCD handheld]].

''FL Zaxxon'' cases are meant to be blue, but thirty years of aging has cause many of them to turn grey.

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File:FLZaxxon Tabletop Bandai JP Box Front.jpg|JP box (front)
File:FLZaxxon Tabletop Bandai JP Box Back.jpg|JP box (back)
File:FLZaxxon Tabletop Bandai CA Box Front.jpg|CA box (front)
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[[Category:VFD Games]]