Section Z

Section Z
The arcade flyer that takes inspiration from the movie Alien (1979)
Developer(s)Capcom
Publisher(s)Capcom
Designer(s)Takashi Nishiyama
Composer(s)FDS/NES version
Kumi Yamaga &
Tamayo Kawamoto
Platform(s)Arcade, NES, Famicom Disk System
ReleaseArcade
  • JP: December 9, 1985
  • NA: December 1985
Famicom Disk System
  • JP: May 25, 1987
NES
  • NA: July 1987
Genre(s)Scrolling shooter
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Section Z is a 1985 side-scrolling shooter video game developed and published by Capcom for arcades. A home version was published for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1987.

The arcade version was re-released as part of Capcom Classics Collection Vol. 1 for PlayStation 2 and Xbox, Capcom Classics Collection Remixed for PlayStation Portable, and Capcom Arcade Cabinet for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.