Unlike the original Caverns of Mars, Mars Mission II is a side-scrolling game that more directly compares to Konami's Scramble than its predecessor. Caverns of Mars would see a more direct follow-up in 1982's Phobos, which returns to the vertically scrolling format of the original.
Though originally developed by Greg Christensen in 1981 under the name Caverns of Mars II, the game wouldn't see a proper release for years, when Antic Magazine's APX replacement, Antic Software, would publish the game as Mars Mission II.
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