I finally dawned on me today to search for "phoenix" on the KLOV, and so, many, many years after I first saw it, I have finally identified an old cocktail cabinet from my youth as Terra Cresta. The resolution of this mystery is of some relief to me. (I had limited quarters at the time, and I realized too late that the dang machine's buttons were wired up the wrong way!)

What can you tell me about this game? Searches suggest that some people enjoy it very much, and that ports exist for the NES and the TG16 (well, the sequel anyway).