Thunder Dragon

35 Years old Arcade Video game NMK

TECHNICAL

Main CPU : Motorola 68000 (@ 10 Mhz)
Sound Chips : YM2203 (@ 1.5 Mhz), (2x) OKI6295 (@ 24.242 Khz)

Screen orientation : Vertical
Video resolution : 224 x 256 pixels
Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz
Palette colors : 1024

Players : 2
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 2

TRIVIA

Released in August 1991.

Licensed to Tecmo for distribution.

UPDATES

A bootleg version uses the "Raiden" (seibu) sound hardware (a Z80 @ 3.579545 Mhz), all musics from "Raiden" are present =).

TIPS AND TRICKS

* Secret Message : Reset game and hold down Player 2 buttons 1 and 2. If you did it fast enough, you will see the message 'Ready?'. If not try again. Press P1 Button 2(x14). If you did this correctly, you should see another message '4th June. 1991'. And you are in the test mode.

SERIES

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1. Thunder Dragon (1991)
2. Thunder Dragon 2 (1993)

STAFF

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Producer : Yukio Tomonari
Director : Yosuke Ono
Game designer : Merry Tamio
Programmer : Lieut. Col. Ore
Scenario writer : Ikezu Kenzi
Sound creator : Hide-Kaz
Graphic designers : Ikezu Kenzi, Giant Ama

SOURCES

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ROM dump (MAME).