Aeroboto

Shoot Them Up Robots 

Type of the game: [Coin-Op] Arcade Video Game
Aeroboto © 1984 Williams Electronics, Inc.

The player as Aeroboto can transform into a 'Mobile robot' or an 'Aero-fighter' to complete this marathon shoot-'em-up.

Main CPU : M6809 (@ 1.25 Mhz)
Sound CPU : M6809 (@ 640 Khz)
Sound Chips : (2x) AY8910 (@ 1.5 Mhz)

Screen orientation : Horizontal
Video resolution : 248 x 224 pixels
Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz
Palette colors : 256

Players : 2
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 2
=> [A] Fire, [B] Jump

Released in September 1984.

This game is known in Japan as "Formation Z".

Charles Dahling holds the record for this game with 3,272,900 points on January 20, 1985.

* In the aero-fighter form only, energy fuel is used. You should be converted to a robot before the fuel runs out (remaining fuel is indicated on the lower-right side of the screen).

Consoles:

Nintendo Famicom [Japan]
Sony PlayStation [Jaleco Collection Vol. 1] (2003)
Nintendo Game Boy Advance [Jajamaru Jr Denshouki Jaleco Memorial] (2004)

Computers:

MSX [Japan]

Game's rom.
Machine's picture.