Pirate Pete

Platform Games 

Type of the game: [Coin-Op] Arcade Video Game
Pirate Pete © 1982 Taito.

In Pirate Pete, players take on the role of a red-haired pirate, with an interesting purple outfit (real pirates never wore purple).

Pirate Pete used the familiar 'Taito Classic' cabinet that was used for a variety of early 1980's games. This was a rather short cabinet, and had a monitor that was laid back at more than a 45 degree angle. Most of these cabinets featured the same painted side-art which consisted of an ornate border and a 'Taito' logo. Many other early Taito games will plug right into the machine without modification (although the board-sets for these early games tend to be expensive). The marquee to this title showed a 'Pirate Pete' logo, surrounded by images of treasure and pirate ships.

Main CPU : Z80 (@ 4 Mhz)
Sound CPU : Z80 (@ 3 Mhz)
Sound Chips : (4x) AY8910 (@ 1.5 Mhz), DAC (@ 1.5 Mhz)

Players : 2
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 2 (JUMP/KNIFE)

Released in November 1982.

This game is another reworked version of "Jungle King". Here's what makes Pirate Pete different from "Jungle King" :
* An opening musical theme is used in certain parts of the game instead of the opening Tarzan yell (unlike in "Jungle Hunt", it is NOT the same one used at the end of the ocean stage).
* The player character is a heroic pirate instead of the Tarzan character.
* In the first stage, the player swings on ropes between ship's masts instead of vines between trees.
* The second stage is set in an ocean infested with sharks, instead of a river infested with alligators and crocodiles.
* The third stage adds a new enemy - snakes. They appear at the top of the screen and will kill the player if he touches them while jumping.
* The enemies in the fourth stage are sword-wielding pirates instead of spear-chucking cannibals.

Game's rom.