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Star Wars

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[Coin-Op] Arcade Video Game by Yamashita

 
DESCRIPTION
 
Type of the game: [Coin-Op] Arcade Video Game
Star Wars © 19?? Yamashita.

Star Wars is a 2-D shooter where you are given 3 missiles to shoot at 2 rows of alien ships at the top. Miniature rock-like satellites move around the screen, ready to obliterate your missile at any moment, and the ships themselves shoot at you.
TECHNICAL
 
Main CPU : 8080 (@ 1.9968 Mhz)
Sound Chips : SN76477 (@ 1.9968 Mhz), discrete circuitry

Screen orientation : Vertical
Video resolution : 224 x 260 pixels
Screen refresh : 59.54 Hz
Palette colors : 2 (overlays)

Players : 2
Control : 2-way joystick
Buttons : 1
TRIVIA
 
Original products :
Galaxy Wars (Universal)

Licensed products :
T.T Galaxy Wars (Taito)

Bootleg/Hacks :
Star Wars (Yamashita]
SCORING
 
1st rack : 50 (side hit), 100 (bottom, towards the side) or 150 (near middle of bottom) points for each ship.
2nd rack : 100 (side hit), 200 (bottom, towards the side) or 250 (near middle of bottom) points for each ship.
3rd rack : 150 (side hit), 300 (bottom, towards the side) or 350 (near middle of bottom) points for each ship.
You can probably figure the scores for higher racks from the patterns here.
SOURCES
 
Game's rom.

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