Battle Shark , Arcade Video game by Taito Corp. (1990)

Arcade Video game published 34 years ago by Taito Corp.

Listed in MAME

Battle Shark © 1990 Taito.

Battle Shark is a first-person shooter which has the player looking through a 'periscope' in order to destroy the enemies. This game features simulated damage whenever the player gets hit by either an enemy torpedo or a missile.

TECHNICAL/MACHINE PICT.

[Japan model]

Dimensions :
185,5cm high
162cm deep
69,8cm wide.
Monitor : 25inch.

Taito Z System hardware
Board Number : K1100541A
Prom Stickers : C43

Main CPU : (2x) Motorola 68000 (@ 12 Mhz)
Sound Chips : Yamaha YM2610 (@ 8 Mhz)

Players : 1
Control : stick
Buttons : 6

TRIVIA

Even if the title screen says 1989, Battle Shark was released in March 1990 in Japan.

Also released as :
"Battle Shark [USA model]"
"Battle Shark [Europe model]"

TIPS AND TRICKS

* Battle Shark has a compliment of torpedoes at the start of a level. Once these are depleted there is a short delay before they are replenished.

* Increase the number of torpedoes Battle Shark can hold by defeating the end of level bosses.

STAFF

Direction : Captain Imamura, Ichiro Fujisue
Game design : Atsushi Yamamoto
Software : Ichiro Fujisue, Ghost Hashimoto, Takashi Kitabayashi, Naoya Kuroki, Takayuki Ishiwata
Art design : Hisakazu Kato, Takayuki Ogawa, Tsuyoshi Sato, Ken' Ichi Imaeda, Animation 20
Mechanic : Osamu Wakayama, Seiji Doumi, Yasunori Hatsuda
Cabinet : Atsushi Iwaoka
Hardware : Eikichi Takahashi, Katsumi Kaneoka
Sound and Music (Zuntata) : Yasuko Yamada (Devil Yamada), Hidehito Kitamaru

PORTS

CONSOLES:
japan Sony PS2 (mar.29, 2007) "Taito Memories II Gekan [Model SLPM-66713]"

SOURCES

Game's ROM.
Machine's picture.