Check Man (1982) - Arcade Video game by Zilec-Zenitone

44 Years old Arcade Video game Zilec-Zenitone

TECHNICAL

Main CPU : Zilog Z80 (@ 3.072 Mhz), Zilog Z80 (@ 1.62 Mhz)
Sound Chips : General Instrument AY8910 (@ 1.78975 Mhz), Tone generator and discrete circuits

Screen orientation : Vertical
Video resolution : 224 x 256 pixels
Screen refresh : 60.61 Hz
Palette Colors : 98

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

TRIVIA

Commercial remakes on home computer : Danger UXB by Micropower on the BBC Micro/Acorn Electron.

SCORING

Clearing a square by walking over it	10 points.
Collecting flags	500, 1,000, 1,500, 2,000 points etc.
Defusing a bomb with 50-60 seconds remaining	3,000 points.
Defusing a bomb with 40-49 seconds remaining	2,500 points.
Defusing a bomb with 30-39 seconds remaining	2,000 points.
Defusing a bomb with 20-29 seconds remaining	1,500 points.
Defusing a bomb with 10-19 seconds remaining	1,000 points.
Defusing a bomb with 1-9 seconds remaining	500 points.

TIPS AND TRICKS

* Collect all of the flags on the early levels as there is no great threat from the boots.

* Scroll bombs to the opposite edge of the screen so you can easily collect them and move back to your starting side.

* At the start of each level you get a few seconds where the boots can not move. Make use of this time to get to the first bomb.

* If two bombs are ticking down, get the closest one first unless the other is much closer to exploding.

* Move the floor away from boots to trap them.

* If you trap a boot on a single square, you can move the square away from underneath it, trapping it on empty space.

STAFF

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Designed and programmed by: Peter Hughes, Duncan Shortland, Malcolm Mailer
Music by: Robin Cartwright

PORTS

COMPUTERS

Commodore C64 (1983, Grid Trap)

SOURCES

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ROM dump (MAME).
Arcade Retro Lounge; http://tips.retrogames.com/