1945k III

26 Years old Arcade Video game Oriental Soft, Inc.

1945k III screenshot

1945k III © 2000 Oriental.

A Korean vertically shoot'em up, straight rip-off of Psikyo's "Strikers 1945 III". The gameplay follows a traditional 1980s-style vertical shooter structure, in which players progress through stages while destroying enemy forces, collecting power-ups, and earning score bonuses.

The game allows players to select from multiple fighter aircraft, each with distinct characteristics. Returning aircraft from Solite Spirits include the F-15 Eagle, EF2000 Typhoon, Dassault Rafale, Sukhoi Su-37, F-14 Tomcat, and F-22 Raptor, alongside newly added planes such as the F-117A Nighthawk and the P-900 Tornado.

TECHNICAL

1945kIII runs on standard Motorola 68000-based hardware, using a PCB design built from reused electronic components.

GAME ID: OPCX1 or OPCX2 (newest)

Main CPU: Motorola 68000 (@ 16 Mhz)
Sound Chips: (2x) OKI6295 (@ 1 Mhz)

Players: 2
Control: 8-way joystick
Buttons: 4

TRIVIA

At the End Credits; '(c) 1999 Promat' is shown. It was originally developed by Team Muhaha and released by Promat in 1999 under the title Solite Spirits. The following year, the game was picked up and reworked by Oriental Software into its final form, more closely resembling Psikyo-style shooters such as the Strikers 1945 series.

Although presented as a sequel, there are no known titles officially named 1945kI or 1945kII.

Default High-score table ('Pilot File') :
1 XUZ st4 500000
2 EAR st3 400000
3 TOY st3 300000
4 MAN st2 200000
5 ANI st2 100000
6 SIN st2 50000
7 NOO st2 10000
8 PRO st2 10000
9 MHH st2 5000
10 MHH st2 5000

STAFF
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Executive Producer: Lee Hyung Kee
Produced & Director: Sung Jung Woo
Game Design: Sung Jung Woo, Kim Tae Wook, Lee Dong Ik
Hardware Design: Kim Young Ho, Lee Seung Woo, Park Sang Yeul
Graphics Design: Kim Tae Wook, Lee Dong Ik, Woo Sang Gyun
Programmer: Sung Jung Woo
Music Artist: Lee Seung Woo
Sound Effect: Sung Jung Woo
Advice Supervisor: Lee Seung Woo
Tester: Eum Jae In, Park Sang Chul, Jang Se Yong, Sin Won Tae
SOURCES
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Game's ROMs.
Game's screenshots.