Air Combat (1993) - Arcade Video game by NAMCO, Ltd.

33 Years old Arcade Video game NAMCO, Ltd. [Japan]

Air Combat © 1993 Namco.

A cockpit flying game from Namco that tries to simulate an F-16 like aircraft. The game mainly involves dog fighting and has three levels of play; Cadet, Captain and Ace.

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TECHNICAL / MACHINE PICT.

Dimensions :
77,12in. (195,5cm) High
110,62in. (279,4cm) Deep
42,81in. (106,6cm) Wide

Weight : 1041 lbs (471.5 kg)

Namco System 21 hardware
Game ID : AC

Main CPU : (2x) Motorola 68000 (@ 12.288 Mhz), M6809 (@ 3.072 Mhz), HD63705 (@ 2.048 Mhz), (2x) TMS32025 (@ 24 Mhz)
Sound Chips : C140 (@ 32 Khz), YM2151 (@ 3.57958 Mhz)

Screen orientation : Horizontal
Video resolution : 496 x 480 pixels
Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz
Palette colors : 32768

Players : 2
Control : Throttle lever, 8-way joystick
Buttons : 2

Machine Picture
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TRIVIA

Even if the title screen says 1992, Air Combat was released in June 1993 in Japan.

Note : You never die in this game! Instead you eject from the aircraft giving you a non-violent ending.

Victor Entertainment released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Namco Video Game Graffiti Vol.10 - VICL-40097, 40098) on 16/12/1993.

SERIES

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1. Air Combat (1993, ARC)
2. Air Combat 22 (1995, ARC)
3. Ace Combat (1996, PSX)
4. Ace Combat 2 (1997, PSX)
5. Ace Combat 3 - Electrosphere (2000, PSX)
6. Ace Combat 04 - Shattered Skies (2001, PS2)
7. Ace Combat 5 - The Unsung War (2004, PS2)
8. Ace Combat Advance (2005, GBA)
9. Ace Combat Zero - The Belkan War (2006, PS2)
10. Ace Combat X - Skies of Deception (2006, PSP)
11. Ace Combat 6 - Fires of Liberation (2007, X360)
12. Ace Combat XI - Skies of Incursion (2009, Apple Store)
13. Ace Combat - Joint Assault (2010, PSP)
14. Ace Combat - Assault Horizon (2011, MULTI)
15. Ace Combat Infinity (2014, PS3)
16. Ace Combat 7 - Skies Unknown (2019, MULTI)

STAFF

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Music composition by : Hiroyuki Kawada

PORTS

CONSOLES

Sony PlayStation (1995)

SOURCES

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ROM dump (MAME).
Machine's picture.