Cherry Chance © 1987 Taito.

- TRIVIA -

Released in June 1987 in Japan.

- SOURCES -

Game's ROM.

Medal video game

Winner's Golf (c) 1985 Ohira Giken Industry Co., Ltd.

Medal betting version of "Crowns Golf"

- SOURCES -

Game's picture.

Twin Bee Yahhoo! Fushigi no Kuni de Dai Abare!! (c) 1995 Konami.

Twin Bee Yahho! differs from Detana!! TwinBee in that the player can adjust their playing style before starting the game to suit their preference. The player begins by choosing between three difficulty settings: Practice, Normal, and Special. Practice course is the game's easiest setting and lasts only three stages, whereas the Special course is the hardest setting and is recommended to expert players. The player will then select between four different charged shots. The regular Charge Shot from Detana! TwinBee is selectable, along with a Charge Punch, a Charge Split (which will cause the player's ship to shoot duplicates of itself), and a Charge Explosion that fires at eight directions at the same time. The player will then choose between two control styles: one which fires the gun with one button and drops bombs with the second, while the other style shoots and drops bomb at the same time with a single button (either button can be used).

Like in previous Twin Bee games, there are two kinds of power-ups: bell power-ups obtained from the sky and land power-ups that can be retrieved from destroy ground enemies. The bells can be changed to up to six colors this time (yellow, blue, white, green, red, and pink), each with a unique attribute. GwinBee returns as well as a power-up item, along with the twin attacks that can be performed with GwinBee or another player.

- TECHNICAL -

Konami GX hardware

Main CPU : Motorola 68EC020
Sound CPU : Motorola 68000
Sound Chips : (2x) K054539

Players : 4
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 3

- TRIVIA -

Twin Bee Yahhoo! was released in April 1995 in Japan.

This game is known outside Japan as "Magical Twin Bee!".

The subtitle of this game translates from Japanese as 'Uproar In A Mysterious Land'.

The J-Pop song played in attract mode (make sure that get it via the dipswitches) is called 'Bokura no Suteki' and is sung by Mariko Kouda. Here are the Japanese lyrics :
kanashimi no mori o, sama you kimi wa -
futo sora o mite, uchuu o omou -
ikutsumono ginga -
IMEEJI shita, sono mune ni -
umareru yuuki -
yume o mite, aruki daseru no wa -
bokura no SUTEKI sa, kimi to -
mirai e yukou -
soba ni ite, sasae au koto wa -
inochi no SUTEKI no hitotsu -
kodoku ni ochinaide.

Here is the translated version :
You are wandering about the sorrowful woods -
See the sudden skies, think about outer space -
A lot of Galaxies -
On that imagined chest -
The courage to be born -
See the dreams and we can begin to walk -
You are lovely to us -
Going to the future -
It's in the side and supports each other -
The one lovely life -
Don't fall alone.

King Records released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Twin Bee Yahhoo! Original Game Soundtrack - KICA-7681) on June 7, 1995.

- SERIES -

1. Twin Bee [Model GX412] (1985, Arcade)
2. Moero TwinBee - Cinnamon Hakase o Sukue! [Model KDS-TIN] (1986, Famicom Disk System)
3. Twin Bee 3 - Poko Poko Dai Maou [Model KON-RC841] (1989, Famicom)
4. TwinBee da!! [Model DMG-TDJ] (1990, Game Boy)
5. Detana!! Twin Bee (1991, Arcade)
6. Pop'n TwinBee [Model SHVC-PT] (1993, Super Famicom)
7. Twin Bee Yahhoo! Fushigi no Kuni de Dai Abare!! (1995, Arcade)

- PORTS -

* CONSOLES:
[JP] Sega Saturn (sept.29, 1995) "Detana Twinbee Yahoo! Deluxe Pack [Model T-9505G]"
[JP] Sony PlayStation (sept.29, 1995) "Detana TwinBee Yahoo! Deluxe Pack [Model SLPS-00100]"
[JP] Sony PlayStation (dec.11, 1997) "Detana TwinBee Yahoo! Deluxe Pack [PlayStation the Best] [Model SLPM-86054]"
[JP] Sony PlayStation (nov.20, 2003) "Detana TwinBee Yahoo! Deluxe Pack [PSOne Books] [Model SLPM-87322 (VX012-J4)]"
[JP] Sony PSP (jan.25, 2007) "Twin Bee Portable [Model ULJM-05221 (VP032-J1)]"
[JP] Sony PSP (mar.13, 2008) "Twin Bee Portable [Konami the Best] [Model ULJM-05323]"

- SOURCES -

Game's ROM.

Radiant Silvergun (c) 1998 Treasure.

Sometime in the future, scientists have discovered a diamond-shaped alien device deep in space. The mysterious alien device detonates while being probed, starting a chain reaction which destroys the entire planet. Fortunately, there's a group of slap-happy space cadets who are up in orbit who aren't affected by the explosion, but witness it, so they decide to do something about it - which means finding a way to travel back in time to avert the catastrophe before it happens!

Radiant Silvergun is a vertically scrolling shoot-em-up rendered with a superb mix of 2 & 3-D graphics, and is widely considered to be the finest ever game of its type in what is a very crowded genre.

Part of the reason for the game's huge success is in the implementation of its weapons system. Unlike other shoot-em-ups, all of the game's weapons are available to the player from the very beginning. Silvergun's control panel consists of 3 different fire buttons, each of which activates a different weapon; either 'Vulcan', 'Homing' or 'Spread'. In addition, players can activate 4 extra weapons using a combination of the t3 fire buttons. These are :

* A + B = Homing Plasma
* A + C = Backwards Wide Shot
* B + C = Homing Spread
* A + B + C = Radiant Sword

At the start of a game, the player's weapons are very weak, but they can be 'powered-up' by shooting same-coloured enemies (chaining), in a fashion similar to gaining experience for a weapon in a role playing game.

- TECHNICAL -

Runs on the "ST-V [Sega Titan Video Game System]" hardware.
Cartridge ID: 610-0374-98

Players: 2
Control: 8-way joystick
Buttons: 3

- TRIVIA -

Radiant Silvergun was released in May 1998 in Japan.

Toshiba EMI released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Radiant Silvergun Soundtrack + - TYCY-5613) on 07/08/1998. The soundtrack was so popular that it was reprinted by Absord Music Japan (Radiant Silvergun Soundtrack + - ABCA-5043) on 24/03/2004.

- TIPS AND TRICKS -

* Radiant Silvergun's weapons in detail :
1. VULCAN (A button) : a devastating forward firing set of plasma bursts (heavy fire forwards the enemy). This is potentially the best weapon against any enemy, when at full power it can take down even the toughest enemies in a few shots. The only disadvantage is that it's fire is very concentrated and as such you need to move a lot to avoid fire.
2. HOMING (B button) : green homing pulses which target anything that is hovering around you. Even though it is initially weak, at full power it becomes very powerful and requires less movement than the Vulcan.
3. SPREAD (C button) : a wide shot which goes further the longer you hold down the fire button. A little tip; rapidly press the fire button to create a explosion shield around the front of your ship.
4. HOMING PLASMA (A+B buttons) : a double trail of homing lasers which target anything within a 120 degree angle in front of your ship. Moderately powerful, and has a habit of targeting the wrong enemy.
5. TAILGUN (A+C buttons) : a Thunderforce-style tailgun shot which is invaluable in many areas; especially the areas where you get attacked repeatedly from behind.
6. LOCK-ON SPREAD (B+C buttons) : slow moving but powerful shots which target anything in close range. (NOTE - THIS IS THE ONLY WEAPON THAT CAN LOCATE THE SECRET DOGS).
7. RADIANT SWORD (A+B+C buttons) : the game's most powerful weapon. Collecting ten pink bullets with the sword powers up the RSG meter, once full you can use the Hyper Sword and destroy almost everything on the screen.

* Chain bonus : break the same color enemies 3 times without a break.

* Secret bonus : break the enemies with Red -> Blue -> Yellow. If you destroy the enemies with the following pattern, will get 2 Chain Bonuses and 1 Secret Bonus [Red ->Red->Red->Blue->Yellow->Yellow->Yellow]

* Weapon bonus
1) Vulcan : Hit over 200 times without a break.
2) Homing : Hit over 300 times without a break.
3) Spread : Hit 16 times before Spread explodes.
4) Homing Plasma : Hit over 10 seconds against 1 enemy.
5) Back Wide : Hit over 300 times within 2 seconds.
6) Lock on Spread : Hit an explosion over 15 seconds.
7) Radiant Sword : Hit over 5 seconds.

* Secret character Merry Dogs : You can find secret character called 'Merry Dogs' by Lock on Spread. For example : at the starting of 1st Stage, Merry Dogs is hidden in lower-right position on screen.

- SERIES -

1. Radiant Silvergun (1998)
2. Ikaruga (2001)

- STAFF -

Directed/Produced by : Hiroshi Iuchi
Assistant Director : Namie and Merry
Based on Story/Screenplay by : Hiroshi Iuchi
Tyrant Programer : Fukuryu
Zako Enemies Program and Set by : 1998/Nami
Boss Enemies Program by : 2015/Nami
BG, Demo, 5 Bosses, Tool Program : Atsutomo Nakagawa, (133MHz)
Inu Program : Choko Monkey
Object Design : Dad Oginon, Naokiman
Object Design Rookie : E-Suzuki
BG Graphic : Hiroshi Iuchi 11
Character Designed by : Han
Music by : Hitoshi Sakimoto
Sound Effects : S. Murata
Opening, Ending Picture by : Gonzo
English Translation : Haruko Hosaka
Special Thanks : Koji Ohto, Akiyoshi Shinpo, Kaoru Uno
Debug Cooperator : Kji, Shirotg, Waka, Kazuhiko Murakami
Debug Dog : Merry
Executive Producer : Masato Maegawa

- PORTS -

A Sony PlayStation port of this game was planned, but eventually scrapped, as the console did not have enough power to generate the huge amount of sprites the game requires.

* CONSOLES:
[JP] Sega Saturn (jul.23, 1998) "Radiant Silvergun [Model T-32902G]"
Xbox Live Arcade (2011)

- SOURCES -

Game's ROM.
Official website: http://www.treasure-inc.co.jp/products/lp/silvergun/sgindex.html

TANK (c) 1985 SNK.

During the final days of World War II, the allied forces sends special forces member Colonel Ralf to penetrate an enemy base and destroy a secret weapon by driving a new prototype tank.

- TECHNICAL -

Game ID : A3006

Main CPU : (2x) Zilog Z80 (@ 4 Mhz)
Sound CPU : Zilog Z80 (@ 4 Mhz)
Sound Chips : Yamaha YM3526 (@ 4 Mhz)

Players : 2
Control : dial
Buttons : 2

- TRIVIA -

Released in September 1985 in Japan.

The staff info appears on the 'TANK' letter on the title screen.

This was the first appearance of Ralf Jones, protagonist of "Ikari Warriors", and a fighter in "The King of Fighters '94" and its sequels. Unlike Ikari and KOF games, which were set in modern times, T.N.K. III is set during World War II.

Export releases:
"TNK III"

- STAFF -

Programmers: Hasegawa, Noriko
Sound: Tsuji
Hardware: Akitadesi
Art: Tama, Nakai, Funahasi
Producers: Mr. Oba, Bon

- PORTS -

* CONSOLES:
Nintendo NES "Iron Tank/Great Tank"
Sony PlayStation 3 [PSN]
Sony PlayStation Portable [PSN]
[JP] Sony PlayStation Portable (apr.21, 2011) "SNK Arcade Classics 0"
[JP] Sony PlayStation 4 "Arcade Archives"
Nintendo Switch (nov.7, 2019) "Arcade Archives"

- SOURCES -

Game's ROM.
Japanese pamphlet for TANK.

Karate Champ (c) 1984 Data East USA, Incorporated.

North American release. Game developed in Japan. See the original for more information; "Taisen Karate Dou - Seishun Bishoujo Hen".

- TECHNICAL -

Control : Double 4-way joysticks
Players : 2

- TRIVIA -

This Player vs Player version was released in October 1984 (one month after the original version). However, it differs slightly from its single-player sibling. There is a greater variation in backgrounds, for example, with a variety of outdoor locations as opposed to the standard martial arts dojos of the earlier version. The sound effects also seem to be a little 'sharper', with the speech, in particular, much improved.

This version of the game can be seen in the 1988 film "Bloodsport".

- PORTS -

* CONSOLES:
[US] Nintendo NES (nov.1986) "Karate Champ [Model NES-KC-USA]"

* COMPUTERS:
[US] Tandy Color Computer (1985) "Karate"
[US] Apple II (1985)
[US] Commodore C64 [EU] (1985)

* OTHERS:
[US] Apple iPhone/iPad (may.20, 2010) "Karate Champ [Model 335387077]"
[US] Apple iPhone/iPad (aug.24, 2010) "Karate Champ XL [Model 385462349]"

- SOURCES -

Game's ROM.

Galaga '88 (c) 1987 Namco.

Galaga '88 is an updated version of the old favorite, "Galaga", with more invaders and more player firepower. Galaga '88 gives players a chance to once again repel the invaders from the Galagan Kingdom. One or two players can try their hand at fighting the invaders. This time the Galagans have four more allies, each with unique weapons and defenses that a player must overcome.

By destroying special enemies or obstacles the player can get 'items'. When a player has two items, they can warp to another dimension to confront more Galagan ships with new strategies. In the Challenging Stages (labelled in this game as 'That's Galactic Dancin'), the player shoots down as many invaders as possible as the Galagans dance to a waltz, tango, march or jazz tune.

The player selects single or dual ship power. The objective is to destroy all the Galagan foes in each of the 29 sectors of the galaxy, with each sector more difficult than the last.

Unique Features :
* More opponents. In addition to Boss, Goei and Zako, the original Galagan crew, Don, Nin, Ban, and Gan have been added. Each of the Galagans has a unique way of challenging the players.
* Different types of ships. Players can choose single or dual ships (if the game option is set for dual and single). When the player retrieves a dual ship from the Boss's tractor beam, it turns into a triple ship with ten times the power of a single ship.
* Challenging Stages. In the 'That's Galactic Dancin' stages, the Galagan invaders dance to a waltz, tango, Sousa march or jazz tune, while the player shoots down Galagans to earn bonus points.
* Warping to a new dimension. By destroying particular enemies or obstacles and capturing two of their items, the player can warp to the next dimension.
* Player challenge. Each dimension has different mix of Galagans with different strategies to be overcome.
* Win back captured ships. The player can win back ships captured in the Boss Galaga's tractor beam. When the player destroys the Boss, the ships are released. If the player retrieves them, the ships become dual ships if they were single and triple if they were dual.
* High Score Mode. Upon completing a game, a player can enter his initials if they are among the top eight scorers on the game.

- TECHNICAL -

This title was usually sold as a conversion kit (most games were back in 1988). It used the standard JAMMA harness. The marquee showed a gold 'Galaga '88' logo on a field of red teardrops. The side-art had the same picture as the marquee, but without the background. The control panel featured a single 2-way joystick and a 'FIRE' button on either side (along with Start buttons and game instructions). Many of these machines will have 8-way joysticks instead of the original 2-way ones, they are interchangeable as far as this game is concerned.

Namco System 1 hardware
Game ID : G8

Main CPU : 6809 (@ 1.536 Mhz)
Sub CPU : 6809 (@ 1.536 Mhz)
Sound CPU : 6809 (@ 1.536 Mhz)
MCU: HD63701 (@ 1.536 Mhz)
Sound Chips : Yamaha YM2151 (3.57958 Mhz), Namco advanced 8-channel stereo WSG, stereo DAC

Players : 2
Control : 2-way joystick
Buttons : 1 (FIRE)

- TRIVIA -

Galaga '88 was released in December 1987 in Japan.

An homage to "Bosconian" is paid in stages 15-17 (Dimension 4) with the green hexagonal space stations in the background, as well as the mines which are used as scenery objects.

Challenging Stage 2 from Dimension 1 is used as a loading game in "Ridge Racer Revolution" for the original Sony PlayStation.

Stephen Krogman holds the official record for this game with 1,575,490 points.

- TIPS AND TRICKS -

* Perfect Bonus : Shoot all 40 enemies in the 'That's Galactic Dancin' bonus stages to receive a 'Perfect' bonus just like in the Challenging Stages in the original "Galaga". Initially this bonus is 10,000 points but it increases on later 'That's Galactic Dancin' stages.

* Secret Bonus : during the 'That's Galactic Dancin' bonus stages, don't touch anything : don't shoot and don't move (simply don't touch the joystick); at the end of the dance and after getting ZERO hits and ZERO points, you'll receive a 10,000 points 'Secret Bonus'.

* Pick up two blue items to get a bonus and go to the next harder dimension after completing a 'That's Galactic Dancin' stage. This bonus is also initially 10,000 points but increases each time you achieve it.

* Pick up a purple item which appears on later stages to immediately get a triple-firepower ship.

- SERIES -

1. Galaxian (1979)
2. Galaga (1981)
3. Gaplus (1984) : also known in the USA as "Galaga 3"
4. Galaga '88 (1987)
5. Galaxian 3 Theatre 6 - Project Dragoon (1990)
6. Galaxian 3 Theatre 6 J2 - Attack Of The Zolgear (1994)
7. Galaga Arrangement (1995) : part of "Namco Classics Collection Vol.1"
8. Galaga - Destination Earth (2000, GBA, PC CD-ROM and PlayStation)
9. Galaga Arrangement (2005, PSP) : part of "Namco Museum Battle Collection"
10. Galaga Remix (2007, Wii) : part of "Namco Museum Remix"
11. Galaga Legions (2008, XBLA)
12. Galaga Legions DX (2010, PSN, XBLA)
13. Galaga 3D Impact (2011, Nintendo 3DS) : part of "Pac-Man & Galaga Dimensions"

- STAFF -

Sound composed by : Hiroyuki Kawada

- PORTS -

NOTE: For ports released in North America, please see the Atari version entry.

* CONSOLES:
[JP] NEC PC-Engine (jul.15, 1988) "Galaga '88 [Model NC63002]"
[JP] Sony PS2 (jan.26, 2006) "Namco Museum Arcade Hits! [Model SLPS-25590]"
[EU] Microsoft XBOX (mar.24, 2006) "Namco Museum - 50th Anniversary"
[EU] Sony PS2 (mar.31, 2006) "Namco Museum - 50th Anniversary [Model SLES-53957]"
[EU] Nintendo GameCube (may.5, 2006) "Namco Museum - 50th Anniversary [Model DOL-G5NP-EUR]"
[EU] Microsoft XBOX 360 (may.15, 2009) "Namco Museum - Virtual Arcade"
[AU] Microsoft XBOX 360 (june.4, 2009) "Namco Museum - Virtual Arcade"
[JP] Nintendo Wii [Virtual Console Arcade] (june.23, 2009)
[JP] Microsoft XBOX 360 (nov.5, 2009) "Namco Museum - Virtual Arcade [Model 2RD-00001]"

* HANDHELDS:
[EU] Sega Game Gear (1991) "Galaga 2"
[JP] Sega Game Gear (oct.25, 1991) "Galaga '91 [Model T-14057]"

* COMPUTERS:
[JP] Sharp X68000 (june.30, 1990) : by Dempa Shimbunsha
[EU] PC [MS Windows, CD-ROM] (mar.27, 2006) "Namco Museum - 50th Anniversary"
[AU] PC [MS Windows, CD-ROM] (may.19, 2006) "Namco Museum - 50th Anniversary"

- SOURCES -

Game's ROM.
Game's picture.

Altered Beast (c) 1988 Sega.

Export release. Game developed in Japan. For more information about the game itself, please see the original Japanese release entry; "Juuouki".

- TECHNICAL -

Runs on the Sega "System 16B" hardware.
Game ID: 317-0066

- TRIVIA -

Altered Beast was released in August 1988.

Re-Editions:
"Altered Beast [Model 317-0069]"
"Altered Beast [Model 317-0076]"
"Altered Beast [Model 317-0078]"

An Altered Beast unit appears in 1998 movie 'The Replacement Killers'.

- SERIES -

1. Altered Beast (1988)
2. Altered Beast - Guardian of the Realms (2002, Nintendo GameBoy Advance)
3. Altered Beast (2005, Sony PlayStation 2)

- PORTS -

The American release of the Sega Genesis (Mega Drive) in 1989 all came bundled with a port of this game, making it the first American Genesis game.

* CONSOLES:
[US] [EU] Sega Master System (1989) "Altered Beast [Model 7018]"
[BR] Sega Master System (1989) by Tec Toy
[US] Sega Genesis (aug.14, 1989) "Altered Beast [Model 1100]"
[BR] Sega Mega Drive (1990) by Tec Toy
[EU] Sega Mega Drive (1990) "Altered Beast [Model 1100-50]"
[AU] Sega Mega Drive (1990)
[US] Tapwave Zodiac (2004)
[US] Sony PS2 (nov.7, 2006) "Sega Genesis Collection [Model SLUS-21542]": as an unlockable extra.
[EU] Sony PS2 (feb.2, 2007) "Sega Mega Drive Collection [Model SLES-54333]": as an unlockable extra.
[AU] Sony PlayStation 2 (feb.8, 2007) "Sega Mega Drive Collection": as an unlockable extra.
[US] Sony PlayStation 3 (feb.10, 2009) "Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection [Model BLUS-30259]": as an unlockable extra.
[KO] Sony PlayStation 3 (feb.10, 2009) "Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection": as an unlockable extra.
[US] Microsoft XBOX 360 (feb.10, 2009) "Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection [Model 68034]": as an unlockable extra.
[EU] [AU] Sony PlayStation 3 (feb.20, 2009) "Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection [Model BLES-00475]": as an unlockable extra.
[EU] Microsoft XBOX 360 (feb.20, 2009) "SEGA Mega Drive Ultimate Collection [Model 384-40210]": as an unlockable extra.
[AU] Microsoft XBOX 360 (feb.26, 2009) "Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection" : as an unlockable extra
[EU] Nintendo Wii [Virtual Console Arcade] (june.26, 2009) [Model E6XP]
[US] Nintendo Wii [Virtual Console Arcade] (sept.28, 2009) [Model E6XE]
[EU] Sony PlayStation 3 [PSN] (sept.7, 2011)
[US] Sony PlayStation 3 [PSN] (sept.20, 2011)
[KO] Sony PlayStation 3 [PSN] (oct.11, 2011)

* HANDHELDS:
[US] Nintendo 3DS [eShop] (dec.5, 2013) "3D Altered Beast [Model CTR-JA7E-USA]"
[EU] Nintendo 3DS [eShop] (dec.5, 2013) "3D Altered Beast [Model CTR-JA7P-EUR]"
[AU] Nintendo 3DS [eShop] (dec.5, 2013) "3D Altered Beast [Model CTR-JA7P-AUS]"

* COMPUTERS:
MSX [EU] (1988)
[EU] Sinclair ZX Spectrum (1988)
[US] Commodore C64 [EU] (1989)
[EU] Amstrad CPC (1989) by Activision
[SP] Amstrad CPC (1989) "Altered Beast [Model AMC-786]"
[US] Commodore Amiga (1989)
[US] Atari ST (1989)
[EU] Amstrad CPC (1990) by Ocean
[US] PC [MS-DOS, 5.25"] (1990)

* OTHERS:
[US] LCD handheld game (1988) : by Tiger Electronics.
[US] Apple iPhone/iPod (dec.16, 2010) [Model 407812054]

- SOURCES -

Game's ROM.
Game's picture.
F.A.Q. by Kevin Butler A.K.A. War Doc

Konami System 573 disc+cart.

Football Masters (c) 2000 Konami Corp.

Released in Europe as "Kick & Kick"

- TECHNICAL -

1496 x 2980 x 1900 mm

- SOURCES -

Machine's picture.

Export

Kick & Kick (c) 2001 Konami Corp.

An interactive soccer game where players kick a real ball toward the screen.

The game has 3 selectable modes of play :
Set Play - the player attempts to make basic goal kicks.
Kick Target - the player must kick the ball at on-screen targets.
Power - enables the player to do things with the soccer ball that it was never meant to do.

Released in Japan as "Football Masters"

- TECHNICAL -

Konami System 573 Hardware

- TRIVIA -

Released in March 2001.

- TRIVIA -

Germano D'Alessandro, Italy, holds the official record for this game with 55350 points on Nov 18, 2023.

Unreleased

Quiz Do Re Mi Fa Grand Prix 3 - Kagayake! Intro-Ou (c) 1996 Konami.

- TRIVIA -

The "Name That Tune" type of gameplay in the Quiz Do Re Mi Fa GP series was already copyrighted by Jaleco in the Hayaoshi Quiz series.

Jaleco sued and won, causing all known copies of Quiz Do Re Mi Fa GP 3 to be recalled and destroyed.

Unreleased

Take Your Best Shot (c) 2000 Konami Corp.

- SOURCES -

Machine's picture.

Red sea crossing

クレージースパイ (c) 1983 Hudson Soft.
(Crazy Spy)

- TECHNICAL -

GAME ID: X-1032-G

- SOURCES -

Game's Cassette.

タイガー・コンバット (c) 1983 Hudson Soft.
(Tiger Combat)

- TECHNICAL -

GAME ID: X-1028-G

ぐしゃ (c) 1983 Hudson Soft.
(Gusha)

- TECHNICAL -

GAME ID: X-1042

サブマリンパニック (c) 1983 Hudson Soft.
(Submarine Panic)

- TECHNICAL -

GAME ID: X-1038-G

ピラミッド・アドベンチャー (c) 1983 Hudson Soft.
(Pyramid Adventure)

- TECHNICAL -

GAME ID: X-1051-G

ディッシュキャリア (c) 1983 Hudson Soft.
(Dish Carrier)

- TECHNICAL -

GAME ID: X-1074

立体バレーボール (c) 1983 Hudson Soft.
(Rittai Volley Ball)

- TECHNICAL -

GAME ID: X-1010-G

エスケープ大作戦 (c) 1983 Hudson Soft.
(Escape Daisakusen)

- TECHNICAL -

GAME ID: X-1020

Zombie Panic (c) 1983 Hudson Soft.

- TECHNICAL -

GAME ID: X-1003

爆撃隊ラディックス (c) 1983 Hudson Soft.
(Bakugekitai Radix)

- TECHNICAL -

GAME ID: XC-1001

Nuts & Milk (c) 1984 Hudson Soft.

- TECHNICAL -

CART ID: Model HFC-NM
CART color: Blue.
Players: up to 2 (alternate)
Controls: D-pad 4 ways
Buttons: 2
[A] or [B] = jump, [SELECT] = skip round (blocks the ending screen)

- TRIVIA -

Nuts & Milk was released on July 28, 1984 in Japan. It was the first third-party game released on the FamiCom.
Yogurt is Milk's fiancee.
Round 06 shows slightly deformed name 'NUTS'.
'MILK' on round 07 is formed way better.
Round 14's layout shows 'KIKU', a pseudonym of Kikuta Masaaki, one of Hudson's programmers.
Round 22 shows bricks forming number 22.
Round 25 shows '1 + 1 = 1' which is a wrong result as 1 added to 1 is actually 2.
Round 27 has a question mark.
Round 37 was meant to have a formed number 37, but the bricks and other decorations show serious deformations.
Round 50 shows the word 'END'.

- SCORING -
Apple or banana: 800 points
Helicopter (game B only): 500 points
Jump over an enemy: 100 points

- TIPS AND TRICKS -

* Access a secret message: start a new game and press Start to pause it. Then, hold Right + B on second controller and Left + A + B + Select on first controller. Afterward, press Start and a message saying: VERSION 1 1984 05 29 BY KIKU. This date may refer to the first build from May 1984.
* You don't need to pick all the fruit up during bonus rounds. You'll get an extra life even if you don't pick any up as long as you reach Yogurt screaming 'Help'.
* Game B features 2 flying objects: zeppelins and helicopters. You can pick the helicopter up for 500 points (it doesn't substitute the fruit you have to take, but it's not necessary to complete the stage), but don't touch the zeppelin. Don't touch the fireballs either.
* Don't press [SELECT]: doing so will skip the round, but you'll not see the congratulatory screen after round 50, having to complete all 50 rounds again starting over from round 01.
* Round 24 will be easy as long as you follow that rule: don't fall down to the enemies. Round 40 follows the similar rule.

- STAFF -

Programmer: Kikuta Masaaki (KIKU)

- SOURCES -

Game's ROM.

Golgo 13 3 - Juusei no Chinkonka (c) 2001 Namco, Limited.

- TECHNICAL -

Namco System 12 Hardware

Main CPU : R3000A 32 bit RISC processor, Clock- 48MHz, Operating performance - 30 MIPS, Instruction Cache - 4 KB
BUS : 132 MB/sec.
OS ROM : 512 Kilobytes
Sound CPU : Hitachi H8 3002
Additional Sound Chip : Namco C352 sample playback
Main RAM: 2 Megabytes
Video RAM: 2 Megabyte
Sound RAM : 512 Kilobytes
Graphical Processor : 360,000 polygons/sec, Sprite/BG drawing, Adjustable frame buffer, No line restriction, 4,000 8x8 pixel sprites with individual scaling and rotation, Simultaneous backgrounds (Parallax scrolling)
Sprite Effects : Rotation, Scaling up/down, Warping, Transparency, Fading, Priority, Vertical and horizontal line scroll
Resolution : 256x224 - 740x480
Colours : 16.7 million colors, Unlimited CLUTs (Color Look-Up Tables)
Other Features : custom geometry engine, custom polygon engine, MJPEG decoder

- TRIVIA -

Released on July 9, 2001 in Japan.

- TIPS AND TRICKS -

* Golgo Mode: After the insert coin, shoot each character from the right (total of 6) in order, shoot the Xevious Bacura 13 times, then shoot the Xevious Special Flag, and press start button.

- SERIES -

1. Golgo 13 (1999)
2. Golgo 13 2 - Kiseki no Dandou (2000)
3. Golgo 13 3 - Juusei no Chinkonka (2001)

- STAFF -

Developed by Eighting.

- SOURCES -

Game's ROMs.
Official website: http://www.bandainamcogames.co.jp/am/vg/golgo13-3/
Official website: http://www.namco.co.jp/aa/am/vg/golgo13-3/index.html

Golgo 13 2 - Kiseki no Dandou (c) 2000 Namco, Limited.

- TECHNICAL -

Namco System 10 Hardware
Game ID : GLS

Main CPU : R3000A 32 bit RISC processor, Clock- 48MHz, Operating performance - 30 MIPS, Instruction Cache - 4 KB
BUS : 132 MB/sec.
OS ROM : 512 Kilobytes
Sound CPU : Hitachi H8 3002
Additional Sound Chip : Namco C352 sample playback
Main RAM: 2 Megabytes
Video RAM: 2 Megabyte
Sound RAM : 512 Kilobytes
Graphical Processor : 360,000 polygons/sec, Sprite/BG drawing, Adjustable frame buffer, No line restriction, 4,000 8x8 pixel sprites with individual scaling and rotation, Simultaneous backgrounds (Parallax scrolling)
Sprite Effects : Rotation, Scaling up/down, Warping, Transparency, Fading, Priority, Vertical and horizontal line scroll
Resolution : 256x224 - 740x480
Colours : 16.7 million colors, Unlimited CLUTs (Color Look-Up Tables)
Other Features : custom geometry engine, custom polygon engine, MJPEG decoder

- TRIVIA -

Released on September 11, 2000 in Japan.

- TIPS AND TRICKS -

* Golgo Mode: After the insert coin, shoot each character from the left (total of 6) in order, then press start button.

- SERIES -

1. Golgo 13 (1999)
2. Golgo 13 2 - Kiseki no Dandou (2000)
3. Golgo 13 3 - Juusei no Chinkonka (2001)

- STAFF -

Developed by Eighting/Raizing.

- SOURCES -

Game's ROM.
Game's picture.
Game's screenshots.
Official website: http://www.bandainamcogames.co.jp/am/vg/golgo13-2/
Official website: http://www.namco.co.jp/aa/am/vg/golgo13-2/index.html

- DESCRIPTION -

Original description: Destroy as many targets as possible with your souped up chopper!

Missions' environments:
1 and 2: desert
3 and 4: stoned river
5 and 6: snow

- TECHNICAL -

Uses Adobe ShockWave
Players: 1
Controls: 4 arrows (up and down = adjust speed, left and right = tilt the chopper)
Keys: 2
=> [X] = fire machine gun, [C] = shoot 2 rockets at once

- TRIVIA -

The digits surrounding the chopper are decorative - they don't work.
The game itself is incomplete as levels 7 and 8 don't load.
Energy is shortened to 'NRG' on the right side of the HUD.

- TIPS AND TRICKS -

* Whenever an enemy chopper releases an extra copter bonus, take it as there's no repair copter power-up in this game.
* The 'x2 machine gun damage' power-up will last until you complete a mission or lose a life.
* The 'x2 rocket launcher damage' power-up will last until you fire all 14 rockets out or complete a mission, after that you'll go back to normal rockets. The same goes with 'homing missiles'.
* Missions 2 to 6 feature a raid mode. You'll mostly use rockets hitting the ground. The machine gun is less useful in this mode.

- SCORING -

Army truck: 500 points
Mini base: 500 points
Red chopper: 2000 points
Radar: 500 points
Black chopper: 5000 points
Circular tower: 500 points
Anti-rocket battery: 1500 points
Tank: 1500 points
Accuracy: 100 points per 1% (awarded after mission)

- DESCRIPTION -
Another revision of Alias Runner. That entry has more information about the original game.

- TRIVIA -

Released in March 2006.
This revision is based more on FFX Runner than on Alias Runner. It differs from FFX Runner in the following ways: the title screen is mirrored horizontally, the font on the title screen is different, the game has Miniclip logos (both as fuel collectibles and self-advertisement billboards) and was made into a series of 4 games.

- SERIES -

1. On The Run
2. On The Run 2
3. On The Run - Vegas
4. On The Run - Getaway

- STAFF -
Produced by Officine Pixel for Miniclip.

- SOURCES -
Game's pack.

- DESCRIPTION -
FFX Runner is a re-release of Alias Runner. Refer to that game for more information.

- TRIVIA -

FFX Runner is actually the same as Alias Runner with a few differences: The title screen shows a player's car jumping up the hill along with 1 corporation SUV ready to jump, the other SUV is chasing the yellow car, the black van is standing and traffic in the background. Other differences are: yellow player's car and drive during the day.
Despite the traffic shown in the title screen, no cars other than those 2 SUV and that van are driving in the game. All the other are parked.

- SOURCES -
Game's pack.

- DESCRIPTION -

Run away from the competition

- TECHNICAL -

Uses Adobe ShockWave
Players: 1
Controls: 4 arrows

- TRIVIA -
The player is running away from an unknown corporation in a red Renault 5.
The parking in front of a theater (just after the first hill) has an unplayable Ferrari 360 Modena driven by the player in FFX Racing - one of previous games from FFX.

- UPDATES -
The first version of Alias Runner was incomplete - it had wrong detection of collisions making the game hard (if not impossible) to complete, mainly near the canal. This was fixed in the next version, known unofficially as FFX Runner beta. The next version swaps FFX logos with 'Blu' company logos (both as fuel collectibles and the
commercial billboard in the canal), has a blank screen with 'Gioca' clickable button; after clicking it, the title screen with a comic page and 'loading' text shows up (previous version contained only an FFX self-advertisement).

- TIPS AND TRICKS -
* Perform a 90-degree turn: press down arrow and the arrow opposite to the desired turn. You can use this tip to make a quick U-turn.
* When you're in the tunnel near the railroad crossing, and the gates open, don't make a U-turn. Instead perform a second lap and run through the crossing.
* Don't stop before the railroad crossing (after a drive in the canal). Put the pedal to the metal.
* You have to collect every fuel and repair collectible you encounter on the road: when you miss a fuel collectible when you're running low on it, you'll run out soon making your getaway impossible. When your car is about to be destroyed and you missed a repair collectible, you'll have to start over.

- STAFF -
Produced by Officine Pixel.

- SOURCES -
Game's pack.

Candystand Road Rally (c) 200? Candystand

A game inviting you to tackle 9 challenging rounds during clear day,
clear night and foggy days. Don't forget to watch out for damage and fuel.

Legs' details: length, time and weather conditions:
Leg #1 = 20 miles, clear day, suburban road leading to the city;
Leg #2 = 23 miles, clear day, desert;
Leg #3 = 25 miles, clear day, desert leading to the city, features a gas and repair station;
Leg #4 = 22 miles, clear night, desert;
Leg #5 = 25 miles, clear night, desert leading to the city, features a gas and repair station;
Leg #6 = 15 miles, foggy day, desert;
Leg #7 = 15 miles, foggy day, suburban road leading to the city;
Leg #8 = 20 miles, clear day, suburban road among mountains, features the last gas and repair station;
Leg #9 = 35 miles, clear day, suburban road leading to the city, checkered flag and trophy, features aggressive drivers.

- TECHNICAL -

Uses Adobe ShockWave
Players: 1
Control: mouse (steering)
Keys: 2
either [CTRL] = gas, either [SHIFT] = shift up (only when CTRL is released).

- TRIVIA -

CandyStand Road Rally is an advergame - LifeSavers logos are advertised on both lower corners of the screen (almost all legs). Only legs #1; #8 and #9 show one 'LifeSavers 5 flavor' ad on the lower right corner.
Other LifeSavers logos advertised in Candystand Road Rally are Pep-o-mint and Wint-o-green.
The tachometer may not be complete - even if the tachometer (x1000 rpm) shows 6 and 7 (quickly alternating), the engine hasn't reached that number.

- TIPS AND TRICKS -

* The fuel and damage meters aren't decorations - they work and when either you don't have much fuel or you heavily damaged the car, you need to stop at the gas stations (which also serve as repair garages). You have the opportunity to do so when the odometer reaches 50; 100 and 150.
* Watch the odometer: prepare to slow down when it strikes 49; 99 and 149. Then move the car to the right, refuel and repair the car.
* You have 3 'minutes' to complete 8 legs. The 9th (last) leg has a '5-minute' time limit as the enemies are changing lanes here and is the longest drive of all 9.
* You can easily see all the cars and the gas station on the night drives.
* Watch yourself on the foggy drives: the fog is dense and you may not see every car. But all have a yellow stripe running through the body.
* When the engine is on high revs, shift up immediately! Continuous drive on too high revs causes damage filling the meter.
* Don't drive too long on the roadsides: they damage the car.
* Heavy crashes into opponents cause the damage meter to fill quickly and stop the car to 0.
* Game over can be reached in 4 ways: destruction of the car, no fuel, time over and reaching the finish line after 200 miles.

- STAFF -
Produced by Skyworks Technologies inc. for CandyStand (back then owned by Wrigley).

- SOURCES -

Game's Pack.

- DESCRIPTION -

A racing game with 4 environments, 4 tracks each. All the environments are set in distant future.
Compete in clouds, underground, underwater and outrun lava. Defeat jumps, corkscrews and loops.

- TECHNICAL -

Uses Adobe ShockWave
Players: 1
Controls: 4 arrows

- TRIVIA -
The game uses 2 scoring systems: the race scoring system is based on coin collection and average speed, where the post-race system is based on a table and is absolutely separate. No points for any place are written to race score.

- SCORING -
Coin: 200; 500 or 1000 points (always random, during race only)
Ending position 1 (post-race table only): 10 points
Ending position 2 (post-race table only): 8 points
Ending position 3 (post-race table only): 6 points
Ending position 4 (post-race table only): 4 points

- TIPS AND TRICKS -
* Even if you have to complete 16 courses, you only need to memorize first 4 tracks driven high through the clouds as all the following environments have the same course layouts.
* The underground courses feature falling debris, but they're just harmless textures - you don't need to watch out for them.
* The lava on last environment isn't actually burning (contrary to pre-race screens) - it doesn't harm any competitors.
* Watch out before jumps: you may land below course when you take off too slowly.
* All 4 cars have the same specifications, so it doesn't matter which one you choose either for championship or quick race.

- SERIES -
1. Age of Speed
2. Age of Speed 2
3. Age of Speed - Underworld

- STAFF -
Produced by Silent Bay Studios for Miniclip.

- SOURCES -
Game's pack.

忍者・影 © 1984 Hudson Soft.
(Ninja Kage)

- TECHNICAL -

GAME ID: XD-1016

- STAFF -

By: Yoshiyuki Kawaguchi

Ginkou Goutou - Machinegun Joe vs. the Mafia © 1983 Hudson Soft.

- TECHNICAL -

GAME ID: XD-1008

- STAFF -

Programmer: Toshiyuki Sasagawa
Music Composer: Isamu Hirano

ザ・えんま大王 © 1983 Hudson Soft.
(The Enma Daioh)

- TECHNICAL -

GAME ID: XD-1003

- STAFF -

By: H. Konno

爆撃隊ラディックス © 1983 Hudson Soft.
(Bakugekitai Radix)

- TECHNICAL -

GAME ID: XD-1001

ファイヤーレスキュー © 1983 Hudson Soft.
(Fire Rescue)

- TECHNICAL -

GAME ID: XD-1010

かみなりぼうや © 1983 Hudson Soft.
(Kaminari Bouya)

- TECHNICAL -

GAME ID: XC-1015

- STAFF -

By: Masaaki Kikuta

かみなりぼうや © 1983 Hudson Soft.
(Kaminari Bouya)

- TECHNICAL -

GAME ID: XD-1015

- STAFF -

By: Masaaki Kikuta