Pirate

押し出し ジントリック (c) 1996 SNK.
(Oshidashi Zintrick)

Bootleg release of Neo-Geo CD exclusive game "Oshidashi Zintrick [Model ADCD-104]"

- TECHNICAL -

Runs on the SNK "Neo-Geo MVS" hardware.
Game ID : 0211

Players : 2
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 3
=> Mode 1 : [A] Spin, [B] Shot, [C] Special attack
=> Mode 2 : [A] Shot, [B] Spin, [C] Special attack
=> Mode 3 : [A] Spin, [C] Special attack

- TRIVIA -

This game is known outside Japan as "Zintrick".

The pre-production title of this game was "Droppers".

- TIPS AND TRICKS -

* Play As Ryu Eagle (Ninja) : Put the machine in 'Free Play' mode (via dip switches), at the character selection screen, highlight Subberg, hold Up+B and press A.

- STAFF -

Developed by ADK.

Producer & Planner/Author : Takashi Hatono
Ace programmer : Satoru Kubota
Main programmer : Hideo Kamoda
Programmer : Vega
Sprite designer : Masayo Kobayashi
Scroll designer : Yohei Sano
System programmer : Eiji Fukatsu
Sound programmer : Makio Chiba
Chief music composer / Sound effect : Hideki Yamamoto
Music composers : Takao Ohshima, Keiichiro Segawa, Tsuyoshi Muramatsu
Market research : Yukio Gotoh
Character voice : Kazumasa Katsura, Ken Kazama, Naoki Ogata, Yasue Ishi, Sayaki Takeshita
Chief public inormation : Hajime Taguchi
Public information : Satsuki Itoh, Kayo Yamagata, Kiyotaka Sugiyama
Executive producer : Kazuo Arai

- SOURCES -

Game's ROM.

Export

Show Hand (c) 2001 Astro Corp.

Originally released as "Wang Pai Dui Jue"

- SOURCES -

Game's ROM.

Video slot machine

Wang Pai Dui Jue (c) 1999 Astro Corp.

Released in Italy as "Show Hand"

- SOURCES -

Game's ROM.

Re-release

Ring Fighter (c) 1984 Taito Corp.

Originally developed and published by Kaneko as "VS Gong Fight".

- TECHNICAL -

Prom Stickers : RFT

- TRIVIA -

Ring Fighter was released in May 1984 by Taito Corp.

- SOURCES -

Game's ROM.

Emulated

Vega (c) 1982 Olympia.

A vertical scrolling shoot'em up game.

- TRIVIA -

Vega was released in June 1982.

- SOURCES -

PCB picture.

Re-release

Ultra Invaders (c) 1980 Konami Industry Company, Limited.

Konami's license of Taito's "Space Invaders"

- SOURCES -

Game's ROM.

- DESCRIPTION -

NBA All The Way (c) 1998 Konami Company, Limited.

- TRIVIA -

NBA All The Way was released in December 1998.

This game is known in Japan, USA and Asia as "NBA Play By Play".

- SOURCES -

Game's ROM.

NBA Play By Play (c) 1998 Konami Company, Limited.

- TECHNICAL -

Konami Hornet Hardware

Main CPU : PPC403 (@ 32 Mhz), 68000 (@ 16 Mhz), ADSP21062 (@ 36 Mhz)
Sound Chips : RF5C400 (@ 36 Mhz)

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

- TRIVIA -

NBA Play By Play was released in December 1998 in Japan.

This game is known in Europe as "NBA All The Way".


- SOURCES -

Game's ROM.

Vulcan Venture (c) 1988 Konami.

Export release. Game developed in Japan. For more information about the game itself, please see the original Japanese release entry; "Gradius II - GOFER no Yabou [Model GX785]".

- TECHNICAL -

Konami Twin 16 Hardware
Game ID : GX785

- TRIVIA -

Vulcan Venture was released in March 1988.

The main differences from the original Japanese are:
* Continue available.
* Different title screen.
* 'Option' is called 'Multiple'.
* 'Ripple Laser' is called 'Pulse Laser' in Vulcan Venture.

The game forbids the initials 'SEX' on the high score table. If you try, it gets changed to 'ASO'.

- SERIES -

1. Nemesis (1985, ARC)
2. Gradius 2 (1987, MSX)
3. Vulcan Venture [GX785] (1988, ARC)
4. Nemesis 3 - The Eve of Destruction (1988, MSX)
5. Gradius III [Model GX945] (1989, ARC)
6. Nemesis '90 Kai (1993, X68K)
7. Solar Assault - Gradius (1997, ARC)
8. Solar Assault - Revised (1997, ARC)
9. Gradius Gaiden (1997, PSX)
10. Gradius IV (1999, ARC)
11. Gradius Galaxies [Model AGB-AGAE-USA] (2001, GBA)
12. Gradius V (2004, PS2)
13. Gradius Neo (2004, NTT DoCoMo i-mode Phones)
14. Gradius Neo Imperial (2005, NTT DoCoMo i-mode Phones)
15. Gradius Wide (2007, NTT DoCoMo i-mode Phones)
16. Gradius Rebirth (2008, WII)

- PORTS -

* CONSOLES:
Sony PlayStation 4 [PSN] [US] (jul.15, 2016) "Arcade Archives - Gradius II [Model CUSA-03723]"
Sony PlayStation 4 [PSN] [EU] [AU] (aug.23, 2016) "Arcade Archives - Vulcan Venture [Model CUSA-03940]"

- SOURCES -

Game's ROM.
Game's screenshots.

Nemesis (c) 1985 Konami.

European version. For more information about the game, please see the original Japanese "Gradius [Model GX400]" entry.

- TECHNICAL -

Konami Nemesis Hardware
Game ID : GX400

Main CPU : MC 68000 @ 10Mhz / G400 Bios
Sound CPU : Zilog Z80
Sound chip : 2x AY-3-8910 psg

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

- TRIVIA -

Nemesis was released in November 1985.

- SERIES -

1. Nemesis (1985, ARC)
2. Gradius 2 (1987, MSX)
3. Vulcan Venture [GX785] (1988, ARC)
4. Nemesis 3 - The Eve of Destruction (1988, MSX)
5. Gradius III [Model GX945] (1989, ARC)
6. Nemesis '90 Kai (1993, X68K)
7. Solar Assault - Gradius (1997, ARC)
8. Solar Assault - Revised (1997, ARC)
9. Gradius Gaiden (1997, PSX)
10. Gradius IV (1999, ARC)
11. Gradius Galaxies [Model AGB-AGAE-USA] (2001, GBA)
12. Gradius V (2004, PS2)
13. Gradius Neo (2004, NTT DoCoMo i-mode Phones)
14. Gradius Neo Imperial (2005, NTT DoCoMo i-mode Phones)
15. Gradius Wide (2007, NTT DoCoMo i-mode Phones)
16. Gradius Rebirth (2008, WII)

- PORTS -

* CONSOLES:
[EU] Nintendo NES (nov.30, 1988) as "Gradius [Model NES-GR-EEC]"
[EU] Sony PlayStation 4 [PSN] (june.23, 2015) "Arcade Archives - Gradius [Model CUSA-02484]"

* HANDHELDS:
[EU] Nintendo Game Boy (1990) "Nemesis [Model DMG-NM-NOE]"
[EU] Nintendo DS (oct.26, 2007) "Konami Arcade Classics [Model NTR-ACXP-EUR]"
[AU] Nintendo DS (oct.29, 2007) "Konami Arcade Classics"

* COMPUTERS:
[EU] Commodore C64 (1987)
[EU] Sinclair ZX Spectrum (1987)
[EU] Amstrad CPC (1987)

- SOURCES -

Game's ROM.
Game's picture.
Game's screenshots.

- DESCRIPTION -

Gradius IV (c) 1998 Konami Company, Limited.

- TRIVIA -

Even if titlescreen says 1998, Gradius IV was released in February 1999.

This game is known as "Gradius IV - Fukkatsu" in Japan.

- TIPS AND TRICKS -

* Power meters:
1) Option 1: Nemesis
- Missile: Falls to the ground, then slides along it until it hits something.
- Double: Fires a bullet at 45 degrees up as well as forward.
- Laser: Replaces your bullets with a blue beam.
2) Option 2: Mega-Destruction
- Spread Bomb: Large explosion of death.
- Tail Gun: Fires backwards as well as forwards.
- Laser: The infamous Toothpaste Laser.
3) Option 3: The Third Way
- Photon Torpedo: Similar to standard missile, but goes straight through enemies.
- Double: Fires a bullet at 45 degrees up as well as forward.
- Pulse: Salamander's ripple laser.
4) Option 4: Salamander
- 2-Way: Bombs fall up and down.
- Tail Gun: Fires backwards as well as forwards.
- Pulse: Salamander's ripple laser, in a nice shade of red.
5) Option 5: Harbinger of Doom
- Vertical Mine: Detonates after a delay in a large vertical explosion.
- Double: Fires a bullet at 45 degrees up as well as forward.
- Armour Piercing: Powerful bullets that pass through multiple enemies.
6) Option 6: Vanguard of Chaos
- Flying Torpedo: Twin missiles shoot forward after release.
- Tail Gun: Fires backwards as well as forwards.
- Twin Laser: Last seen in Gradius III, twin sets of short beams.

* 2nd Loop Start : in Power Meter selection screen, input Up(x2), Down(x2), Left, Right, Left, Right, Button-2 (Shot), Button-3 (Missile). You will be able to start the game with 2nd loop and the password will be displayed in Game Over screen. This password was required on 'Gradius IV Internet Ranking' (now, this was finished though).

- SERIES -

1. Nemesis (1985, ARC)
2. Gradius 2 (1987, MSX)
3. Vulcan Venture (1988, ARC)
4. Nemesis 3 - The Eve of Destruction (1988, MSX)
5. Gradius III [Model GX945] (1989, ARC)
6. Nemesis '90 Kai (1993, X68K)
7. Solar Assault - Gradius (1997, ARC)
8. Solar Assault - Revised (1997, ARC)
9. Gradius Gaiden (1997, PSX)
10. Gradius IV (1999, ARC)
11. Gradius Galaxies [Model AGB-AGAE-USA] (2001, GBA)
12. Gradius V (2004, PS2)
13. Gradius Neo (2004, NTT DoCoMo i-mode Phones)
14. Gradius Neo Imperial (2005, NTT DoCoMo i-mode Phones)
15. Gradius Wide (2007, NTT DoCoMo i-mode Phones)
16. Gradius Rebirth (2008, WII)

- STAFF -

Producer: Hiroyasu Machiguchi
Main Programmer: Ken Midorikawa
Game Programmer: Yasuyuki Nagatomo, Naoki Niihama, Takeshi Asaki, Ken Inagaki
Character Design: Daisuke Yoro, Daisuke Chiba, Ayumu Hasegawa, Jun Omoto, Naoki Morita, Hiroyuki Ashida, Hiromichi Iwashita
Music Composer: Harumi Ueko, Atsuki
Sound Effect: Yoshihiko Koezuka
Hardware Producer: M. Okada
DSP Programmer: NWK
Software Tool Support: Kami
Hardware System Design: H. Konishi
Hardware Design: T. Kobayashi, H. Yamashita
Document Design: Hideaki Minoda
Product Design: Masaaki Uematsu, Kenji Fujinaka
Mechanical Engineer: Yuji Tamura, Yoshinobu Kitami
Director: Hiroyuki Ashida

- PORTS -

* CONSOLES:
Sony PlayStation 2 (2000, "Gradius III & IV")
Sony PSP (2006, "Gradius Collection")

- SOURCES -

Game's ROM.

Gradius IV - Fukkatsu (c) 1998 Konami Company, Limited.

Gradius IV is a horizontally-scrolling shoot-em-up in which the doomsday planet of Bacterian is now long-forgotten and Planet Gradius enjoys peace and prosperity. Then suddenly, without warning, a massive attack force appears and quickly overwhelms the Gradius Defense Forces. When it seems that all hope is lost, a lone fighter screams across the sky and the battle for freedom is joined once more.

As with previous games in the series (with the exception of "Salamander") Gradius IV features a power-up system based on a selection meter at the bottom of the screen called a 'power meter', that enables players to buy weapons and upgrades. To achieve this, players must destroy special individual enemies - usually red in colour - or enemy waves that then drop orange capsules. These can be collected and used to upgrade the Viper's weapons. Each collected capsule advances the power meter by one step. Players can activate the highlighted item at any point, after which the power meter resets.

Occasionally, destroyed enemies will drop blue capsules, these act as single-use smart bombs that kill all on-screen enemies when collected. Game difficulty increases depending on how many power-ups the player has equipped, so it is sometimes advantageous to NOT power-up the player's ship too much.

Gradius IV features nine stages, with a large alien boss or ship waiting at the end of each. The end-of-game boss is the giant head of Gofer; the alien Being intent on controlling all life in the galaxy.

- TECHNICAL -

Konami Hornet Hardware

CPU : PowerPC 403GA 32-bit RISC @ 64 MHz
Sound CPU : Motorola 68000 @ 16 MHz
Sound Chip : Ricoh RF5C400 PCM 32Ch, 44.1 kHz Stereo, 3D Effect Spatializer
3D DSP : Analog Devices ADSP-21062 (SHARC) 32-bit floating point DSP @ 36 MHz
Graphics Chips : 3DFX Voodoo 2 Pixel processor with 16meg RAM, 3DFX Voodoo 2 Texture processor with 32meg RAM
Interface : Jamma +

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

- TRIVIA -

Even if titlescreen says 1998, Gradius IV was released in February 1999.

This game is known as "Gradius IV" in USA and Europe.

The title of this game translates from Japanese as 'Gradius IV Revival'.

Konami released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Gradius IV Fukkatsu Original Game Soundtrack - KICA-7947) on 05/03/1999.

- TIPS AND TRICKS -

* Power meters:
1) Option 1: Nemesis
- Missile: Falls to the ground, then slides along it until it hits something.
- Double: Fires a bullet at 45 degrees up as well as forward.
- Laser: Replaces your bullets with a blue beam.
2) Option 2: Mega-Destruction
- Spread Bomb: Large explosion of death.
- Tail Gun: Fires backwards as well as forwards.
- Laser: The infamous Toothpaste Laser.
3) Option 3: The Third Way
- Photon Torpedo: Similar to standard missile, but goes straight through enemies.
- Double: Fires a bullet at 45 degrees up as well as forward.
- Pulse: Salamander's ripple laser.
4) Option 4: Salamander
- 2-Way: Bombs fall up and down.
- Tail Gun: Fires backwards as well as forwards.
- Pulse: Salamander's ripple laser, in a nice shade of red.
5) Option 5: Harbinger of Doom
- Vertical Mine: Detonates after a delay in a large vertical explosion.
- Double: Fires a bullet at 45 degrees up as well as forward.
- Armour Piercing: Powerful bullets that pass through multiple enemies.
6) Option 6: Vanguard of Chaos
- Flying Torpedo: Twin missiles shoot forward after release.
- Tail Gun: Fires backwards as well as forwards.
- Twin Laser: Last seen in Gradius III, twin sets of short beams.

* 2nd Loop Start : in Power Meter selection screen, input Up(x2), Down(x2), Left, Right, Left, Right, Button-2 (Shot), Button-3 (Missile). You will be able to start the game with 2nd loop and the password will be displayed in Game Over screen. This password was required on 'Gradius IV Internet Ranking' (now, this was finished though).

- SERIES -

1. Gradius [Model GX400] (1985, ARC)
2. Gradius 2 [Model RC751] (1987, MSX)
3. Gradius II - GOFER no Yabou [Model GX785] (1988, ARC)
4. Gradius III - Densetsu Kara Shinwa-e [Model GX945] (1989, ARC)
5. Nemesis '90 Kai [Model GS-166] (1993, X68K)
6. Solar Assault - Gradius (1997, ARC)
7. Gradius Gaiden (1997, PSX)
8. Gradius IV - Fukkatsu (1998, ARC)
9. Gradius Generation [Model AGB-AGAJ-JPN] (2001, GBA)
10. Gradius V [Model SLPM-62462] (2004, PS2)
11. Gradius Neo (2004, NTT DoCoMo i-mode Phones)
12. Gradius Neo Imperial (2005, NTT DoCoMo i-mode Phones)
13. Gradius Wide (2007, NTT DoCoMo i-mode Phones)
14. Gradius Rebirth [Model RVL-WGDJ-JPN] (2008, WII)

- STAFF -

Producer: Hiroyasu Machiguchi
Main Programmer: Ken Midorikawa
Game Programmer: Yasuyuki Nagatomo, Naoki Niihama, Takeshi Asaki, Ken Inagaki
Character Design: Daisuke Yoro, Daisuke Chiba, Ayumu Hasegawa, Jun Omoto, Naoki Morita, Hiroyuki Ashida, Hiromichi Iwashita
Music Composer: Harumi Ueko, Atsuki
Sound Effect: Yoshihiko Koezuka
Hardware Producer: M. Okada
DSP Programmer: NWK
Software Tool Support: Kami
Hardware System Design: H. Konishi
Hardware Design: T. Kobayashi, H. Yamashita
Document Design: Hideaki Minoda
Product Design: Masaaki Uematsu, Kenji Fujinaka
Mechanical Engineer: Yuji Tamura, Yoshinobu Kitami
Director: Hiroyuki Ashida

- PORTS -

* CONSOLES:
Sony PlayStation 2 (2000, "Gradius III & IV")
Sony PSP (2006, "Gradius Collection")

- SOURCES -

Game's ROM.
Game's screenshots.
Official website: http://www.konami.jp/am/gra4/gra4.html

Gradius III (c) 1989 Konami.

Export version. For more information about the game itself, please see the original Japenese version entry; "Gradius III - Densetsu Kara Shinwa-e [Model GX945]"

- TECHNICAL -

Konami TMNT Based Hardware
Game ID : GX945

- TRIVIA -

Gradius III was released in December 1989.

- SERIES -

1. Nemesis (1985, ARC)
2. Gradius 2 (1987, MSX)
3. Vulcan Venture (1988, ARC)
4. Nemesis 3 - The Eve of Destruction (1988, MSX)
5. Gradius III [Model GX945] (1989, ARC)
6. Nemesis '90 Kai (1993, X68K)
7. Solar Assault - Gradius (1997, ARC)
8. Solar Assault - Revised (1997, ARC)
9. Gradius Gaiden (1997, PSX)
10. Gradius IV (1999, ARC)
11. Gradius Galaxies [Model AGB-AGAE-USA] (2001, GBA)
12. Gradius V (2004, PS2)
13. Gradius Neo (2004, NTT DoCoMo i-mode Phones)
14. Gradius Neo Imperial (2005, NTT DoCoMo i-mode Phones)
15. Gradius Wide (2007, NTT DoCoMo i-mode Phones)
16. Gradius Rebirth (2008, WII)

- SOURCES -

Game's ROM.
Game's screenshots.

Gradius III - Densetsu Kara Shinwa-e (c) 1989 Konami.

The Vic Viper starfighter returns to battle the onslaughts of the Bacterion Empire.

- TECHNICAL -

Konami TMNT Based Hardware
Game ID : GX945

Main CPU : (2x) Motorola 68000 (@ 10 Mhz)
Sound CPU : Zilog Z80 (@ 3.579545 Mhz)
Sound Chips : Yamaha YM2151 (@ 3.579545 Mhz), Konami K007232 (@ 3.579545 Mhz)

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

- TRIVIA -

Gradius III was released in December 1989 in Japan.

The subtitle of this game translates from Japanese as 'From Legend to Myth'.

This game is known outside Japan (and Asia) as "Gradius III [Model GX945]".

Konami released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Gradius Arcade Soundtrack - KMCA-155) on 03/04/2002.

- TIPS AND TRICKS -

* Power meters:
1) Type A:
- Missile: Falls to the ground, then slides along it until it hits something.
- Double: Fires a bullet at 45 degrees up as well as forward.
- Laser: Replaces your bullets with a blue beam.
2) Type B:
- Spread Bomb: Large explosion of death.
- Tail Gun: Fires backwards as well as forwards.
- Ripple: Salamander's ripple laser.
3) Type C:
- 2-Way: Bombs fall up and down.
- Vertical: Fires a bullet directly upward as well as forward.
- C. Laser: Toothpaste laser rides again.
4) Type D:
- Photon Torpedo: Similar to standard missile, but goes straight through enemies.
- Free Way: Fires in direction your ship is moving.
- Twin Laser: Twin sets of short beams.

* Edit mode weapons:
1) Missile:
- Normal: Falls to the ground, then slides along it until it hits something.
- Control: Flies vaguely in direction ship is moving.
- Upper: Gravity-defying upward missile.
- S.Spread: Backwards-firing spread bomb.
2) Double:
- Vertical: Fires a bullet directly upward as well as forward.
- Spread Gun: Fires diverging bullets forwards. Select twice for triple shot.
- Tail Gun: Fires backwards as well as forwards.
- Free Way: Fires in direction your ship is moving.
3) Laser:
- Twin Laser: Twin sets of short beams.
- Ripple: Expanding loops of destruction.
- E. Laser: R-Type style charge-up weapon.
- C. Laser: Toothpaste laser once again.
4) Option:
- Option: The multiple we all know and love.
- S. Option: Strangely behaved multiple with a mind of its own.
5) ?:
- Force Field: All-over protection.
- Shield: Nemesis-style twin barriers.
- Free Shield: Barriers which can be stuck anywhere on the ship.
- Reduce: Shrinks the spaceship. Can be selected twice.
6) !:
- Normal: Return to normal bullets.
- Speed Down: Reverses the effects of speed up.
- Option: Another chance to select a multiple.

* Change BGM : In Stage 3 (In The Wind), around the T-shaped cliff, you will find an enemy bay against the wall and under a ceiling, which is nearly impossible to hit except with the use of some types of Missiles and the S.Option. Destroy it and the BGM in the stage will change.

* Play First Level Of "Salamander" Or Gradius : In Stage 10, when you are at the last boss of the game, get hit by the boss' attack that comes out of its mouth. You will then be taken either to Salamander stage 1 or Gradius stage 1.

* Stage Skip :
1. Turn Odd Number Dip Switches except Dip 1-5 AFTER boot up. As follows :
Coin A = 1 Coin/6 Credits
Coin B = 1 Coin/6 Credits
Lives = 3
Cabinet = Upright
Bonus Life = 50000
Difficulty = Hard
Demo Sounds = Off
Flip Screen = On
Upright Controls = Single
Service Mode = On
Unknown = Off

2. In game, hold Service Switch (Coin 3 = Key 7 in Mame) then press 1P Start Button.

- SERIES -

1. Gradius [Model GX400] (1985, ARC)
2. Gradius 2 [Model RC751] (1987, MSX)
3. Gradius II - GOFER no Yabou [Model GX785] (1988, ARC)
4. Gradius III - Densetsu Kara Shinwa-e [Model GX945] (1989, ARC)
5. Nemesis '90 Kai [Model GS-166] (1993, X68K)
6. Solar Assault - Gradius (1997, ARC)
7. Gradius Gaiden (1997, PSX)
8. Gradius IV - Fukkatsu (1998, ARC)
9. Gradius Generation [Model AGB-AGAJ-JPN] (2001, GBA)
10. Gradius V [Model SLPM-62462] (2004, PS2)
11. Gradius Neo (2004, NTT DoCoMo i-mode Phones)
12. Gradius Neo Imperial (2005, NTT DoCoMo i-mode Phones)
13. Gradius Wide (2007, NTT DoCoMo i-mode Phones)
14. Gradius Rebirth [Model RVL-WGDJ-JPN] (2008, WII)

- STAFF -

Director : Hiroyasu Machiguchi
Game programmers : T. Shimomura, Yuko Itoh, M. Ozawa
Graphic designers : T. Miyoshi, M. Igarashi, R. Itoh, K. Hattori, Y. Asano
Sound editors : J. Kaneda, S. Fukami, M. Higashino, Kengo Nakamura, Mutsuhiko Izumi
Engineer : K. Ban, K. Itoh
Title designers : F. Shibuya, M. Yoshihashi

- PORTS -

* CONSOLES:
Nintendo Super Famicom (1991)
Sony PlayStation 2 (2000, "Gradius III & IV")
Sony PSP (2006, "Gradius Collection")
Nintendo Wii (2007, "Virtual Console" - SNES version)

* COMPUTERS:
Sharp X68000

- SOURCES -

Game's ROM.
Game's screenshots.

Re-release

Tahjong Yakitori (c) 1985 Nasco.

Nasco License of Nichibutsu's "Royal Mahjong"

- SOURCES -

Game's ROM.

Export

T.N.K. III (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)

Screen orientation : Vertical
Video resolution : 216 x 288 pixels
Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz
Palette Colors : 1024

Players : 2
Control : dial
Buttons : 2 (CANNON, UZI)

- TRIVIA -

Released in September 1985.

This game is released in Japan as "TANK".

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.

- STAFF -

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

- PORTS -

* CONSOLES:
Nintendo NES (Iron Tank/Great Tank)
PS3 and PlayStation Portable (downloadable from PlayStation Store)
[JP] Sony PS4 (Arcade Archives)
Nintendo Switch (Arcade Archives, 07/11/2019)
PlayStation Portable (SNK Arcade Classics 0)

* COMPUTERS:
Amstrad CPC (1987)
Sinclair ZX Spectrum (1987)
Commodore 64 (1987)

- SOURCES -

Game's ROM.
Japanese pamphlet for TANK

Export

Sky Robo (c) 1989 Nichibutsu [Nihon Bussan Company, Limited.].

Export version of "Tatakae! Big Fighter"

- TECHNICAL -

Main CPU : Motorola 68000, Zilog Z80
Sound Chips : YM3812, (2x) DAC

Palette colors : 2048

Players: 2
Buttons: 3

- TRIVIA -

Sky Robo was released in July 1989 in Japan. It was Nichibutsu's last arcade video (non-Mahjong/Hanafadu) game. After Sky Robo, they focused only on Mahjong and Hanafuda games because excutives and president of Nichibutsu where no more interested by general arcade video games. They fired almost all developers.

Sky Robo is one of rarest arcade video game developed by Nichibutsu.

Mandora, the final boss of "Terra Cresta", appears in the final stage of this game.

- TIPS AND TRICKS -

* When you transform to robot from fighter, you are invisible.

- STAFF -

Sound Composer: Ogawa Hiroshi

- SOURCES -

Game's ROM.

Export

Sega ST-V cart.

Tecmo World Soccer '98 (c) 1998 Tecmo, Ltd.

Export version of "Tecmo World Cup '98 [Model 610-0374-89]"

- SOURCES -

Game's ROMs.

Medal video game

Terebi Denwa Doraemon (c) 1991 Banpresto.

- SOURCES -

Game's ROMs.

Arcade video game

The New Crystal Maze Featuring Ocean Zone (c) 1993 Barcrest.

- TRIVIA -

The New Crystal Maze Featuring Ocean Zone was released in August 1993 in the UK.

- SOURCES -

Game's ROM.

Arcade video game

The Crystal Maze - Team Challenge (c) 1994 Barcrest.

Skill-based gambling game in which you take part in a variety of minigames to collect crystals and earn time in the Crystal Dome.

- TECHNICAL -

Main CPU : Motorola M6809 (@ 1.72 Mhz), 68000 (@ 10 Mhz)
Sound Chips : General Instrument AY8910 (@ 1 Mhz), SAA1099 (@ 1 Mhz)

Players : 1

- TRIVIA -

The Crystal Maze Team Challenge was released in May 1994 in the UK.

The game was based on the long running Channel 4 game show of the same name, as hosted by Richard O' Brien of Rocky Horror Show fame.

- TIPS AND TRICKS -

Although the game adjusts its difficulty to attempt to key payouts to a certain percentage of takings, the end game is always possible, as there is a minimum of 51 gold tokens in the Dome. Usually, if the game doesn't want to pay out, the minigames are easier, so you should be able to earn enough time to pick your way through the tokens and win.

- STAFF -

Staff : M. Eaton, W. Foster, S. Towsend

- SOURCES -

Game's ROM.
Game's picture.

Arcade video game

The Crystal Maze (c) 1993 Barcrest.

- TRIVIA -

The Crystal Maze was released in July 1993 in the UK.

The game was based on the long running Channel 4 game show of the same name, as hosted by Richard O' Brien of Rocky Horror Show fame.

- STAFF -

Staff : M. Eaton, W. Foster, S. Towsend

- SOURCES -

Game's ROM.
Game's picture.

Pirate

Top Shooter (c) 1995 Sun Mixing.

- TECHNICAL -

Main CPU : Motorola 68000 (@ 7.670442 Mhz), Zilog Z80 (@ 3.57954 Mhz)
Sound Chips : YM3438 (@ 7.670442 Mhz), SN76496 (@ 3.57954 Mhz)

Screen orientation : Horizontal
Video resolution : 320 x 224 pixels
Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz
Palette colors : 64

Players : 1

- SOURCES -

Game's ROM.

Not emulated

Take Five (c) 1975 Fun Games.

Five game in one : Wipe Out (single-player), Wipe Out (two- or four-player), Match (two- or four-player), Pro Match (two-player), Gravity Match (two- or four-player)

- SERIES -

1. Take Five (1975)
2. Take Seven (1975)

- SOURCES -

Machine's picture.
Game's ROM.

Redemption video game

Tickee Tickats (c) 1994 SEGA.

A gun shooting game similar to "Point Blank", with ticket redemption on game completion.

- TECHNICAL -

Main CPU : TMS34010 (@ 5 Mhz)
Sound Chips : (2x) General Instrument AY8910 (@ 2.5 Mhz)
RAM : (4x) Toshiba TC524258BZ-80
Dip switches : 8 positions

Screen orientation : Horizontal
Video resolution : 320 x 200 pixels
Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz
Palette Colors : 256

Players : 2
Control : lightgun
Buttons : 1

- STAFF -

Developed by Raster Elite.

- SOURCES -

Game's ROM.

Pirate

Super Moon Cresta (c) 1981 Gremlin Ind.

Bootleg of Nichibutsu's "Moon Cresta [Model MC-50001]"

This is the same as the original except faster and the aliens drop bombs at you.

- TECHNICAL -

PROM STICKERS: 171,172,202,203,927-934

Main CPU : Zilog Z80 (@ 3.072 Mhz)
Sound Chips : Tone generator & discrete circuits

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

Players : 1
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 1

- TRIVIA -

Manufactured by Gremlin Ind. under license from Nichibutsu.

- SOURCES -

Game's ROM.
Machine's picture.

Pirate

Super Missile Attack (c) 1981 General Computer.

This game is an enhancement hack of "Missile Command".

Differences from Missile Command are :
* A new look to the game : different colors, different attract mode, etc.
* A new play to the game : more missiles, faster missiles and clouds that get smaller as the game goes on add challenge (and profit) to your Missile Command box. Plus a Totally New Attack Object, the 'UFO', which moves faster and more randomly than ordinary planes and satellites and fires a deadly new Laser weapon.
* A new sound to the game : each attack object now has its own brand-new sound that lets everyone know that this is no ordinary Missile Command.

- TECHNICAL -

Main CPU : MOS Technology M6502 (@ 1.25 Mhz)
Sound Chips : POKEY (@ 1.25 Mhz)

Screen orientation : Horizontal
Video resolution : 256 x 231 pixels
Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz
Palette colors : 8

Players : 2
Control : trackball
Buttons : 3 - for firing the missiles
=> [A] from Alpha Base, [B] from Delta Base, [C] from Omega Base

- TRIVIA -

Released in May 1981.

GCC [General Computer Corp.] was founded in 1981 during the onset of the video game craze. C.E.O. Kevin Curran and MIT classmates Doug Macrae and John Tylko began by developing an enhancement for Atari's "Missile Command" and went on to create "Ms. Pac-Man", still one of the top-selling coin-operated video games in history. Between 1982 and 1984, GCC developed a total of 58 consumer electronics products that generated over $800 million in revenue for Atari and Bally Manufacturing.

- STAFF -

Programmed by : Doug Macare (DBM)
Additional engineering : John Tylko (JT), Kevin Curran (KGC)
Hardware designer : Steve Golson (SEG)
Technician : Larry Dennison (LRD)
UFO sound creation and other engineering : Chris Rode (CSR)
Original version by : Dave Theurer, Rich Adam

Others from high score table: (XMI), (GCC)

- SOURCES -

Game's ROM.

Pirate

Super Bar (c) 1994 Promat Company, Limited.

Wiggie Waggie & Super Bar run on a bootleg SETA board with an OKI M6295 replacing the X1-010 sound chip.

Both games are based on "Thunder & Lightning" code.

- TRIVIA -

Released in April 1994.

- SOURCES -

Game's ROM.

Pirate

Wiggie Waggie (c) 1994 Promat.

Wiggie Waggie & Super Bar run on a bootleg SETA board with an OKI M6295 replacing the X1-010 sound chip.

Both games are based on "Thunder & Lightning" code.

- TECHNICAL -

Main CPU : Motorola 68000 (@ 8 Mhz), Zilog Z80 (@ 4 Mhz)
Sound Chips : OKI6295 (@ 7.575 Khz)

Screen orientation : Vertical
Video resolution : 240 x 384 pixels
Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz
Palette Colors : 512

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

- SOURCES -

Game's ROM.

Export

Star Raker (c) 1981 Sega Enterprises, Limited.

European version of "Borderline [Model 834-0058]"

- TRIVIA -

Released in June 1981 in Japan.

- SOURCES -

Game's ROM.

Export

Space Ship (c) 1978 Sega Enterprises, Limited.

Japanese release of Cinematronics' "Space Wars"

- TECHNICAL -

Dimensions : 68 x 76 x 168 cm.

- TRIVIA -

Released during June 1978.

- SOURCES -

Game's ROM.
Machine's picture.

Pirate

Space Attack II (c) 1980 Zenitone Microsec.

Space Invader's clone.

- TECHNICAL -

Main CPU : Intel 8080 (@ 1.9968 Mhz)
Sound Chips : SN76477 (@ 1.9968 Mhz)

Screen orientation : Vertical
Video resolution : 224 x 240 pixels
Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz
Palette colors : 2

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

- TRIVIA -

Unique to Space Invaders :
1) The saucers that run across the top of the screen shoot back at you when they have a clear shot.
2) Some invaders split into two invaders on either side of the original, giving you more invaders to shoot.
3) When you finish a rack, the following gets printed on the screen : "Well Done Earthing, this time you win. Now do battle with our super forces".

- SOURCES -

Game's ROM.

Medal video game

Snowball War - WakuWaku Yukigassen (c) 20?? Sealy Electronic Technology Co., Ltd.

- SOURCES -

Game's ROMs.

Arcade System

Shooting Zone (c) 1987 Sega Enterprises, Limited.

- TRIVIA -

Released in July 1987 in Japan.

- SOURCES -

Machine's picture.

Medal video game

Scud Hammer (c) 1994 Jaleco.

An absolutely insane paper-rock-scissors game where the winner gets to beat the living crap out of the opponent.

- TECHNICAL -

Main CPU : Motorola 68000 (@ 12 Mhz)
Sound Chips : (2x) OKI6295 (@ 16 Khz)

Screen orientation : Vertical
Video resolution : 224 x 256 pixels
Screen refresh : 30.00 Hz
Palette Colors : 2560

Players : 1
Control : paddle
Buttons : 4

- TRIVIA -

Japanese children play a version of paper-rock-scissors called 'jan ken pon'. 'jan, ken, pon' is chanted and the hands are thrown as tradition dictates. If there is a tie, a second round begins to the chant of 'aiko denshou' and the hands are thrown again. Traditionally, the loser of jan ken pon gets hit on the head with a fan, but in the case of Scud Hammer the fan has been replaced by a hammer and the object is to knock your opponent out with it.

- SOURCES -

Game's ROM.

Export

Red Alert (c) 1981 GDI, Incorporated.

FIRST ATTACK IN DAYLIGHT - BOMBERS IN FORMATION WITH ATTACKING AIRCRAFT. This sequence is introduced both audibly and visually : Red alert. Enemy aircraft approaching. 20 jet fighters approaching. Destroy all fighters by 11:00 hours, or MIRV will be launched.
In this sequence, bombers in formation move from left to right across the screen, and then from right to left, etc. During the attack, some break formation and attack the launcher. The aircraft drop bombs in an attempt to hit the launcher. Also during the attack, a special red colored aircraft flying above the aircraft formation appears and drops a red colored megaton bomb that slowly descends on the country. When hours reach 11:00, present fighter attack is interrupted by a flashing CAUTION on screen, followed by appearance of the MIRV.
The MIRV slowly descends, then breaks up into several bombs. They, in turn, also break up into several bombs. As a result, a shower of bombs slowly descends on the country.
Player participation during the attack is to destroy all aircraft by firing rocket launcher. During the attack, player is to avoid direct hits by bombs - each of which costs him one rocket launcher. Also during the attack, the player must destroy the red bomb before it lands, or one rocket launcher is destroyed.
When MIRV appears, player must destroy it completely - otherwise the landing of any one will cost the player one launcher.

SECOND ATTACK BY HELICOPTERS - DROPPING PARACHUTE BOMBS. Introduced by : Helicopter squadron attacking! Destroy helicopters by 16:00 hours, or MIRV will be launched.
Player participation during attack is to destroy all aircraft by firing rocket launcher. During the attack, player is to keep his launcher away from red areas created by exploding bombs - or lose a launcher. Both helicopters and bombs may be destroyed by rockets. However, if the parachute, but not the bomb, is hit, the deflated parachute will drop the bomb much faster.
MIRV attack, if launched, is a repeat of the first sequence above.

THIRD ATTACK AT NIGHT - HEAVY BOMBERS IN FORMATION. Introduced by : Red alert. Night attack by bombers.
The player is aided by two searchlights. The object is to destroy all aircraft. When all aircraft are destroyed, game progresses to next frame (country). During the attack, the player must avoid direct hits by bombs. No time limit is imposed. No MIRV will be launched.

GAME FRAMES. Game repeats above cycles through the following countries, respectively : FRANCE, USA, ITALY, GREAT BRITAIN, GERMANY, and JAPAN. However, as the game progresses from frame to frame, the action of the game is stepped up.

HOW LAUNCHERS ARE LOST. Rocket launchers are lost by :
* A direct hit by a dropped bomb
* Red bomb dropped by red plane lands anywhere
* Launcher is in red area created by exploding parachute bomb
* MIRV lands anywhere

- TECHNICAL -

Irem M-27 hardware

Main CPU : MOS Technology M6502 (@ 1 Mhz)
Sound CPU : MOS Technology M6502 (@ 1 Mhz), 8085A (@ 1 Mhz)
Sound Chips : General Instrument AY8910 (@ 2 Mhz)

Screen orientation : Vertical
Video resolution : 240 x 256 pixels
Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz
Palette colors : 9

Players : 2
Buttons : 3
=> LEFT, RIGHT, FIRE

- TRIVIA -

Released in July 1981 by GDI, Inc. under license from Irem Corp.

Originally released in Japan as "Irem Declares WW III"

- SCORING -

Jet fighters in formation : 20 points
Jet fighter attacking : 40 points
Jet fighters destroyed by megaton bomb : 60 points
Attacking jet fighters destroyed by megaton bomb : 100 points
Red bomber : 100, 200, or 400 points
Helicopter : 50 points
Open parachute bomb : 20 points
Closed parachute bomb : 40 points
Night bomber : 40 points
MIRV : 50 points

- SOURCES -

Game's ROM.
Machine's picture.

Medal video game

Transformers - Beast Wars II (c) 1998 Sigma Enterprises, Inc.

- SOURCES -

Game's ROM.

Medal video game

Minna Atsumare! Dodge Hero (c) 1997 Sigma Enterprises, Inc.

- SOURCES -

Game's ROM.

Medal Video game

Burning Tricycle (c) 1997 Sigma Enterprises, Inc

- SOURCES -

Game's ROM.

Medal video game

PEPSI Man (c) 1997 Sigma Enterprises, Incorporated.

A fun rock-paper-scissors/gambling game.

Featuring the funny and intrepid hero Pepsiman The Running Hero!

- TECHNICAL -

Main CPU : Zilog Z80 (@ 10.00 Mhz)
Sound Chips : (2x)Speaker YMZ280B (@ 16.934400 MHz)

Screen orientation : Horizontal
Video resolution : 320 x 240 pixels
Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz
Palette colors : 256

Players : 1
Buttons : 3

- TRIVIA -

Pepsi Man is an official Pepsi mascot from Pepsi's Japanese corporate branch and was a successful marketing, starring various TV commercials and becoming a merchandise product.

- SOURCES -

Game's ROM.
Game's picture.