Sector Zone (c) 1984 Nichibutsu.

- TECHNICAL -

Main CPU : Zilog Z80 (@ 3.072 Mhz), NSC8105 (@ 1.5 Mhz)
Sound Chips : General Instrument AY8910 (@ 1.536 Mhz), DAC

Screen orientation : Vertical
Video resolution : 224 x 256 pixels
Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz
Palette Colors : 64

Players : 2
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 1

- TRIVIA -

Released in July 1984. This game is also known as "Seicross".

- SOURCES -

Game's ROM.

アタックアニマル学園 (c) 1987 Pony Canyon, Incorporated.
(Attack Animal Gakuen)

Attack Animal Gakuen is a 3D shooter published by Pony Canyon. Animals have gone mad and they have carried out series of hate-fueled attacks all over the world. But a ray of hope still shines - a young school girl named Nokko Win was blessed, for unknown reasons, with supernatural powers and the incredible ability to fly. Only dressed with a school uniform and a mini-skirt, she embarks on a perilous mission in an attempt to defeat the hostile invaders and rescue her kidnapped friend. Of course she doesn't go around unarmed and she is not afraid to do battle with a powerful and devastative rifle-blaster that she carries and fires effortlessly. Attack Animal Gakuen is obviously heavily based on Sega's classic Space Harrier where alien enemies were replaced by all sorts of gone-mad animals, from bouncing kangaroos, crawling turtles to flying Jelly Fish, rocket-propelled gators or giant Koalas. Although the game doesn't feature any power-ups per se, groups of small statues appear in each level and can be collected for enhanced abilities. They allow Nokko to fire more bullets at once, move faster or increase the strength of her weapon. However, although these power-ups don't disappear after a certain period of time (and can be accumulated), they do vanish when Nokko loses a life. Attack Animal Gakuen consists of six stages and supports Nintendo's 3-D glasses (the 3D mode can be activated at any time during the game by pressing 'Select').

- TECHNICAL -

Cartridge ID: R55V5913 (PNF-AA)

- TRIVIA -

Attack Animal Gakuen was released on December 26, 1987 in Japan. Retail price: 5500 Yen.

The title of this game translates from Japanese as 'Attack Animal Academy'.

The game was never released outside Japan.

- TIPS AND TRICKS -

* Level Select:
At the title screen, press and hold Left and Down on the second controller. Press B on the same controller to set the level you want to start from. Lives (symbolized by small Nokko icons) should appear in the upper left corner of the screen, next to the score - they indicate which level the game will start from. To start the game, press A and Start on the first controller.

- STAFF -

Produce: Newtopia Planning
Director: Yasuo Hattori
Game Design: Aya Nishitani
Visual Design: Atsushi Fujimori
Sound Compose: Yasuo Hattori
3D Advise: Life Checker
Original Story: Aya Nishitani
Program: Tsuhkai Squash Yaroh
Sound Program: Otohsan
Sound Arrange: Omaisan
Character Arrange: Mimi Man, Apple Taizou
Costume of Nokko: Sailor Norilin
Mystery Staff: Shang Hai King Haz
Setting: Homerun Ken
3D Display Program: Hirorin Shimaoka
Profesional Watcher: Pendal Knight
Special Thanks: Kohichi Shirato, Minoru Kobayashi

- SOURCES -

Game's ROM.
Game's description by Laurent Kermel; http://www.videogameden.com

Atomic Punk (c) 1991 Irem America Corp.

North Ammerican version. For more information about the game itself, please see the original Japanese version entry; "Bomber Man".

- TRIVIA -

Manufactured by Irem America Corp under license from Hudson Soft.

This game is known in Japan as "Bomber Man" and in Europe as "Dynablaster".

This US version is slightly different than others, it has the 'Winners Don't Use Drugs' screen during the attract mode.

- SERIES -

1. Bomber Man [Model NES-BM-USA] (1989, NES)
2. Atomic Punk (1991)
3. New Atomic Punk - Global Quest (1992)
4. Bomber Man II [Model NES-BW] (1993, NES)
5. Bomber Man '93 [Model TGX040093] (1993, Turbo-Grafx 16)
6. Super Bomber Man [Model SNS-H6] (1993, SNES)
7. Mega Bomber Man (1994, Sega Genesis)
8. Super Bomber Man 2 [Model SNS-M4] (1994, SNES)
9. Bomber Man Online [Model 51065] (2001, Sega Dreamcast)
10. Bomber Man DS [Model NTR-ABME-USA] (2005, Nintendo DS)
11. Bomber Man Legacy [Model ULUS-10121] (2006, Sony PSP)

- PORTS -

* CONSOLES:
[US] Nintendo Game Boy (oct.1991) [Model DMG-HB-USA]

- SOURCES -

Game's ROM.
Machine's picture.

- DESCRIPTION -
A line of LCD Electronic games, similar to tamagotchi. everything in this line of electronic games can be connected together, allowing these devices interact with each other.

Gameplay is a mix of Life Simulation and Mini-Games.

- STAFF -
Katherine Von Till (Voice: Miss Sporty)
Tara Strong (Voice: All other character)

- SOURCES -
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13217822/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixel_Chix
https://mattel.fandom.com/wiki/Pixel_Chix
https://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/review/mattel/pixel_chix/218408/

- DESCRIPTION -
Released by Lico in the early to mid 90s, this educational console was exclusively sold in Taiwan. beyond that, there is not a lot known about this console.

- TECHNICAL -
While the exact hardware used is unknown, its not a Famicom clone as one would expect it to be.

- SOURCES -
https://fcgamer.wordpress.com/category/cai-system/

AtariWriter (c) 1982 Atari, Inc.

- TECHNICAL -

Model RX8084

- TRIVIA -

AtariWriter is actually a rewrite of an older program called Text Wizard, a word processor originally published by Datasoft.

According to some Analog magazines, there are several Easter eggs (a message, a game, and a couple of demos) which can be accessed by shorting certain joystick pins together (See Updates section). Approximately 80k carts were made before Atari found out about it and had them removed. Supposedly Atari sued Robinson over this one but the lawsuit was settled out of court. The cartridges with the Easter eggs were rumored to have been recalled, but thousands had already been sold by that time.

- UPDATES -

In prototype version Rev# 3, WRITTEN BY WILLIAM AND MARK 11/1/82 (for programmer William Robinson) will appear if you press UP+LEFT+DOWN at the same time on joystick #1 at the main menu. Prototype Rev #7 had this message removed but the code to trigger it still remains.

At least 2 prototype versions, Rev #3 and Rev #7, have a hidden color rainbow effect. To trigger it, you must be in preview mode. Select Edit from the main menu, type something, press OPTION+P to enable print mode, pick any printer, and then select preview whole document. From there, on joystick #1 press UP+LEFT+DOWN at the same time. With Rev #3, you have to trigger the other color demo in order to turn the effect“off.

- TIPS AND TRICKS -

* Undocumented feature – Mail Merge:
It's possible to do a mail-merge. What you do is create a text file with the information you want merged into your document. You then create your letter, with the insert text command where you want information from the text file inserted. Then when you print the letter, and it asks you to enter the text, you hit CONTROL-V, and then type the pathname of the text file. It will then add the information from the text file.

* Undocumented feature - 825 BOLD PRINTING:
Some commands can be used to do more than they were intended for. The superscript command causes the printer to back up half a line and print. If two of these commands are used together, the printer backs up one whole line-the same line it just finished printing. So if you type in the same words before and after the two superscript commands, you can get the letters printed over twice. Instant boldface on your Atari 825 printer!

* Undocumented feature - 1025 ELONGATIONS:
To print elongated characters with the 1025 printer you need to set [CONTROL][G] to [3]. To turn off the elongated characters type in [CONTROL][G] followed by a [1] for 10 characters per inch (cpi), or a [2] for 16.7 cpi. The usual [SELECT] [E] command will not create elongated printing on the 1025.

* Undocumented feature - TIPS FOR THE 1025 AND 1027:
To print with single sheets of letter paper on your Atari 1025 or 1027, insert the [CONTROL][W] page wait command at the beginning of the document under the print formatting line. The printer will pause at the end of each page, and you can insert a new sheet of paper. Press [RETURN] when you're ready to start the next page. NOTE: For the 1025, first tape down the Paper Out switch on top of the printer towards the upper left. International characters can be accessed on the 1025 and 1027 by inserting a [CONTROL][O] (capital letter) [27] followed by [CONTROL][O][23]. This activates the international character mode. As each character is needed, you have to use the [CONTROL] [O] and the decimal code for that letter. These codes are listed in your printer manual.

* Undocumented feature - 1027 MYSTERIES:
The 1027 has an unusual quirk. It sometimes stops printing for no apparent reason. Try not to worry when your printer falls asleep on you. Just leave it alone and it will recover in about 4 1/2 minutes. When it awakes, it will begin printing right where it left off. Also, the 1027 does not underline when inverse video is used. Select printer number one from the main menu and insert [CONTROL][O] (capital letter) [15] where you want the underline to begin and a [CONTROL] [O][14] where you want the underline to end. If your margins have been brought in closer than the default values, the underline starts from the far-left of the paper. The easiest solution is to adjust the margins. If this is not possible, you can turn off the underlining after the last word on the line, and turn it back on for the first word on the following line. Never use labels in your Atari 1027 printer. They can easily peel off their backing and stick to the delicate inner workings of the printer. When the 1027 gets repaired, the entire print head mechanism is removed and replaced. It can be costly. Instead, you can use your 1027 to make a label template on plain paper, but reproduce the finished labels on a photocopier, using special peel-off sheets that work with most copying machines.

- SOURCES -

Game's ROM.

Atari Video Cube (c) 1982 Atari, Incorporated.

You control Marvin the Cube Master. You move him around a six-sided cube with nine squares to a side. The object is to get all nine sides to be one color each in the least amount of time or fewest moves, depending on the game variation you select.

Marvin changes a space's color by standing on it and you pressing the fire button. Marvin will then exchange the color he is with the space. Marvin cannot move onto a space of the same color as he is.

To rotate the cube, just move to the edge and press the joystick in the direction to rotate.

The game variations allow for normal or fast speed or timed race or fewest moves. Other variations cause the cube to show all the spaces as black except when it rotates, so you don't know what color your on. Two of the game variations, one a timed race and the other a fewest moves challenge, restrict you rotations to up and right only, but do not black out the spaces.

Eight of the game variations have the computer play the game itself.

- TECHNICAL -

Model CX2670

- TRIVIA -

This title was originally released as Rubik's Cube, but the name was changed we assume for licensing reasons. It was initially available only to Atari Club members through the Atari Age magazine, but later appeared in stores.

There was no PAL release for this title.

- TIPS AND TRICKS -

* Look for sides with three or more squares of a single color. Decide which color you want each side to be and keep adding to them.

* Try not to backtrack. If you can pick up and deposit colors on three or more sides without turning back, you will save valuable moves and time.

* Watch the computer solve the cube a few times. Then try using some of the same strategies that Hubie uses to complete the cube.

* Notice there is one extra square of color per game (for instance, one extra square of blue). This will be the last square Hubie picks up to win the game.

- PORTS -

* CONSOLES:
[US] Microsoft XBOX (nov.16, 2004) "Atari Anthology [Model 26084]"
[US] Sony PS2 (nov.22, 2004) "Atari Anthology [Model SLUS-21076]"
[EU] Sony PS2 (feb.18, 1005) "Atari Anthology [Model SLES-53061]"
[EU] Microsoft XBOX (nov.26, 2004) "Atari Anthology"
[JP] Microsoft XBOX (aug.4, 2005) "Atari Anthology [Model B7X-00001]"
[US] [EU] Microsoft XBOX One (nov.1,2016) "Atari Flashback Classics Vol.2"
[US] Sony PlayStation 4 (nov.1,2016) "Atari Flashback Classics Vol.2"

* HANDHELDS:
[US] Nintendo DS (nov.2, 2010) "Atari Greatest Hits Vol.1 [Model NTR-BR6E-USA]"
[EU] Nintendo DS (feb.24, 2011) "Atari Greatest Hits Vol.1 [Model NTR-BR6P-EUR]"

* COMPUTERS:
[US] Steam (mar.24,2016) "Atari Vault [Model 400020]"

- SOURCES -

Game's ROM.

- TRIVIA -

Released on 24 April 2014.

- SOURCES -

https://undumped.miraheze.org/wiki/Pai_Wa_Nigasanai~tsu,_Mentanpin_Doradorara~tsu!

Atari Baseball (c) 1979 Atari.

* The most realistic video baseball attraction ever created.
* Instant response Trak-Ball controls maneuver runners, outfielders and control throwing direction for realistic action and total player involvement.
* 1 or 2 players can select 4 different hitting plays, 4 different pitches, offering an endless variety of game challenges.
* Add-a-coin accumulator offers additional innings.
* Unique stand-up table design ideal for any size location.

- TECHNICAL -

Runs on Atari Football Hardware
Game ID : 034711-034738

Main CPU : MOS Technology M6502 (@ 750 Khz)
Sound Chips : Discrete

Cabinet dimensions :
38,62 inches (98,02cm) high
44,18 inches (112,22cm) wide
25,25 inches (64,14cm) deep

Monitor : 23-inch B/W

Players : 2
Control : trackball
Buttons : 1

Diameter of trackball : 4.5 inches (11.43cm)

- TRIVIA -

Atari Baseball was released in June 1979.

First Rotberg coin-op game. Approximately 1,050 units were produced.

The large trackball used in this game is the same one used in "Atari Football", "Atari Basketball", and "Atari Soccer", as well as the Upright and Cockpit versions of "Missile Command".

This was originally slated to be Atari's first game to feature digitized speech. Dan Pliskin designed a speech board that included the umpire's calls, but management eventually nixed the idea.

An Atari Baseball machine was shown at the 2003 classic arcade games show 'California Extreme' in San Jose, California.

- STAFF -

Designed and programmed by : Ed Rotberg
Hardware Engineer : John Ray

- SOURCES -

Game Flyer
Game's ROM.
Game's picture.
All In Color For a Quarter - Keith Smith

Atari 400 (c) 1979 Atari, Incorporated.

- TECHNICAL -

Original machines in beige cases and has a membrane keyboard.

- TRIVIA -

The Atari 400 and 800 were the first home computers to use custom coprocessors and the first to use 'sprites' and special video interruptions like display lists, features that will be implemented several years after on the Commodore Amiga. It offered high graphic resolution, lots of colors and great sound capabilities, more than other computers could do then!

The two models had same characteristics, the 400 is the low-cost version, it has only 16 KB (instead of 48 KB), one cartridge port (two for the 800) and a membrane keyboard (a typewriter style keyboard one for the 800).

- SOURCES -

Machine's Bios.
Machine's picture.

Black Bass - Lure Fishing [Model DMG-ALFE-USA] (c) 1999 Majesco Sales, Inc.

- STAFF -
Adapted by Morning Star Multimedia, Inc.
Programmer: Chris Will
Support: David Lubar
Graphics: Mike Sullivan
Testing: Robert Prescott

- SOURCES -

Game's ROM.

Toki (c) 1992 Atari Corp.

Toki is an action adventure in which you must guide Toki the ape-man through the dangerous lands surrounding Vookimedlo's impenetrable fortress and defeat the evil wizard king to rescue Princess Miho.

Heralds proclaim the terrible news throughout the realm: the wicked Vookimedlo has kidnapped the beautiful Princess Miho and hidden her within his evil palace! He plans to marry her in three days. Only the might) warrior Toki can save Miho from a fate worse than death. And Vookimedlo knows it. So he turned Toki into an ape. Now Toki has two reasons to hunt down Vookimedlo. First, he most rescue the princess if the realm is to survive in peace. But Toki must also defeat the evil wizard king if he ever hopes to be a man again.

- TECHNICAL -

Cartridge ID: PA2066

- TRIVIA -

Reviews:
May 1992 - Joypad N.8 (Page 115) [FR]: 94/100

- TIPS AND TRICKS -

* Freak out mode: Hold OPTION 1+Up before the title screen appears and hold them through the entire demo sequence.

* Programmers' Picture: Hold OPTION 1+Up during the entire Continue countdown at the end of the game. After the timer expires, you will see a white dot in the center of the screen, and you can press A quickly to inflate it until it becomes a picture of the programmers.

- STAFF -

Programmer: D. Scott Williamson
Artwork: Robb Mariani, Robert Nagel
Music and Sound Effects: Matt Scott

- SOURCES -

Game's ROM.

Re-release

Long Hu Bang (c) 1995 IGS.

China release of "Da Bang Cheng"

- TECHNICAL -

Main CPU : Motorola 68000 (@ 7.333333 Mhz)
Sound Chips : OKI6295 (@ 7.936 Khz)

Player : 1

- TRIVIA -

Released in October 1995.

- SERIES -

1. Long Hu Bang (1995)
2. Long Hu Bang II (1996)

- SOURCES -

Game's ROM.

Redemption video game

Fearless Pinocchio (c) 2006 IGS Company, Limited. [International Game System].

Pinocchio's father was kidnapped by evil Captain Hook. In order to save his father, Pinocchio has to fight fearlessly and bravely against the evil pirate. No doubt that it is going to be a journey full of hardships, yet it is what players are expected to overcome with.

Players get tickets for every opponent they defeat. The more opponents they defeat, the more tickets they get.

- TECHNICAL -

Players : 1
Control : 8-Way Joystick
Buttons : 1
=> [1] Attack

- TRIVIA -

Fearless Pinocchio was released in December 2006.

- SOURCES -

Game's picture.
Game's ROM.

Asura Buster - Eternal Warriors (c) 2000 Fuuki Company, Limited.

1-on-1 fighting game. Sequel to "Asura Blade - Sword of Dynasty".

- TECHNICAL -

Main CPU : Motorola 68EC020 (@ 20 Mhz), Zilog Z80 (@ 6 Mhz)
Sound Chips : YMF262 (@ 14.31818 Mhz), YMF278B (@ 33.8688 Mhz)

Players : 2
Control : 8-Way Joystick
Buttons : 3
=> Light Attack, Hard Attack, Powerful Attack

- TRIVIA -

Asura Buster was released on December 26, 2000 in Japan only.

- UPDATES -

A special version of the game was sent to the ARCADIA magazine for review. This version has an extra Pause feature when holding down a button, useful for capturing screenshots.

- TIPS AND TRICKS -

* Play As Nanami : At the fighter select screen move the cursor to Sittara and press start, then move to Leon and press start, next move to Alice and press start after that you must move to Chen-Mao and press start then go to Zinsuke and press start and finally move to Rokurouta and press start. After you've done this move to the green Random Select box where Nanami will appear.

* Play as Young Alice : At the character select screen, put the cursor on Yashaoh and press start, than go to Goat and press start, than go to Rosemary and press start, than go to Taros and press start, than go to Zam-B and press start, next go to the top, Purple random select box where Young Alice will appear.

- SERIES -

1. Asura Blade - Sword of Dynasty (1998)
2. Asura Buster - Eternal Warriors (2000)

- STAFF -

Game Designer : H. Kiribayashi, S. Katsumiya
Programmer : H. Moriyama, T. Katayama, H. Nakagawa, H. Hara, S. Fujino, A. Kashima
Sound : A. Nishida
Graphic : H. Asahi, T. Inoue, N. Inoue, T. Oonishi, H. Kiribayashi, H. Nishitake, K. Maekawa, S. Higashimoto, K. Michiwaki
Voice Actor : Oovas, Ryuuri Ikki, Kazuyo Itou, Kazuya Kishimoto, Daisuke Hagita, Michihiko Horie, Miruki
Executive Producer : Yasukazu Takahashi

- SOURCES -

Game's ROMs.
Game's screenshots.

Arcade video game

Fighting Club (c) 2001 IGS Company, Ltd [International Game System].

- SOURCES -

Machine's picture.

- SOURCES -

https://undumped.miraheze.org/wiki/V-Drum_DX

- SOURCES -

https://undumped.miraheze.org/wiki/Ultra_Moto_VR

- SOURCES -

https://undumped.miraheze.org/wiki/Speed_Rider_3DX

- SOURCES -

https://undumped.miraheze.org/wiki/Speed_Rider_3

- SOURCES -

https://undumped.miraheze.org/wiki/Speed_Driver_5

- SOURCES -

https://undumped.miraheze.org/wiki/Rock_Fever_5

- SOURCES -

https://undumped.miraheze.org/wiki/Rock_Fever_4_Remix

- SOURCES -

https://undumped.miraheze.org/wiki/Rock_Fever_3_Plus

- SOURCES -

https://undumped.miraheze.org/wiki/Rock_Fever_3

- SOURCES -

https://undumped.miraheze.org/wiki/Rock_Fever_2

- SOURCES -

https://undumped.miraheze.org/wiki/Rock_Fever_EX_Solo

Redemption video game

Pirate Revenge (c) 2007 IGS.

Navigate and steer the ship around obstacles and launch attacks on other enemy ships! Game consists of a steering wheel which controls the left and right movement of the ship.

Press left button to fire weapon left, press right button to fire weapon right, press both buttons at the same time to fire straight ahead. Players must try to sink as many pirate ships as possible in order to proceed.

Avoid attacks and defend the ship by quick steering. Special weapon can be activated when enough ships are sunk.

- TECHNICAL -

Players : 1
Control : helm
Buttons : 2 => [A] Shoot left, [B] Shoot right

- TRIVIA -

This game was done by IGS and UNIS.

- SOURCES -

Machine's picture.

- SOURCES -
https://undumped.miraheze.org/wiki/Overtake_VR

- SOURCES -
https://undumped.miraheze.org/wiki/Momi_Danz

- SOURCES -

https://undumped.miraheze.org/wiki/Man_Guan_Da_Heng_2

- SOURCES -

https://undumped.miraheze.org/wiki/Mahjong_Long_Teng_Hu_Yue

Pachinko

Lucky Fireworks (c) 2011 IGS [International Game System].

- TRIVIA -

The game was on display at the GTI show in Taipei (April 2010).

- SOURCES -

See Goodies secion.

Re-release

Lucky Cross (c) 2001 IGS Company, Limited. [International Game System].

Alternate version of "Fruit Paradise"

- SOURCES -

Game's screenshot.

Re-release

Icescape (c) 200? IGS Co., Ltd.

Alternae versionof "Ice Dreams"

Redemption video game

Hero of Robots (c) 2011 IGS Company, Limited. [International Game System].

- SOURCES -

Game's picture.
Game's screenshots.
See goodies section.
Official website; http://www.igs.com.tw/product/herorobots/

Redemption video game

Gold Captain (c) 2009 IGS [International Game System].

- SOURCES -

Machine's picture.

Slot machine

Genius 6 (c) 1998 IGS Co., Ltd.

- SOURCES -

Game's ROMs.

Slot machine

Genius (c) 1996 IGS Company, Limited. [International Game System]

- SOURCES -

Game's screenshot.

Slot machine

Fong Shen Online (c) 2002 IGS.