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Main data
Romset and name:
roishtar The Return of Ishtar
Short name:
The Return of Ishtar
Manufacturer:
Namco
Year:
1986
Genre:
Maze
Category:
Maze / Fighter
Serie:
Tower of Druaga
Driver source:
namco/namcos86.cpp
Language:
English
Similar games:
Input / Controls
Players:
Only one supported (solo, 2 concurrents)
Input:
Double joystick 8 ways
Buttons / keys:
2
Coins:
2
Cabinet:
-
Free-play:
Not supported

Rankings
Average user rating:
AntoPISA BestGame:
50 to 60 (Not Good Enough)
MASH All-Time:
-
Video
Display:
288x224@60.606061 Hz, CRT 15kHz
Orientation:
Horizontal
Scrolling:
Unknown
Colors:
-
CPU:
Hitachi HD63701V0, Motorola MC6809E
Audio
Sound:
Mono
Audio chips:
Namco CUS30, Speaker, YM2151 OPM
Romset
First release:
Mame 0.35b13 released on may-24 1999
Last release:
Mame 0.271 released on oct-31 2024
Clone of:
-
Bios:
Not required
Use rom of:
-
Use sample of:
-
Previous romset:
None
New romset:
None
Files
Dump:
GOOD
Required files:
Romset:
Status
OVERALL:
GOOD
Emulation:
Good
Graphic:
Good
Color:
Good
Sound:
Good
Cocktail:
Good
Protection:
Good
Save state:
Supported
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  • Arcade Video game published 38 years ago:

    The Return of Ishtar © 1986 Namco.

    TECHNICAL
    Namco System 86 hardware
    Game ID: RI

    Main CPU: (2x) M6809 (@ 1.536 Mhz), Hitachi HD63701 (@ 1.536 Mhz)
    Sound Chips: Yamaha YM2151 (@ 3.57958 Mhz), Namco 8-channel WSG

    Players: 1
    Control: Double 8-way joysticks
    Buttons: 2

    TRIVIA
    The Return of Ishtar was released in July 1986 in Japan. It was the first game from Namco to feature a 'password function'.

    Alfa Records released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Namco Game Music Vol.1 - 28XA-170) on July 25, 1987.

    SERIES
    • The Tower of Druaga (1984, ARC)
    • The Return of Ishtar (1986, ARC)
    • The Quest of Ki (1988, FC)
    • The Blue CrystalRod (1994, SFC)
    • The Nightmare of Druaga - Mysterious Dungeons (2004, PS2)

    STAFF
    Game designer: Masanobu Endoh
    Character designer: Yuichiro Shinozaki
    Programmer: Naito
    Musics and sound effects: Junko Ozawa

    PORTS
    • CONSOLES:
    [JP] Sony PlayStation (nov.8, 1996) "Namco Museum Vol.4 [Model SLPS-00540]"
    [AU] Sony PlayStation (1997) "Namco Museum Vol.4 [Model SCES-00701]"
    [US] Sony PlayStation (june.30, 1997) "Namco Museum Vol.4 [Model SLUS-00416]"
    [EU] Sony PlayStation (aug.1997) "Namco Museum Vol.4 [Model SCES-00701]"
    Nintendo Wii [Virtual Console Arcade] [JP] (mar.26, 2009)
    [JP] Sony PlayStation (oct.28, 1999) "Namco Museum Vol.4 [PlayStation the Best] [Model SLPS-91161]"

    • COMPUTERS:
    PC (1987)
    [JP] NEC PC 8801 (1987)
    NEC PC 9801 [JP]
    [JP] Sharp X68000 (aug.10, 1988) "The Return of Ishtar: Ishtar no Fukkatsu"
    Fujitsu FM-7 [JP] (1989)
    MSX2 [JP]
    PC [MS Windows, CD-ROM] (2001)

    CONTRIBUTE
    Edit this entry: https://www.arcade-history.com/?&page=detail&id=2210&o=2
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    NOTICE: The short version was discontinued in November 2019
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