Swimmer (set 1) - MAME machine

Arcade Video game published 42 years ago:

Swimmer © 1982 Tehkan.

TECHNICAL
Main CPU: Zilog Z80 (@ 3.072 Mhz)
Sound CPU: Zilog Z80 (@ 2 Mhz)
Sound Chips: (2x) General Instrument AY8910 (@ 2 Mhz)

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

TRIVIA
Released in July 1982 in Japan.

One of the first game created by the dynamic duo Nishizawa/Ishizuka, who later became the core of Westone (aka the developers of the "Wonder Boy/Monster World" saga).

The main enemies in the first three racks -- Turtles, Crabs and Waterbugs -- would show up in Mario Brothers in the next year.

SCORING
Strawberries: 100, 200, 300, or 400 points.
Bananas: 200, 400, 600, or 800 points.
Grapes: 300 600, 900, 1200, or points
Grapefruit(?): 400, 800, 1200, or 1600 points.
Other Fruits: 50, 100, 150, or 200 points.
Enemies (after getting target): 200 points.
Bonus, first three racks: 1000 points if all strawberries are picked up.
Bonus, fourth rack: 0-10,000 points, depending on whether you've picked up four of each of the fruits.

TIPS AND TRICKS
Try to eat as many fruits in a row as you can. Once you miss a fruit, you will start scoring again at the lowest point level.

STAFF
Programmed by: Michishito Ishizuka
Sound by: Michishito Ishizuka, R. Kawamoto
Hardware by: Y. Kotoyori, M. Yoneda
Debug by: Michitaka Tsuruta (Quoted as M.Tsujii)
Music by: Ryuichi Nishizawa

PORTS

• CONSOLES:

Microsoft XBOX (2005, "Tecmo Classic Arcade")

CONTRIBUTE
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