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Romset and name:
aircombu Air Combat (US)
Short name:
Air Combat
Manufacturer:
Namco
Year:
Genre:
Shooter
Category:
Shooter / Flying 1st Person
Serie:
-
Driver source:
Language:
-
Similar games:
Input / Controls
Players:
Up to 2 players (solo)
Input:
Stick
Buttons / keys:
Coins:
Cabinet:
-
Free-play:
Not supported
Rankings
Average user rating:
AntoPISA BestGame:
-
MASH All-Time:
-
Video
Display:
496x480@60 Hz, CRT 31kHz
Orientation:
Horizontal
Scrolling:
Unknown
Colors:
-
CPU:
68000, HD63705, M6809, TMS32025
Audio
Sound:
2 audio channel
Audio chips:
C140, YM2151
Romset
First release:
Mame 0.74u2 released on oct-06 2003
Last release:
Mame 0.136u4 released on mar-04 2010
Clone of:
aircombj Air Combat (AC1, Japan)
Bios:
Not required
Use rom of:
-
Use sample of:
-
Previous romset:
None
New romset:
aircomb Air Combat (AC2, US)
Files
Dump:
GOOD
Required files:
Status
OVERALL:
PRELIMINARY
Emulation:
Preliminary
Graphic:
Good
Color:
Good
Sound:
Good
Cocktail:
-
Protection:
Good
Save state:
Not supported
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  • NOTICE: These are informations from parent game aircombj - Air Combat (AC1, Japan)
    Arcade Video game published 31 years ago:

    Air Combat © 1993 Namco.

    A cockpit flying game from Namco that tries to simulate an F-16 like aircraft. The game mainly involves dog fighting and has three levels of play; Cadet, Captain and Ace.

    TECHNICAL
    Dimensions:
    77,12in. (195,5cm) High
    110,62in. (279,4cm) Deep
    42,81in. (106,6cm) Wide

    Weight: 1041 lbs (471.5 kg)

    Namco System 21 hardware
    Game ID: AC

    Main CPU: (2x) Motorola 68000 (@ 12.288 Mhz), M6809 (@ 3.072 Mhz), HD63705 (@ 2.048 Mhz), (2x) TMS32025 (@ 24 Mhz)
    Sound Chips: C140 (@ 32 Khz), YM2151 (@ 3.57958 Mhz)

    Screen orientation: Horizontal
    Video resolution: 496 x 480 pixels
    Screen refresh: 60.00 Hz
    Palette colors: 32768

    Players: 2
    Control: Throttle lever, 8-way joystick
    Buttons: 2

    TRIVIA
    Even if the title screen says 1992, Air Combat was released in June 1993 in Japan.

    Note: You never die in this game! Instead you eject from the aircraft giving you a non-violent ending.

    Victor Entertainment released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Namco Video Game Graffiti Vol.10 - VICL-40097, 40098) on 16/12/1993.

    SERIES
    • Air Combat (1993, ARC)
    • Air Combat 22 (1995, ARC)
    • Ace Combat (1996, PSX)
    • Ace Combat 2 (1997, PSX)
    • Ace Combat 3 - Electrosphere (2000, PSX)
    • Ace Combat 04 - Shattered Skies (2001, PS2)
    • Ace Combat 5 - The Unsung War (2004, PS2)
    • Ace Combat Advance (2005, GBA)
    • Ace Combat Zero - The Belkan War (2006, PS2)
    • Ace Combat X - Skies of Deception (2006, PSP)
    • Ace Combat 6 - Fires of Liberation (2007, X360)
    • Ace Combat XI - Skies of Incursion (2009, Apple Store)
    • Ace Combat - Joint Assault (2010, PSP)
    • Ace Combat - Assault Horizon (2011, MULTI)
    • Ace Combat Infinity (2014, PS3)
    • Ace Combat 7 - Skies Unknown (2019, MULTI)

    STAFF
    Music composition by: Hiroyuki Kawada

    PORTS
    • CONSOLES:
    Sony PlayStation (1995)

    CONTRIBUTE
    Edit this entry: https://www.arcade-history.com/?&page=detail&id=44&o=2
    Informations provided by © Alexis Bousiges
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    NOTICE: The short version was discontinued in November 2019
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