Space Gun (World) - MAME machine

Arcade Video game published 34 years ago:

Space Gun © 1990 Taito Corp.

As a member of a special Search And Rescue unit. you (and an optional friend) are told to investigate an S.O.S. distress signal that was sent from a space station. what you don't know is that a group of vicious aliens have taken the colonists hostage. luckily for you, you're armed with a plasma pulse gun and four sets of grenades that are quite special (aside from the common grenade that explodes, some will freeze, incinerate, and even slice and dice the aliens).

TECHNICAL
Taito Z System hardware
Prom Stickers: C57

Main CPU: (2x) Motorola 68000
Sound Chips: Yamaha YM2610

Players: 2
Control: lightgun
Buttons: 3

TRIVIA
Space Gun was released in October 1990

Zuntata Records released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Zuntata History L'ab-normal 1st - ZTTL-0038) on April 1, 1999.

A Space Gun unit appears in the 1994 French movie 'La Vengeance d'une Blonde'.

TIPS AND TRICKS

• Using Bombs, each Bomb has a specific effect.

1) Fire: Aliens will burn.
2) Bomb: Aliens will explode.
3) Sword: Aliens will be cut.
4) Freeze: Aliens will be frozen.

• Harder mode: If you stay at as low health as possible, the difficulty will be harder. And if you reach the time out, a powerful Alien will appear.
• Good Ending: Your cockpit should not be destroyed in last stage.

STAFF
Producers: Yuji Iwasaki, Atsuchi Taniguchi
Software: Yuji Iwasaki, Shinji Soyano, T. Nakamura, Hikaru Taniguchi, Kazutomo Ishida, Takashi Ishii
Sound (Zuntata): Norihiro Furukawa (Wiz Master AKD.), Naoto Yagishita
Monster designers: T. Sekipon, H. Katochin, Atsuchi Taniguchi, V.A.P
Designers: Hiroyasu Nagai, A. Nomura, V.A.P, Peacock
Mechanical engineers: I. Yamada, Y. Tsuriya, T. Tsurumi
Hardware: M. Yamaguchi, K. Mimura, Y. Shibuya
Characters: T. Sekipon, H. Katochin, Atsuchi Taniguchi, H. Kuzirai, T. Matsumoto, Nobuhiro Hiramatsu, Yukiwo Ishikawa (Yukio Abe), V.A.P, Peacock

PORTS

• CONSOLES:

[EU] Sega Master System (1992) "Space Gun [Model 9010]"
[EU] Microsoft XBOX (oct.14, 2005) "Taito Legends"
[EU] Sony PS2 (oct.14, 2005) "Taito Legends [Model SLES-53438]"
[US] Microsoft XBOX (oct.25, 2005) "Taito Legends"
[US] Sony PS2 (oct.25, 2005) "Taito Legends [Model SLUS-21122]"
[KO] Sony PS2 (jul.18, 2006) "Taito Legends [Model SLKA-15056]"
[JP] Sony PS2 (jan.25, 2007) "Taito Memories II Joukan [Model SLPM-66649]"

• COMPUTERS:

[EU] Sinclair ZX Spectrum (1992)
[EU] Commodore C64 (1992)
[EU] Amstrad CPC (1992)
[EU] Commodore Amiga (1992)
[EU] Atari ST (1992)
[EU] PC [MS Windows, CD-ROM] (oct.14, 2005) "Taito Legends"
[US] PC [MS Windows, CD-ROM] (nov.10, 2005) "Taito Legends"

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