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Romset and name:
terracre Terra Cresta (YM3526 set 1)
Short name:
Terra Cresta
Manufacturer:
Nichibutsu
Year:
Genre:
Shooter
Category:
Shooter / Flying Vertical
Serie:
Moon Cresta
Driver source:
nichibutsu/terracre.cpp
Language:
English
Similar games:
Input / Controls
Players:
Up to 2 players (solo, 2 alternates)
Input:
Joystick 8 ways
Buttons / keys:
Coins:
Cabinet:
Cocktail, Upright
Free-play:
Not supported
Rankings
Average user rating:
AntoPISA BestGame:
70 to 80 (Good)
MASH All-Time:
Video
Display:
256x224@60 Hz, ruotato di 270°, CRT 15kHz
Orientation:
Vertical
Scrolling:
Unknown
Colors:
-
CPU:
Motorola MC68000, Zilog Z80
Audio
Sound:
Audio chips:
8-Bit R-2R DAC, Biquad Filter, Speaker, YM3526 OPL
Romset
First release:
Mame 0.34b3 released on sep-17 1998
Last release:
Mame 0.264 released on mar-26 2024
Clone of:
-
Clones:
Bios:
Not required
Use rom of:
-
Use sample of:
-
Previous romset:
None
New romset:
None
Files
Dump:
NO DUMP
Required files:
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 39 years ago:

    Terra Cresta © 1985 Nichibutsu.

    Terra Cresta is a vertically-scrolling shoot-em-up set over a scrolling landscape of islands and enemy installations. The player pilots the 'Wing Galibur' and is under constant attack from enemy spaceship waves, ground-based guns and turrets, dinosaurs and three up to different mothercraft ships.

    Ground-based silos bearing numbers appear at regular intervals, these can be shot to release a ship upgrade component, which then attaches to the player's current ship, increasing both its size and firepower. Every numbered component the following abilities:

    1 (Alpha): This is the Wing Galibur, the default craft and the fleet’s lead ship. It fires twin projectiles from the front.

    2 (Beta): This doubles both the Galibur’s firepower and its size.

    3 (Gamma): Ship number three gives the Galibur tail guns, enabling it to shoot behind as well as in front.

    4 (Delta): The fourth ship provides a concussive beam that tears through smaller enemies and inflicts greater damage on larger enemies.

    5 (Epsilon): The fifth ship generates a force field behind the Galibur, protecting it from attacks from the rear.

    Using the 'Formation' button splits the ship components into a wide formation for limited time, giving increased fire power. The number of parts acquired determines the formation. For example, if the player has picked up two ship parts then a triangle is formed, with the player's main ship at the rear of the formation. During this, the components are invulnerable to all enemy fire, while Wing Galibur itself is not and if the Galibur itself is hit, the player will lose a life

    When all four numbered parts have been collected, the player's ship transforms into a firey Phoenix and is indestructible for a limited time.

    TECHNICAL
    Main CPU: Motorola 68000 (@ 8 Mhz)
    Sound CPU: Zilog Z80 (@ 4 Mhz)
    Sound Chips: (2x) Yamaha YM2203 (@ 4 Mhz), (2x) DAC

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

    Players: 1
    Control: 8-way joystick
    Buttons: 2
    → [A] Shoot, [B] Formation

    TRIVIA
    Terra Cresta was released in November 1985.

    You can become a phoenix like in the title screen if you collect all the ship parts:).

    Pony Canyon / Scitron released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (G.S.M. Nichibutsu 1 - D28B0004) on September 21, 1988.

    UPDATES
    New version uses a YM3526 (@ 4 Mhz) sound chip instead of a YM2203

    SERIES
    • Moon Cresta (1980)
    • Terra Cresta (1985)
    • Dangar - Ufo Robo (1986)
    • Terra Force (1987)
    • Terra Cresta II - Mandoraa no Gyakushuu (1992, NEC PC Engine)

    STAFF
    Staff: Shigeki Fujiwara, Isao Shiki, Hisaya Tsutsui, R. Yamada
    Music composed by: Kenji Yoshida

    PORTS
    • CONSOLES:
    [JP] Nintendo Famicom (September 27, 1986) "Terra Cresta [Model NBF-TC]"
    [US] Nintendo NES (March 1990) "Terra Cresta [Model NES-TQ-USA]"
    [JP] Sony PS2 (October 27, 2005) "Terra Cresta [Oretachi Geasen Zoku] [Model SLPM-62661]"
    [JP] Sony PlayStation 4 [PSN] (November 20, 2014) "Arcade Archives - Terra Cresta [Model CUSA-01254]"
    [AS] Sony PlayStation 4 [PSN] (May 14, 2015) "Arcade Archives - Terra Cresta"
    [US] Sony PlayStation 4 [PSN] (May 19, 2015) "Arcade Archives - Terra Cresta [Model CUSA-00983]"
    [EU] [AU] Sony PlayStation 4 [PSN] (September 15, 2015) "Arcade Archives - Terra Cresta [Model CUSA-02658]"

    • COMPUTERS:
    [EU] Amstrad CPC (1986)
    [EU] Sinclair ZX Spectrum (1986)
    [US] [EU] Commodore C64 (1987)
    [JP] Sharp X68000 (November 20, 1992) "Moon Cresta + Terra Cresta [Model DP-3205023]"

    CONTRIBUTE
    Edit this entry: https://www.arcade-history.com/?&page=detail&id=2871&o=2
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    NOTICE: The short version was discontinued in November 2019
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