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Romset and name:
tokiob Tokio / Scramble Formation (bootleg)
Short name:
Tokio / Scramble Formation
Manufacturer:
bootleg
Year:
Genre:
Shooter
Category:
Shooter / Flying Vertical
Serie:
-
Driver source:
taito/bublbobl.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:
-
MASH All-Time:
-
Video
Display:
256x224@59.185606 Hz, ruotato di 90°, CRT 15kHz
Orientation:
Vertical
Scrolling:
Unknown
Colors:
-
CPU:
Zilog Z80
Audio
Sound:
Audio chips:
Speaker, YM2203 OPN
Romset
First release:
Mame 0.34b4 released on oct-04 1998
Last release:
Mame 0.264 released on mar-26 2024
Clone of:
tokio Tokio / Scramble Formation (newer)
Bios:
Not required
Use rom of:
-
Use sample of:
-
Previous romset:
None
New romset:
None
Files
Dump:
GOOD
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 38 years ago:

    Scramble Formation © 1986 Taito Corporation.

    Fly over the city of Tokyo in your bi-plane; you must shoot down hordes of enemy planes, vessels and tanks whilst avoiding their attacks.

    Collect and control multiple biplanes to increase your firepower and help you in victory.

    TECHNICAL
    Runs on Bubble Bobble hardware derivative
    Game ID: G20 00500A
    Prom Stickers: A71

    Main CPU: (2x) Zilog Z80
    Sound CPU: Zilog Z80
    Sound Chips: YM2203
    Screen resolution: 224x256

    Players: up to 2 (alternate)
    Control: 8-way joystick
    Buttons: 2 → [A] Shoot, [B] Change formation

    TRIVIA
    Scramble Formation was released in April 1986.

    Despite this release period, the high score is anonymous.

    Changing the language from Japanese to English in dip switches changes the title from Scramble Formation to Tokio.

    The English title is misspelled - Tokio. This should have been written with 'y' (Tokyo).

    The bullets fired out of aircraft are actually ASCII exclamation marks.

    This game has no end.

    Taito released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Taito Sound Team Demo Tape ver.1986).

    UPDATES
    Newer ROM doesn't have the amusement park depicted. Instead, a huge forest is a replacement. The removal of amusement park was an action to prevent from a possible lawsuit from Disney.

    TIPS AND TRICKS
    • Formations:
    1) Line: safety mode. This mode allows both aerial and ground attacks, but you only get a narrow shot area. The multiple biplanes are susceptible to getting hit too, so watch your flight.
    2) Delta: aerial attack mode. The firepower can only hit flying planes, no ground shoots.
    3) Crux: ground attack mode. Only ground objects and vessels can be hit. This is also the only mode that can destroy the boss ship revealing itself from between the clouds.

    • If you press A and B at the same time, kamikaze pilots will be released. This can be used as a sort of shield.

    PORTS
    NOTE: Please visit the Romstar release entry for a list of ports released in North America.

    • Consoles:
    FM Towns Marty [JP]
    [EU] Microsoft XBOX (Oct.14, 2005) "Taito Legends"
    [EU] Sony PS2 (Oct.14, 2005) "Taito Legends [Model SLES-53438]"
    [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:
    [JP] MSX2 (1987)
    [EU] PC [MS Windows, CD-ROM] (Oct.14, 2005) "Taito Legends"

    CONTRIBUTE
    Edit this entry: https://www.arcade-history.com/?&page=detail&id=2924&o=2
    Informations provided by © Alexis Bousiges
    Informations provided by Contribute to the translation
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  • Informations provided by Fabricio Coroquer, revisited from the work of
    NOTICE: The short version was discontinued in November 2019
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