Tokio / Scramble Formation (older) - Gioco MAME

Videogioco arcade pubblicato 38 anni fa:

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.

DATI TECNICI
Runs on Bubble Bobble hardware derivative
ID gioco: G20 00500A
Adesivi prom: A71

CPU principale: (2x) Zilog Z80
CPU sonora: Zilog Z80
Chip sonori: YM2203
Screen resolution: 224x256

Giocatori: fino a 2 (alternati)
Controllo: Joystick a 8 direzioni
Pulsanti: 2 → [A] Sparo, [B] Cambio di formazione

CURIOSITÀ
Scramble Formation è stato rilasciato nell'Aprile 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).

AGGIORNAMENTI
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.

CONSIGLI E TRUCCHI

• 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.

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

• Console:

FM Towns Marty [JP]
[EU] Microsoft XBOX (14 Ott. 2005) "Taito Legends"
[EU] Sony PS2 (14 Ott. 2005) "Taito Legends [Modello SLES-53438]"
[KO] Sony PS2 (18 Lug. 2006) "Taito Legends [Modello SLKA-15056]"
[JP] Sony PS2 (Jan.25, 2007) "Taito Memories II Joukan [Modello SLPM-66649]"

• COMPUTER:

[JP] MSX2 (1987)
[EU] PC [MS Windows, CD-ROM] (14 Ott. 2005) "Taito Legends"

CONTRIBUISCI
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