MAME reviews

Xenon (c) 1988 Arcadia Systems.

A vertically scrolling shoot-em-up from well-known Commodore Amiga coders, the 'Bitmap Brothers'. Xenon's distinguishing gameplay feature is that the player's craft could be switched between being a land-based tank and an airborn spaceship at the touch of a button.

- TECHNICAL -

Arcadia System hardware

Main CPU : 68000 (@ 7.15909 Mhz)

Sound Chips : Custom (@ 3.579545 Mhz)

Screen orientation : Horizontal

Video resolution : 671 x 216 pixels

Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz

Palette colors : 4096

Players : 2

Gulf. Storm (c) 1991 Dooyong.

- TECHNICAL -

Main CPU : Z80 (@ 8 Mhz)

Sound CPU : Z80 (@ 4 Mhz)

Sound Chips : (2x) YM2203 (@ 4 Mhz)

Screen orientation : Vertical

Video resolution : 240 x 384 pixels

Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz

Palette colors : 1024

Players : 2

Control : 8-way joystick

Buttons : 2

- TRIVIA -

Also licensed to Media Shoji for distribution.

Initially, the game subject wasn't 'Gulf War' but after the Gulf War breaks out, game's subject was changed to the Gulf War.

Gulf. Storm (c) 1991 Dooyong.

- TECHNICAL -

Main CPU : Z80 (@ 8 Mhz)

Sound CPU : Z80 (@ 4 Mhz)

Sound Chips : (2x) YM2203 (@ 4 Mhz)

Screen orientation : Vertical

Video resolution : 240 x 384 pixels

Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz

Palette colors : 1024

Players : 2

Control : 8-way joystick

Buttons : 2

- TRIVIA -

Also licensed to Media Shoji for distribution.

Initially, the game subject wasn't 'Gulf War' but after the Gulf War breaks out, game's subject was changed to the Gulf War.

Zaviga (c) 1984 Data East.

- TECHNICAL -

Top board Number : DE-0169-0

Middle Board Number : DE-0171-0

Lower Board : DE-0170-0

Main CPU : (2x) M6809 (@ 2 Mhz)

Sound CPU : DECO (@ 2 Mhz)

Sound Chips : (2x) AY8910 (@ 1.5 Mhz), DAC (@ 1.5 Mhz)

Screen orientation : Vertical

Video resolution : 240 x 256 pixels

Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz

Palette Colors : 64

Players : 2

Control : 8-way joystick

Buttons : 2

- TRIVIA -

Game programmer used a Millennium 95085 Microsystem Emulator to program this game.

- STAFF -

Zaviga (c) 1984 Data East.

- TECHNICAL -

Top board Number : DE-0169-0

Middle Board Number : DE-0171-0

Lower Board : DE-0170-0

Main CPU : (2x) M6809 (@ 2 Mhz)

Sound CPU : DECO (@ 2 Mhz)

Sound Chips : (2x) AY8910 (@ 1.5 Mhz), DAC (@ 1.5 Mhz)

Screen orientation : Vertical

Video resolution : 240 x 256 pixels

Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz

Palette Colors : 64

Players : 2

Control : 8-way joystick

Buttons : 2

- TRIVIA -

Game programmer used a Millennium 95085 Microsystem Emulator to program this game.

- STAFF -

Action Fighter (c) 1986 Sega.

Last Duel - Inter Planet War 2012 (c) 07/1988 Capcom.

- TECHNICAL -

Main CPU : 68000 (@ 10 Mhz)

Sound CPU : Z80 (@ 3.579545 Mhz)

Sound Chips : (2x) YM2203 (@ 3.579545 Mhz)

Screen orientation : Vertical

Video resolution : 240 x 384 pixels

Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz

Palette colors : 1024

Players : 2

Control : 8-way joystick

Buttons : 2

- STAFF -

Character designers : Donarudo Chiyo, Travail Kuniko, Tanado Oyu, Chakkari Minoru, Kuntakinte Ito, Hyper Kaz, Pradox Koichi

Music and sound : Tamayo Kawamoto (Golden Tamayo)

Last Duel - Inter Planet War 2012 (c) 07/1988 Capcom.

- TECHNICAL -

Main CPU : 68000 (@ 10 Mhz)

Sound CPU : Z80 (@ 3.579545 Mhz)

Sound Chips : (2x) YM2203 (@ 3.579545 Mhz)

Screen orientation : Vertical

Video resolution : 240 x 384 pixels

Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz

Palette colors : 1024

Players : 2

Control : 8-way joystick

Buttons : 2

- STAFF -

Character designers : Donarudo Chiyo, Travail Kuniko, Tanado Oyu, Chakkari Minoru, Kuntakinte Ito, Hyper Kaz, Pradox Koichi

Music and sound : Tamayo Kawamoto (Golden Tamayo)

Last Duel - Inter Planet War 2012 (c) 07/1988 Capcom.

- TECHNICAL -

Main CPU : 68000 (@ 10 Mhz)

Sound CPU : Z80 (@ 3.579545 Mhz)

Sound Chips : (2x) YM2203 (@ 3.579545 Mhz)

Screen orientation : Vertical

Video resolution : 240 x 384 pixels

Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz

Palette colors : 1024

Players : 2

Control : 8-way joystick

Buttons : 2

- STAFF -

Character designers : Donarudo Chiyo, Travail Kuniko, Tanado Oyu, Chakkari Minoru, Kuntakinte Ito, Hyper Kaz, Pradox Koichi

Music and sound : Tamayo Kawamoto (Golden Tamayo)

Land Sea Air Squad (c) 1986 Taito.

- TECHNICAL -

Board Number : M4300051B

Prom Stickers : A64

Main CPU : Z80 (@ 6 Mhz), M68705 (@ 2 Mhz)

Sound CPU : Z80 (@ 4 Mhz)

Sound Chips : AY8910 (@ 3 Mhz), YM2203 (@ 3 Mhz)

Screen orientation : Vertical

Video resolution : 224 x 256 pixels

Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz

Palette Colors : 512

Players : 2

Control : 8-way joystick

Buttons : 2

- TRIVIA -

This game is also known as "Storming Party" and is known in Japan as "Riku Kai Kuu Saizensen" (translates from Japanese as 'Land Sea Air Frontline').