MAME reviews

Steel Force (c) 1994 Electronic Devices / Ecogames S.L.

A futuristically-themed, maze based shoot-em-up in which one or two players must battle through an alien-infested space station in a desparate hunt for the level's exit. Weapon power-ups, ammunition and health packs are dotted around the levels to assist players in their task.

- TECHNICAL -

Main CPU : 68000 (@ 15 Mhz)

Sound Chips : OKI6295 (@ 7.102 Khz)

Screen orientation : Horizontal

Video resolution : 368 x 240 pixels

Screen refresh : 58.00 Hz

Palette colors : 2048

Players : 2

Magical Crystals (c) 1991 Kaneko.

- TECHNICAL -

Main CPU : 68000 (@ 12 Mhz)

Sound Chips : (2x) AY8910 (@ 2 Mhz), OKI6295 (@ 18.181 Khz)

Screen orientation : Horizontal

Video resolution : 256 x 224 pixels

Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz

Palette colors : 2048

Players : 2

Control : 8-way joystick

Buttons : 2

- TRIVIA -

Also licensed to Atlus.

- STAFF -

Programmers : S. Igarashi (Toy), Y. Shiono (Borg), M. Satoh, Y. Sakakura

Graphics designers : K. Matsuoka, T. Takei, H. Kumagai, H. Yoshida

Magical Crystals (c) 1991 Kaneko.

- TECHNICAL -

Main CPU : 68000 (@ 12 Mhz)

Sound Chips : (2x) AY8910 (@ 2 Mhz), OKI6295 (@ 18.181 Khz)

Screen orientation : Horizontal

Video resolution : 256 x 224 pixels

Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz

Palette colors : 2048

Players : 2

Control : 8-way joystick

Buttons : 2

- TRIVIA -

Also licensed to Atlus.

- STAFF -

Programmers : S. Igarashi (Toy), Y. Shiono (Borg), M. Satoh, Y. Sakakura

Graphics designers : K. Matsuoka, T. Takei, H. Kumagai, H. Yoshida

Gauntlet Legends (c) 10/1998 Atari Games.

Gauntlet Legends is a fantasy themed action game, a sequel to 1985's popular "Gauntlet" and 1986's "Gauntlet II". Its unusual features for an arcade game included passwords and characters that could be saved, enabling players to play over the course of a long period of time. It was a role-playing game, though with very limited role-playing.

Gauntlet Dark Legacy (c) 1999 Midway Games.

Tank Busters (c) 1985 Valadon Automation.

- TECHNICAL -

Main CPU : (2x) Z80 (@ 4 Mhz)

Sound Chips : (2x) AY8910 (@ 2 Mhz)

Screen orientation : Vertical

Video resolution : 240 x 320 pixels

Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz

Palette Colors : 128

Players : 1

Control : 8-way joystick

Buttons : 2

Mysterious Stones (c) 11/1984 Technos.

- TECHNICAL -

Game ID : TA-0010

Main CPU : M6502 (@ 1.5 Mhz)

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

Screen orientation : Vertical

Video resolution : 240 x 256 pixels

Screen refresh : 57.44 Hz

Palette Colors : 56

Players : 2

Control : 4-way joystick

Buttons : 2

- TRIVIA -

With this game, Technos Japan developers pushed even further the peculiar gameplay elements on which "Eggs" and "Scrambled Egg" were based, by putting them into an Indy-themed, multi-room mayhem.

- UPDATES -

Raiders5 (c) 1985 UPL.

- TECHNICAL -

Game ID : UPL-85004

Main CPU : (2x) Z80 (@ 3 Mhz)

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

Screen orientation : Horizontal

Video resolution : 256 x 192 pixels

Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz

Palette Colors : 768

Players : 2

Control : 4-way joystick

Buttons : 1

- TRIVIA -

Licensed to Taito for Japan manufacture and distribution.

- STAFF -

Staff : Tsutomu Fuzisawa, Suzuko, Naotsugu

Game, software and character design by : Ryuichi Nishizawa

Hardware and effect design by : Nobuyuki Narita

Gauntlet Legends (c) 10/1998 Atari Games.

Gauntlet Legends is a fantasy themed action game, a sequel to 1985's popular "Gauntlet" and 1986's "Gauntlet II". Its unusual features for an arcade game included passwords and characters that could be saved, enabling players to play over the course of a long period of time. It was a role-playing game, though with very limited role-playing.

Freeze (c) 10/1984 Cinematronics.

- TECHNICAL -

Main CPU : Z80 (@ 3 Mhz)

Sound CPU : Z80 (@ 1.5 Mhz)

Sound Chips : AY8910 (@ 1.5 Mhz)

Screen orientation : Vertical

Video resolution : 224 x 256 pixels

Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz

Palette Colors : 32

Players : 1

Control : 2-way joystick

Buttons : 2