MAME reviews

Raiden DX (c) 1994 Seibu Kaihatsu.

- TECHNICAL -

Main CPU : V30 (@ 16 Mhz)

Screen orientation : Vertical

Video resolution : 240 x 304 pixels

Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz

Palette Colors : 2048

Players : 2

Control : 8-way joystick

Buttons : 2

- SERIES -

1. Raiden (1990)

2. Raiden II (1993)

3. Raiden DX (1994)

4. Raiden Fighters (1996)

5. Raiden Fighters 2 - Operation Hell Dive (1997)

6. Raiden Fighters Jet (1998)

7. Raiden Fighters 2 - 2000 Operation Hell Dive (2000)

8. Raiden III (2005)

- STAFF -

Producer : H. Hamada

Raiden Fighters (c) 1996 Seibu Kaihatsu.

- TECHNICAL -

Seibu SPI Hardware

Main CPU : I386 (@ 25 Mhz)

Sound CPU : Z80 (@ 7.15909 Mhz)

Sound Chips : YMF271 (@ 7.15909 Mhz)

Screen orientation : Vertical

Video resolution : 240 x 320 pixels

Screen refresh : 54.00 Hz

Palette colors : 6144

Players : 2

Control : 8-way joystick

Buttons : 3

- TRIVIA -

Licensed to Fabtek for US distribution.

During development, the game was tentatively titled 'Gun Dogs' but was later changed to its current title to take advantage of the popular Raiden name.

Raiden (c) 04/1990 Seibu Kaihatsu.

- TECHNICAL -

Main CPU : (2x) V30 (@ 10 Mhz)

Sound CPU : Z80 (@ 3.579545 Mhz)

Sound Chips : YM3812 (@ 3.579545 Mhz), OKI6295 (@ 8 Khz)

Screen orientation : Vertical

Video resolution : 224 x 256 pixels

Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz

Palette colors : 2048

Players : 2

Control : 8-way joystick

Buttons : 2

- TRIVIA -

The title of this game translates from Japanese as 'Thunder and Lightning'.

Senkyu (c) 1995 Seibu Kaihatsu.

Street Fight (c) 1986 Seibu Kaihatsu.

A first-person shoot'em up where you attempt to rid 1931 New York City of the dangerous criminal element.

- TECHNICAL -

Main CPU : Z80 (@ 3 Mhz)

Sound CPU : Z80 (@ 3 Mhz)

Sound Chips : (2x) YM2203 (@ 1.5 Mhz), MSM5205 (@ 384 Khz)

Screen orientation : Horizontal

Video resolution : 256 x 224 pixels

Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz

Palette Colors : 257

Players : 2

Control : 8-way joystick

Buttons : 2

- TRIVIA -

Raiden DX (c) 1994 Seibu Kaihatsu.

- TECHNICAL -

Main CPU : V30 (@ 16 Mhz)

Screen orientation : Vertical

Video resolution : 240 x 304 pixels

Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz

Palette Colors : 2048

Players : 2

Control : 8-way joystick

Buttons : 2

- SERIES -

1. Raiden (1990)

2. Raiden II (1993)

3. Raiden DX (1994)

4. Raiden Fighters (1996)

5. Raiden Fighters 2 - Operation Hell Dive (1997)

6. Raiden Fighters Jet (1998)

7. Raiden Fighters 2 - 2000 Operation Hell Dive (2000)

8. Raiden III (2005)

- STAFF -

Producer : H. Hamada

Raiden Fighters 2 - Operation Hell Dive (c) 1997 Seibu Kaihatsu.

- TECHNICAL -

Seibu SPI Hardware

Main CPU : I386 (@ 25 Mhz)

Sound CPU : Z80 (@ 7.15909 Mhz)

Sound Chips : YMF271 (@ 7.15909 Mhz)

Screen orientation : Vertical

Video resolution : 240 x 320 pixels

Screen refresh : 54.00 Hz

Palette colors : 6144

Players : 2

Control : 8-way joystick

Buttons : 2

- TRIVIA -

A '2000' version was released in 2000 called "Raiden Fighters 2 - 2000 Operation Hell Dive".

- TIPS AND TRICKS -

Raiden II (c) 1993 Seibu Kaihatsu.

- TECHNICAL -

Main CPU : V30 (@ 16 Mhz)

Screen orientation : Vertical

Video resolution : 240 x 304 pixels

Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz

Palette colors : 2048

Players : 2

Control : 8-way joystick

Buttons : 2

- TRIVIA -

Licensed to Fabtek for American distribution.

Pony Canyon / Scitron released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Raiden II - PCCB-00150) on 18/03/1994.

- SERIES -

1. Raiden (1990)

2. Raiden II (1993)

3. Raiden DX (1994)

4. Raiden Fighters (1996)

Viper Phase 1 (c) 1995 Seibu Kaihatsu.

A spin-off of the "Raiden" series.

- TECHNICAL -

Seibu SPI Hardware

Main CPU : I386 (@ 25 Mhz)

Sound CPU : Z80 (@ 7.15909 Mhz)

Sound Chips : YMF271 (@ 7.15909 Mhz)

Screen orientation : Vertical

Video resolution : 240 x 320 pixels

Screen refresh : 54.00 Hz

Palette colors : 6144

Players : 2

Control : 8-way joystick

Buttons : 2

Air Raid (c) 1987 Seibu Kaihatsu.

A vertically scrolling shoot'em up game.

- TECHNICAL -

Main CPU : (2x) Z80 (@ 6 Mhz)

Screen orientation : Vertical

Video resolution : 224 x 256 pixels

Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz

Palette Colors : 4096

Players : 2

Control : 8-way joystick

Buttons : 2

- TRIVIA -

Air Raid is the predecessor to "Raiden".