MAME reviews

Galaxy Wars (c) 08/1979 Universal.

Galaxy Wars is a two-dimensional shooter where you are given three missiles to shoot at two rows of alien ships at the top. Miniature rock-like satellites move around the screen, ready to obliterate your missile at any moment, and the ships themselve shoot at you.

- TECHNICAL -

Main CPU : 8080 (@ 2 Mhz)

Sound Chips : Samples, SN76477 (@ 2 Mhz)

Screen orientation : Vertical

Video resolution : 224 x 240 pixels

Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz

Palette colors : 2

Players : 2

Control : 2-way joystick

Buttons : 1

Cosmic Monsters 2 (c) 1979 Universal.

- TECHNICAL -

Main CPU : 8080 (@ 2 Mhz)

Sound Chips : Samples, SN76477 (@ 2 Mhz)

Screen orientation : Vertical

Video resolution : 224 x 240 pixels

Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz

Palette colors : 2

Players : 2

Control : 2-way Joystick

Buttons : 1

- SCORING -

Large Invader : 10 points

Medium Invader : 20 points

Small Invader : 30 points

UFOs : 50-300 points

- SERIES -

1. Cosmic Monsters (1979)

2. Cosmic Monsters 2 (1979)

3. Cosmic Guerilla (1979)

4. Cosmic Alien (1980)

Galaxy Wars (c) 08/1979 Universal.

Galaxy Wars is a two-dimensional shooter where you are given three missiles to shoot at two rows of alien ships at the top. Miniature rock-like satellites move around the screen, ready to obliterate your missile at any moment, and the ships themselve shoot at you.

- TECHNICAL -

Main CPU : 8080 (@ 2 Mhz)

Sound Chips : Samples, SN76477 (@ 2 Mhz)

Screen orientation : Vertical

Video resolution : 224 x 240 pixels

Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz

Palette colors : 2

Players : 2

Control : 2-way joystick

Buttons : 1

Cosmic Monsters (c) 1979 Universal.

- TECHNICAL -

Main CPU : 8080 (@ 2 Mhz)

Sound Chips : Samples, SN76477 (@ 2 Mhz)

Screen orientation : Vertical

Video resolution : 224 x 240 pixels

Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz

Palette colors : 2

Players : 2

Control : 2-way joystick

Buttons : 1

- TRIVIA -

Cosmic Monsters is a clone of "Space Invaders".

This is the first game manufactured by Universal and the first game of the 'Cosmic' series (See 'Series' section for more info).

- SCORING -

Large Invader : 10 points

Medium Invader : 20 points

Jumping Jack (c) 01/1984 Universal.

- TECHNICAL -

Main CPU : Z80 (@ 3.9 Mhz), (2x) Z80 (@4mhz)

Sound Chips : (4x) SN76496 (@ 4 Mhz)

Screen orientation : Vertical

Video resolution : 192 x 240 pixels

Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz

Palette Colors : 258

Players : 2

Control : 4-way joystick

Buttons : 2

Mr. Do! vs. Unicorns (c) 11/1982 Universal.

- TECHNICAL -

Main CPU : Z80 (@ 3.9 Mhz), (2x) Z80 (@4mhz)

Sound Chips : (4x) SN76496 (@ 4 Mhz)

Screen orientation : Vertical

Video resolution : 192 x 240 pixels

Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz

Palette Colors : 258

Players : 2

Control : 4-way joystick

Buttons : 2

- TRIVIA -

This game is known outside Asia as "Mr. Do's Castle".

- SERIES -

1. Mr. Do! (1982)

2. Mr. Do! vs. Unicorns (1983)

3. Mr. Do's Wild Ride (1984)

4. Do! Run Run (1984)

5. Neo Mr. Do! (1996)

- PORTS -

Indoor Soccer (c) 03/1985 Universal.

- TECHNICAL -

Main CPU : Z80 (@ 3.9 Mhz), (2x) Z80 (@4mhz)

Sound Chips : (4x) SN76496 (@ 4 Mhz), MSM5205 (@ 384 Khz)

Screen orientation : Horizontal

Video resolution : 240 x 192 pixels

Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz

Palette colors : 258

Players : 2

Control : Double 8-way joysticks

Buttons : 2

- PORTS -

* Computers :

Commodore C64 (1989)

Do! Run Run (c) 1984 Universal.

A superb final entry into the "Mr Do!" series (not counting the Neo Geo-based "Neo Mr. Do", which was merely a remake of the first game in the series), "Do! Run Run" takes its inspiration from Namco's "Pac-Man".

Do! Run Run (c) 1984 Universal.

A superb final entry into the "Mr Do!" series (not counting the Neo Geo-based "Neo Mr. Do", which was merely a remake of the first game in the series), "Do! Run Run" takes its inspiration from Namco's "Pac-Man".

Mr. Do's Wild Ride (c) 01/1984 Universal.