Alcon| 1986 |
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Controls/Input Device: Control(joy8way), Buttons(2)
Number of Players: 2
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Alcon VGMuseum Game Endings
Alcon on CAESAR
Alcon high score and replay at MARP
Alcon on datObase
URL: Rules:
URL: Hints:
URL: Cheats:
URL: Reviews:
Alcon VGMuseum Game Endings
Alcon on CAESAR
Alcon high score and replay at MARP
Alcon on datObase
Mameinfo.dat entry:
0.37b10 [Yochizo]
WIP:
- 0.147u2: hap fixed clone Omega Fighter Special. The game fails to boot or finish post. After showing bad rom errors, the game resets.
- 0.147u1: Fixed maincpu rom loading.
- 0.122u7: Fixed gfx1/2/3/4/5 rom loading.
- 0.89u3: Changed Z80 CPU2 clock speed to 5MHz.
- 0.37b10: Yochizo added 'Omega Fighter' (UPL 1989) and clone Omega Fighter Special.
- 21st November 2000: Yochizo fixed some graphics bugs in the Omega Fighter / Atomic Robo-kid driver.
- 8th November 2000: Yochizo sent in a driver for Omega Fighter and Atomic Robo-kid.
- 25th April 1999: Dumped Omega Fighter Special.
LEVELS: 8 (restarts once)
Other Emulators:
* FB Alpha
* JFF
* Raine
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Catacomb
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Nova 2001
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Alpha Mission / ASO
Alpha Mission II / ASO II
Astro Warrior (Mega-Tech)
Mission 660
Rafflesia
S.R.D. Mission
Truxton / Tatsujin
Tatsujin (Tourvision PCE bootleg)
Truxton II / Tatsujin Oh
Blast Off
Blazing Lazers
GunHed (Tourvision PCE bootleg)
The Next Space
Omega Fighter
Super Star Soldier (Tourvision PCE bootleg)
Lethal Thunder
Pollux
Strike Gunner S.T.G
Vimana
Explosive Breaker
Final Star Force
Galmedes
Gunlock
GunNail
Nebulas Ray
Super-X
Gekirindan
Viper Phase 1
Fever SOS
Mars Matrix: Hyper Solid Shooting
Romset: 2016 kb / 8 files / 457.8 zip
Credits Mameinfo and Mametesters Project Robert J. Rabgno et al.
0.37b10 [Yochizo]
WIP:
- 0.147u2: hap fixed clone Omega Fighter Special. The game fails to boot or finish post. After showing bad rom errors, the game resets.
- 0.147u1: Fixed maincpu rom loading.
- 0.122u7: Fixed gfx1/2/3/4/5 rom loading.
- 0.89u3: Changed Z80 CPU2 clock speed to 5MHz.
- 0.37b10: Yochizo added 'Omega Fighter' (UPL 1989) and clone Omega Fighter Special.
- 21st November 2000: Yochizo fixed some graphics bugs in the Omega Fighter / Atomic Robo-kid driver.
- 8th November 2000: Yochizo sent in a driver for Omega Fighter and Atomic Robo-kid.
- 25th April 1999: Dumped Omega Fighter Special.
LEVELS: 8 (restarts once)
Other Emulators:
* FB Alpha
* JFF
* Raine
Recommended Games (Star Force):
Catacomb
Vega
Espial
Night Star (DECO Cassette)
Nova 2001
Star Jacker
Stunt Air
Zodiack
Star Force
Alpha Mission / ASO
Alpha Mission II / ASO II
Astro Warrior (Mega-Tech)
Mission 660
Rafflesia
S.R.D. Mission
Truxton / Tatsujin
Tatsujin (Tourvision PCE bootleg)
Truxton II / Tatsujin Oh
Blast Off
Blazing Lazers
GunHed (Tourvision PCE bootleg)
The Next Space
Omega Fighter
Super Star Soldier (Tourvision PCE bootleg)
Lethal Thunder
Pollux
Strike Gunner S.T.G
Vimana
Explosive Breaker
Final Star Force
Galmedes
Gunlock
GunNail
Nebulas Ray
Super-X
Gekirindan
Viper Phase 1
Fever SOS
Mars Matrix: Hyper Solid Shooting
Romset: 2016 kb / 8 files / 457.8 zip
Credits Mameinfo and Mametesters Project Robert J. Rabgno et al.
History.dat entry:
Alcon (c) 1986 Taito America Corp.
Vertical scrolling shoot-em-up. Shoot ground targets and collect stars which can be exchanged for various power-ups. Fly over hi-tech landscape. Features end of level bosses, good sound and graphics.
- TECHNICAL -
Board Number : M6100186A
Prom Stickers : A77
Main CPU : (2x) Zilog Z80 (@ 6 Mhz)
Sound Chips : (2x) General Instrument AY8910 (@ 1.5 Mhz)
Players : 2
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 2
- TRIVIA -
Alcon was released in December 1986 in the USA. It is known outside US as "Slap Fight".
'ALCON' stands for 'Allied League of Cosmic Nations'.
Gary Hatt holds the record for this game with 838,050 points on April 25, 1987.
- TIPS AND TRICKS -
* Weapon descriptions :
Speed - This will increase your flying speed.
Shot - Normal forward fire.
Side - Right and left fire.
Wing - Double, triple and quadruple fire power.
Bomb - Wide range fire
Laser - Long range fire.
H. Mis - Homing missiles.
Shield - Indestructible against three hits.
* Super Power-Up : Insert your coin(s) and select one player mode. When you begin the game, do not press the fire button and do not kill anything. Try lasting as long as possible avoiding the enemies' bullets. Your ship will eventually be destroyed and when you resume, you will have all power-ups and weapons. The longer you lasted before being destroyed, the further in the game you'll resume.
- STAFF -
Sound composer : Masahiro Yuge
- PORTS -
* Computers :
Commodore C64 [US] (1987) "Slap Fight" by Imagine Studios
- CONTRIBUTE -
Edit this entry: http://www.arcade-history.com/?&page=detail&id=55&o=2
Licensed from Alexis Bousiges under a CC Attribution 3.0 License
Alcon (c) 1986 Taito America Corp.
Vertical scrolling shoot-em-up. Shoot ground targets and collect stars which can be exchanged for various power-ups. Fly over hi-tech landscape. Features end of level bosses, good sound and graphics.
- TECHNICAL -
Board Number : M6100186A
Prom Stickers : A77
Main CPU : (2x) Zilog Z80 (@ 6 Mhz)
Sound Chips : (2x) General Instrument AY8910 (@ 1.5 Mhz)
Players : 2
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 2
- TRIVIA -
Alcon was released in December 1986 in the USA. It is known outside US as "Slap Fight".
'ALCON' stands for 'Allied League of Cosmic Nations'.
Gary Hatt holds the record for this game with 838,050 points on April 25, 1987.
- TIPS AND TRICKS -
* Weapon descriptions :
Speed - This will increase your flying speed.
Shot - Normal forward fire.
Side - Right and left fire.
Wing - Double, triple and quadruple fire power.
Bomb - Wide range fire
Laser - Long range fire.
H. Mis - Homing missiles.
Shield - Indestructible against three hits.
* Super Power-Up : Insert your coin(s) and select one player mode. When you begin the game, do not press the fire button and do not kill anything. Try lasting as long as possible avoiding the enemies' bullets. Your ship will eventually be destroyed and when you resume, you will have all power-ups and weapons. The longer you lasted before being destroyed, the further in the game you'll resume.
- STAFF -
Sound composer : Masahiro Yuge
- PORTS -
* Computers :
Commodore C64 [US] (1987) "Slap Fight" by Imagine Studios
- CONTRIBUTE -
Edit this entry: http://www.arcade-history.com/?&page=detail&id=55&o=2
Licensed from Alexis Bousiges under a CC Attribution 3.0 License
cheat.dat entry:
00000000 C189 00000005 FFFFFFFF Infinite Lives
20800000 6959 00000018 FFFFFFFF Invincibility Doesn't give your wings Invincibility so use the 'Always have Full Wings' cheat for that!
00000000 C18F 00000001 FFFFFFFF Always have One Star
00000000 C1DE 00000040 FFFFFFFF Always have Side Arms
00000000 C1DC 00000003 FFFFFFFF Always have Full Wings
00010000 C209 00000082 FFFFFFFF Always have Full Wings (2/3)
00010000 C219 00000082 FFFFFFFF Always have Full Wings (3/3)
00000000 C190 00000082 FFFFFFFF Always have Shield
00010000 C1BF 00000007 FFFFFFFF Always have Shield (2/2)
62000000 0000 00000000 00000000 Select Weapon
00010000 C1D7 00000001 FFFFFFFF Bomb
00018000 C1DD 00000005 FFFFFFFF Bomb (2/2)
00010000 C1D7 00000002 FFFFFFFF Laser
00018000 C1DD 00000003 FFFFFFFF Laser (2/2)
00010000 C1D7 00000003 FFFFFFFF H Mis
00018000 C1DD 00000007 FFFFFFFF H Mis (2/2)
00000001 C18F 00000001 FFFFFFFF Now have One Star
00000001 C18F 00000002 FFFFFFFF Now have Two Stars
00000001 C18F 00000003 FFFFFFFF Now have Three Stars
00000001 C18F 00000004 FFFFFFFF Now have Four Stars
00000001 C18F 00000005 FFFFFFFF Now have Five Stars
00000001 C18F 00000006 FFFFFFFF Now have Six Stars
00000001 C18F 00000007 FFFFFFFF Now have Seven Stars
00000001 C18F 00000008 FFFFFFFF Now have Eight Stars
00000000 C1D9 00000028 FFFFFFFF Rapid Fire - Shot
00000000 C1DA 00000028 FFFFFFFF Rapid Fire - Side Shot
Credit Pugsy's MAME Cheat file
00000000 C189 00000005 FFFFFFFF Infinite Lives
20800000 6959 00000018 FFFFFFFF Invincibility Doesn't give your wings Invincibility so use the 'Always have Full Wings' cheat for that!
00000000 C18F 00000001 FFFFFFFF Always have One Star
00000000 C1DE 00000040 FFFFFFFF Always have Side Arms
00000000 C1DC 00000003 FFFFFFFF Always have Full Wings
00010000 C209 00000082 FFFFFFFF Always have Full Wings (2/3)
00010000 C219 00000082 FFFFFFFF Always have Full Wings (3/3)
00000000 C190 00000082 FFFFFFFF Always have Shield
00010000 C1BF 00000007 FFFFFFFF Always have Shield (2/2)
62000000 0000 00000000 00000000 Select Weapon
00010000 C1D7 00000001 FFFFFFFF Bomb
00018000 C1DD 00000005 FFFFFFFF Bomb (2/2)
00010000 C1D7 00000002 FFFFFFFF Laser
00018000 C1DD 00000003 FFFFFFFF Laser (2/2)
00010000 C1D7 00000003 FFFFFFFF H Mis
00018000 C1DD 00000007 FFFFFFFF H Mis (2/2)
00000001 C18F 00000001 FFFFFFFF Now have One Star
00000001 C18F 00000002 FFFFFFFF Now have Two Stars
00000001 C18F 00000003 FFFFFFFF Now have Three Stars
00000001 C18F 00000004 FFFFFFFF Now have Four Stars
00000001 C18F 00000005 FFFFFFFF Now have Five Stars
00000001 C18F 00000006 FFFFFFFF Now have Six Stars
00000001 C18F 00000007 FFFFFFFF Now have Seven Stars
00000001 C18F 00000008 FFFFFFFF Now have Eight Stars
00000000 C1D9 00000028 FFFFFFFF Rapid Fire - Shot
00000000 C1DA 00000028 FFFFFFFF Rapid Fire - Side Shot
Credit Pugsy's MAME Cheat file
