Psycho Soldier (US)| 1987 |
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Psycho Soldier (US) on CAESAR
Psycho Soldier (US) high score and replay at MARP
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Psycho Soldier (US) VGMuseum Game Endings
Psycho Soldier (US) on CAESAR
Psycho Soldier (US) high score and replay at MARP
Psycho Soldier (US) 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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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:
Psycho Soldier (c) 1987 SNK.
Psycho Soldier is a 1986 release by SNK. It is a side-scrolling shooter featuring two-player simultaneous play. The major character is a girl named Athena. She fires blasts of psychic energy as her main weapon. She can collect orbs which she can control telepathically. These orbs protect her from some projectiles and can also be launched at targets. The orbs will explode on impact. Her companion, a boy named Kensu, can help her with his own powers. Together they clean up a ruined city full of monsters and mutants.
- TECHNICAL -
Game ID : 'PS'
This game is one of a particular line of SNK machines that operates using three Z80's at 4MHz. Most of the sound effects come from a YM3526 (OPL1) FM chip while most music and all digitized effects (including the complete vocal track) are created by a Y8950 (it is a YM3526 with a 4-channel ADPCM decoder added on). Here is the detail :
Main CPU : (2x) Zilog Z80 (@ 4 Mhz)
Sound CPU : Zilog Z80 (@ 4 Mhz)
Sound Chips : Yamaha YM3526 (@ 4 Mhz), Y8950 (@ 4 Mhz)
Because of its extensive vocal soundtrack, the board is huge. It consists of three PCBs full of ICs all sandwiched together.
Screen orientation : Horizontal
Video resolution : 384 x 224 pixels
Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz
Palette Colors : 1024
Players : 2
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 2
- TRIVIA -
Released in March 1987.
Psycho Soldier was the first-ever video game featuring a vocal soundtrack. The Japanese lyrics for the Psycho Soldier theme is also used as the Psycho Soldier team's team music in KOF94 and 96, as well as Athena's theme music in KOF 97 and 02.
Psycho Soldier's Soundtrack was released as a bonus with the purchase of Nintendo Famicom's Athena. It also included a vocal version of the ending theme.
The main character, Athena, appears in The King of Fighters series. Kensu, wearing a different outfit, appears in The King of Fighters series as 'Sie Kensou'. Kensu, as he appears here in Psycho Soldier, appears as a striker character in "The King of Fighters 2000" as ''Psycho Soldier Kensou''.
- UPDATES -
The Japanese and US versions have song lyrics in Japanese and English respectively.
Here is the lyrics for the Japanese version :
Psycho Ball ga hikari hanachi -
Athena no sugata terashi dasu no -
Psycho Soldier yami o saite -
Athena wa yume o suki dasu no.
Psycho Power o kokoro ni himete -
Hateshinai michi o hashiru -
Ima wa mo aozora mienai kedo...
Fire! Fire! Psycho Soldier! (x2)
Psycho Soldier ga yami o saite -
Athena wa yume o suki dasu no -
Psycho Beam no kagayaki nokoshi -
Athena wa mirai o motome tabidatsu.
Honoo no yoni moeru hitomi -
Kibo no kakaera o mitsume -
Ima wa moda namida misenai wa!
Fire! Fire! Psycho Soldier! (x2)
Psycho Beam no kagayaki nokoshi -
Athena wa mirai o motome tabidatsu.
Dare hitori shiranai ashita -
Hino tori no sugata karite -
Honoo no yoni moero hitomi -
Kibo no kakarea o mitsume -
Psycho Power o kokoro ni himete -
Hateshinai michi o hashiru -
(repeats)
Here's the english version :
Athena's name is magic -
mystery is what you see -
her crystal is the answer -
fighting fair -
to keep us free -
she's just a little girl with power inside -
burning bright -
you'd better hide if you are bad -
she'll get you -
she'll read your mind and find if -
you believe in right or wrong -
fire, fire psycho soldier.
- SCORING -
Lightning flashing column : Shooting power increases
Blue ball(s) flashing column : provides psycho ball(s) for psycho shooting and defense shield
Red beam flashing column : Increases psycho energy
Skull flashing column : AVOID. drains your psycho energy (doesn't kill you) Flashing rainbow square - Better jumping response and dexterity
Red Sword : break stone with one hit, allows fire through stone and walls
Large blue ball : Turns all enemies in psycho balls and their projectiles into balloons
Orange ball with blue center : Increases fire speed
Infinity sign : Ability increase : ???
Arrow up : AVOID. Upgrades enemies into more advanced enemies
Arrow down : downgrades enemies
Large red skull : AVOID. Takes away all extra powers and leaves you with basic powers
Large red ball with "F" : Instant maximum psycho energy
Pillar formations : shoot these and a floating balloon or saucer comes out. Grab for bonus points. The longer you wait before grabbing, the higher the point value (up to 8000 points).
- TIPS AND TRICKS -
* Movement : Move Athena or Kensu left or right along platforms. Make them move up or down to jump to other platforms. They will not get hurt by long falls.
* Forming Pillars : Don't walk on them. You'll trip and be vulnerable to attack!
* Attacking with Psycho Bolts : Press the primary fire button to standard bolts of energy. These can punch through stone as well as through enemies. If you break a stone and it contains a lightning capsule, you can power up your primary attack.
* Using the Psycho Balls : Sometimes you'll find balls floating on the screen. If you grab them, then they will circle around Athena. By pressing the secondary fire button, you can launch them at your enemies. They can destroy anything in their path short of a boss or some of the later creatures. Your ammo is listed at the bottom of the screen, above your life count. Using psycho balls does drain some energy from Athena. The more energy you have, the more powerful the ball attack is. Psycho balls also act as a limited form of defense. The more energy you have, the faster they revolve around your character. They can block small projectiles and small flying creatures.
* Using the sword : A sword is hidden in some blocks. When you get a sword, your shots will now pass through stone. You must walk up to a stone and hit it with the sword to break it (use the fire button). The sword lasts for a while (probably a set number of strikes). The sword may also be used against enemies at very close range.
* Becoming the Psycho Creature : If your energy bar is full and you have collected lots of psycho balls, you should break stones until a green egg pops out. When you break the egg, a special item will appear that changes Athena into a phoenix (Kensu becomes a green dragon). The phoenix has a powerful breath attack and can ram enemies to kill them. The breath attack has no penalty for use, but you use energy whenever you ram an enemy or you get hit by a projectile. If your energy bar is not full, or you don't have enough psycho balls, the egg will release a large number of maggots. Therefore, try not to be close to an egg when you break it. If you're too close, the maggots will swarm you.
- SERIES -
1. Athena (1986)
2. Psycho Soldier (1987)
3. Athena - Full Throttle (2006, Mobile Phones)
- STAFF -
Staff : Kaori.S, Hamashin, Kooyan, John. Guso, Gon, Dachi, Kikuhen, R. Aran, Hachisuka, G. Iwasaru
- PORTS -
* Consoles :
Nintendo NES [Unreleased Prototype]
* Computers :
SInclair ZX Spectrum (1987)
Commodore C64 (1987)
Amstrad CPC (1988)
- CONTRIBUTE -
Edit this entry: http://www.arcade-history.com/?&page=detail&id=2060&o=2
Licensed from Alexis Bousiges under a CC Attribution 3.0 License
Psycho Soldier (c) 1987 SNK.
Psycho Soldier is a 1986 release by SNK. It is a side-scrolling shooter featuring two-player simultaneous play. The major character is a girl named Athena. She fires blasts of psychic energy as her main weapon. She can collect orbs which she can control telepathically. These orbs protect her from some projectiles and can also be launched at targets. The orbs will explode on impact. Her companion, a boy named Kensu, can help her with his own powers. Together they clean up a ruined city full of monsters and mutants.
- TECHNICAL -
Game ID : 'PS'
This game is one of a particular line of SNK machines that operates using three Z80's at 4MHz. Most of the sound effects come from a YM3526 (OPL1) FM chip while most music and all digitized effects (including the complete vocal track) are created by a Y8950 (it is a YM3526 with a 4-channel ADPCM decoder added on). Here is the detail :
Main CPU : (2x) Zilog Z80 (@ 4 Mhz)
Sound CPU : Zilog Z80 (@ 4 Mhz)
Sound Chips : Yamaha YM3526 (@ 4 Mhz), Y8950 (@ 4 Mhz)
Because of its extensive vocal soundtrack, the board is huge. It consists of three PCBs full of ICs all sandwiched together.
Screen orientation : Horizontal
Video resolution : 384 x 224 pixels
Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz
Palette Colors : 1024
Players : 2
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 2
- TRIVIA -
Released in March 1987.
Psycho Soldier was the first-ever video game featuring a vocal soundtrack. The Japanese lyrics for the Psycho Soldier theme is also used as the Psycho Soldier team's team music in KOF94 and 96, as well as Athena's theme music in KOF 97 and 02.
Psycho Soldier's Soundtrack was released as a bonus with the purchase of Nintendo Famicom's Athena. It also included a vocal version of the ending theme.
The main character, Athena, appears in The King of Fighters series. Kensu, wearing a different outfit, appears in The King of Fighters series as 'Sie Kensou'. Kensu, as he appears here in Psycho Soldier, appears as a striker character in "The King of Fighters 2000" as ''Psycho Soldier Kensou''.
- UPDATES -
The Japanese and US versions have song lyrics in Japanese and English respectively.
Here is the lyrics for the Japanese version :
Psycho Ball ga hikari hanachi -
Athena no sugata terashi dasu no -
Psycho Soldier yami o saite -
Athena wa yume o suki dasu no.
Psycho Power o kokoro ni himete -
Hateshinai michi o hashiru -
Ima wa mo aozora mienai kedo...
Fire! Fire! Psycho Soldier! (x2)
Psycho Soldier ga yami o saite -
Athena wa yume o suki dasu no -
Psycho Beam no kagayaki nokoshi -
Athena wa mirai o motome tabidatsu.
Honoo no yoni moeru hitomi -
Kibo no kakaera o mitsume -
Ima wa moda namida misenai wa!
Fire! Fire! Psycho Soldier! (x2)
Psycho Beam no kagayaki nokoshi -
Athena wa mirai o motome tabidatsu.
Dare hitori shiranai ashita -
Hino tori no sugata karite -
Honoo no yoni moero hitomi -
Kibo no kakarea o mitsume -
Psycho Power o kokoro ni himete -
Hateshinai michi o hashiru -
(repeats)
Here's the english version :
Athena's name is magic -
mystery is what you see -
her crystal is the answer -
fighting fair -
to keep us free -
she's just a little girl with power inside -
burning bright -
you'd better hide if you are bad -
she'll get you -
she'll read your mind and find if -
you believe in right or wrong -
fire, fire psycho soldier.
- SCORING -
Lightning flashing column : Shooting power increases
Blue ball(s) flashing column : provides psycho ball(s) for psycho shooting and defense shield
Red beam flashing column : Increases psycho energy
Skull flashing column : AVOID. drains your psycho energy (doesn't kill you) Flashing rainbow square - Better jumping response and dexterity
Red Sword : break stone with one hit, allows fire through stone and walls
Large blue ball : Turns all enemies in psycho balls and their projectiles into balloons
Orange ball with blue center : Increases fire speed
Infinity sign : Ability increase : ???
Arrow up : AVOID. Upgrades enemies into more advanced enemies
Arrow down : downgrades enemies
Large red skull : AVOID. Takes away all extra powers and leaves you with basic powers
Large red ball with "F" : Instant maximum psycho energy
Pillar formations : shoot these and a floating balloon or saucer comes out. Grab for bonus points. The longer you wait before grabbing, the higher the point value (up to 8000 points).
- TIPS AND TRICKS -
* Movement : Move Athena or Kensu left or right along platforms. Make them move up or down to jump to other platforms. They will not get hurt by long falls.
* Forming Pillars : Don't walk on them. You'll trip and be vulnerable to attack!
* Attacking with Psycho Bolts : Press the primary fire button to standard bolts of energy. These can punch through stone as well as through enemies. If you break a stone and it contains a lightning capsule, you can power up your primary attack.
* Using the Psycho Balls : Sometimes you'll find balls floating on the screen. If you grab them, then they will circle around Athena. By pressing the secondary fire button, you can launch them at your enemies. They can destroy anything in their path short of a boss or some of the later creatures. Your ammo is listed at the bottom of the screen, above your life count. Using psycho balls does drain some energy from Athena. The more energy you have, the more powerful the ball attack is. Psycho balls also act as a limited form of defense. The more energy you have, the faster they revolve around your character. They can block small projectiles and small flying creatures.
* Using the sword : A sword is hidden in some blocks. When you get a sword, your shots will now pass through stone. You must walk up to a stone and hit it with the sword to break it (use the fire button). The sword lasts for a while (probably a set number of strikes). The sword may also be used against enemies at very close range.
* Becoming the Psycho Creature : If your energy bar is full and you have collected lots of psycho balls, you should break stones until a green egg pops out. When you break the egg, a special item will appear that changes Athena into a phoenix (Kensu becomes a green dragon). The phoenix has a powerful breath attack and can ram enemies to kill them. The breath attack has no penalty for use, but you use energy whenever you ram an enemy or you get hit by a projectile. If your energy bar is not full, or you don't have enough psycho balls, the egg will release a large number of maggots. Therefore, try not to be close to an egg when you break it. If you're too close, the maggots will swarm you.
- SERIES -
1. Athena (1986)
2. Psycho Soldier (1987)
3. Athena - Full Throttle (2006, Mobile Phones)
- STAFF -
Staff : Kaori.S, Hamashin, Kooyan, John. Guso, Gon, Dachi, Kikuhen, R. Aran, Hachisuka, G. Iwasaru
- PORTS -
* Consoles :
Nintendo NES [Unreleased Prototype]
* Computers :
SInclair ZX Spectrum (1987)
Commodore C64 (1987)
Amstrad CPC (1988)
- CONTRIBUTE -
Edit this entry: http://www.arcade-history.com/?&page=detail&id=2060&o=2
Licensed from Alexis Bousiges under a CC Attribution 3.0 License
cheat.dat entry:
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00000000 F790 0000000C FFFFFFFF Infinite Powerballs PL1
00000000 F78E 00000014 FFFFFFFF Maximum Energy PL1
00000000 F780 0000000C FFFFFFFF Invincibility PL1 Dont get stuck in Dead Ends. Turn Invincibility OFF if you do!
60000000 0000 00000000 00000000
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00010000 F7D5 00000003 FFFFFFFF Infinite Lives PL2 (2/2)
00000000 F7E6 0000000C FFFFFFFF Infinite Powerballs PL2
00000000 F7E4 00000014 FFFFFFFF Maximum Energy PL2
00000000 F7D6 0000000C FFFFFFFF Invincibility PL2 Dont get stuck in Dead Ends. Turn Invincibility OFF if you do!
Credit Pugsy's MAME Cheat file
00000000 F77E 00000003 FFFFFFFF Infinite Lives PL1
00010000 F77F 00000003 FFFFFFFF Infinite Lives PL1 (2/2)
00000000 F790 0000000C FFFFFFFF Infinite Powerballs PL1
00000000 F78E 00000014 FFFFFFFF Maximum Energy PL1
00000000 F780 0000000C FFFFFFFF Invincibility PL1 Dont get stuck in Dead Ends. Turn Invincibility OFF if you do!
60000000 0000 00000000 00000000
00000000 F7D4 00000003 FFFFFFFF Infinite Lives PL2
00010000 F7D5 00000003 FFFFFFFF Infinite Lives PL2 (2/2)
00000000 F7E6 0000000C FFFFFFFF Infinite Powerballs PL2
00000000 F7E4 00000014 FFFFFFFF Maximum Energy PL2
00000000 F7D6 0000000C FFFFFFFF Invincibility PL2 Dont get stuck in Dead Ends. Turn Invincibility OFF if you do!
Credit Pugsy's MAME Cheat file
