Radar Scope| 1980 |
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Developer: Nintendo
Controls/Input Device: Control(joy4way), Buttons(1)
Number of Players: 2
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Controls/Input Device: Control(joy4way), Buttons(1)
Number of Players: 2
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Radar Scope VGMuseum Game Endings
Radar Scope on CAESAR
Radar Scope high score and replay at MARP
Radar Scope on datObase
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Radar Scope VGMuseum Game Endings
Radar Scope on CAESAR
Radar Scope high score and replay at MARP
Radar Scope 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:
Radar Scope (c) 1979 Nintendo.
As captain of the Sonic Spaceport, players must defend their station against enemy spaceships called Gamma Raiders, which attack with vengeance and swiftly retreat to formation. The object of the game is to destroy 48 enemy Gamma Raiders before there is total disintegration of all the Spaceports on the player's side.
Players can counterattack with the Rapid-Fire Laser Blaster which zooms the lasers over the three-dimensional-esque field of curving vectors, while it intercepts enemies. The lower on the radar screen that you destroy a Gamma Raider, the more points will be earned. If exploding decoys damage the Sonic Spaceport, the Laser Blaster's firing speed will reduce. The Laser Blaster's "Damage Meter" will light up as damage is incurred and when fully illuminated, will weaken the Laser Blaster's offensive powers. To reverse this, the players must attack and destroy all remaining Gamma Raiders.
Players are given a wide range of flexibility in controlling the difficulty levels of the game. Extra Spaceports are awarded at 7,000, 10,000, 15,000 and 20,000 points, as determined by the players. The initial number of Spaceports may also be pre-programmed at 3, 4, 5 or 6. When the required number of spaceships is destroyed, players receive an extra point bonus.
- TECHNICAL -
Radar Scope was available in three different dedicated cabinets. The upright cabinet was the same design used for the "Donkey Kong" series. It was red in color and had sticker side-art of a spaceship. The monitor bezel and control panel were designed to mimic the view from inside the cockpit of a spaceship. While the marquee showed an image of a blue and red 'Radar Scope' logo on a field of stars. The cocktail version came in a white-topped cabinet and was only decorated with an instruction card underneath the glass. The final version was a big environmental unit that completely enclosed the player inside (to better hear all that 'Laser Sound'). All the Radar Scope advertisements showed the environmental version. It used the same side-art as the upright, and had a 'Radar Scope' logo silk-screened on the back window. All versions used a 'Nintendo Compatible' Sanyo monitor.
Main CPU : Zilog Z80 (@ 3.072 Mhz), I8035 (@ 400 Khz)
Sound Chips : Discrete circuitry
Players : 2
Control : Joystick 2-way
Buttons : 1 (FIRE)
- TRIVIA -
Radar Scope was released in December 1979 in Japan and was the first game that Shigeru Miyamoto worked on.
The game was outside Japan in November 1980. Unfortunately, it did not sell very well. Of the 3000 games made, roughly 2000 were converted into "Donkey Kong". This lead to two variations of Donkey Kong cabinets: the harder to find red cabinet and the traditional blue cabinet.
- STAFF -
Graphics by: Shigeru Miyamoto
Composer: Hirokazu Tanaka
- CONTRIBUTE -
Edit this entry: http://www.arcade-history.com/?&page=detail&id=2155&o=2
Licensed from Alexis Bousiges under a CC Attribution 3.0 License
Radar Scope (c) 1979 Nintendo.
As captain of the Sonic Spaceport, players must defend their station against enemy spaceships called Gamma Raiders, which attack with vengeance and swiftly retreat to formation. The object of the game is to destroy 48 enemy Gamma Raiders before there is total disintegration of all the Spaceports on the player's side.
Players can counterattack with the Rapid-Fire Laser Blaster which zooms the lasers over the three-dimensional-esque field of curving vectors, while it intercepts enemies. The lower on the radar screen that you destroy a Gamma Raider, the more points will be earned. If exploding decoys damage the Sonic Spaceport, the Laser Blaster's firing speed will reduce. The Laser Blaster's "Damage Meter" will light up as damage is incurred and when fully illuminated, will weaken the Laser Blaster's offensive powers. To reverse this, the players must attack and destroy all remaining Gamma Raiders.
Players are given a wide range of flexibility in controlling the difficulty levels of the game. Extra Spaceports are awarded at 7,000, 10,000, 15,000 and 20,000 points, as determined by the players. The initial number of Spaceports may also be pre-programmed at 3, 4, 5 or 6. When the required number of spaceships is destroyed, players receive an extra point bonus.
- TECHNICAL -
Radar Scope was available in three different dedicated cabinets. The upright cabinet was the same design used for the "Donkey Kong" series. It was red in color and had sticker side-art of a spaceship. The monitor bezel and control panel were designed to mimic the view from inside the cockpit of a spaceship. While the marquee showed an image of a blue and red 'Radar Scope' logo on a field of stars. The cocktail version came in a white-topped cabinet and was only decorated with an instruction card underneath the glass. The final version was a big environmental unit that completely enclosed the player inside (to better hear all that 'Laser Sound'). All the Radar Scope advertisements showed the environmental version. It used the same side-art as the upright, and had a 'Radar Scope' logo silk-screened on the back window. All versions used a 'Nintendo Compatible' Sanyo monitor.
Main CPU : Zilog Z80 (@ 3.072 Mhz), I8035 (@ 400 Khz)
Sound Chips : Discrete circuitry
Players : 2
Control : Joystick 2-way
Buttons : 1 (FIRE)
- TRIVIA -
Radar Scope was released in December 1979 in Japan and was the first game that Shigeru Miyamoto worked on.
The game was outside Japan in November 1980. Unfortunately, it did not sell very well. Of the 3000 games made, roughly 2000 were converted into "Donkey Kong". This lead to two variations of Donkey Kong cabinets: the harder to find red cabinet and the traditional blue cabinet.
- STAFF -
Graphics by: Shigeru Miyamoto
Composer: Hirokazu Tanaka
- CONTRIBUTE -
Edit this entry: http://www.arcade-history.com/?&page=detail&id=2155&o=2
Licensed from Alexis Bousiges under a CC Attribution 3.0 License
cheat.dat entry:
00000000 621D 00000005 FFFFFFFF Infinite Lives
00000000 60AD 00000000 FFFFFFFF Infinite Damage
20800000 047A 000000C9 FFFFFFFF Invincibility
20910000 0B94 00000B96 FFFFFFFF Invincibility (2/4) 1st = Disabled damage, 2nd = Enemy
20910000 0BD4 00000BD6 FFFFFFFF Invincibility (3/4) Bomb
20810000 0C12 00000014 FFFFFFFF Invincibility (4/4) Fire
60000000 0000 00000000 00000000
00000000 6010 00000000 00000010 Rapid Fire PL1 Turn it OFF on the name entry screen
00000000 6011 00000000 00000010 Rapid Fire PL2 Turn it OFF on the name entry screen
Credit Pugsy's MAME Cheat file
00000000 621D 00000005 FFFFFFFF Infinite Lives
00000000 60AD 00000000 FFFFFFFF Infinite Damage
20800000 047A 000000C9 FFFFFFFF Invincibility
20910000 0B94 00000B96 FFFFFFFF Invincibility (2/4) 1st = Disabled damage, 2nd = Enemy
20910000 0BD4 00000BD6 FFFFFFFF Invincibility (3/4) Bomb
20810000 0C12 00000014 FFFFFFFF Invincibility (4/4) Fire
60000000 0000 00000000 00000000
00000000 6010 00000000 00000010 Rapid Fire PL1 Turn it OFF on the name entry screen
00000000 6011 00000000 00000010 Rapid Fire PL2 Turn it OFF on the name entry screen
Credit Pugsy's MAME Cheat file
