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Tower of Druaga (New Ver.)

 
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Tower of Druaga (New Ver.)

| 1984
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Developer: Namco
Controls/Input Device: Control(joy4way), Buttons(2)
Number of Players: 2
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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)


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* 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.
History.dat entry:
The Tower of Druaga (c) 1984 Namco.

You control the heroic prince Gilgamesh who must attempt to rescue the maiden Ki from the demon Druaga. You are armed with a sword and shield to attack and defend. Find hidden chests (and special items) when special conditions are met, some of which are required to beat the game.

Original story :
IN ANOTHER TIME
IN ANOTHER WORLD...
THE BLUE CRYSTAL ROD
KEPT THE KINGDOM IN PEACE

BUT THE EVIL DRUAGA
HID THE ROD
AND THE MAIDEN KI
IN A TOWER

THE PRINCE GILGAMESH
WORE GOLD ARMOR
AND ATTACKED MONSTERS
TO HELP KI IN
THE TOWER OF DRUAGA

- TECHNICAL -

Game ID : TD

Main CPU : Motorola M6809 (@ 1.536 Mhz)
Sound CPU : Motorola M6809 (@ 1.536 Mhz)
Sound Chips : Namco 8-channel WSG

Players : 2
Control : 4-way joystick
Buttons : 1

- TRIVIA -

The Tower of Druaga (or 'TOD' for short) was released in June 1984.

This game is known in Japan as "Druaga No Tou". It was originally called 'The Tower of ANU' during the development.

Prince Gilgamesh is the same Gilgamesh of Sumerian legend.

Characters and much of the equipment found in the TOD series have appeared or been referenced to in many other Namco games.
"Tales of Phantasia" : Much of the equipment used by Gilgamesh could be obtained.
"Tales of Destiny" : Contained an optional dungeon based directly off of the original Tower of Druaga (but with different treasures).
"Tales of Symphonia" : The equipment used by Gilgamesh could be obtained, and the character Zelos Wilder could gain a special title by wearing it.
"Tales of the World - Narikiri Dungeon 3" : Also contains a variation of the dungeon. The game also contains costumes for Gilgamesh, Ki and Druaga which allows the heroes to become them in battle, and wearing the Gilgamesh costume is necessary to access the dungeon in the first place.
"Tales of Legendia" : One of the 'Rare Monsters' that you can find and battle is the Quox, the dragon enemies from the Druaga games.
"Mr. Driller - Drill Land" : Contains 5 worlds, one of which is called Hole of Druaga featuring a Mr. Driller game with RPG elements.
"Mr. Driller Ace" : Featured two levels named after Druaga characters - the 'Druaga Ruins' and the 'Quox Ruins'.
"Namco x Capcom" : Several characters from the series appear in this cross over.
"Baten Kaitos" : Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean: The Tower of Druaga makes an appearance as a puzzle in Mira, complete with slimes and tools. Baten Kaitos also contains some of Gilgamesh's equipment as obtainable items.
"Soul Edge" : Gilgamesh's shield (the red-line shield) and the Blue Crystal Rod make appearances as alternate weapons for Sophitia.
"Soul Calibur II" : One of Sophitia's alternate costumes was based off of Ki's design. In addition, one of her weapon sets was the Blue Crystal Rod and Blue Line Shield, equipment formerly used by Gilgamesh and Ki. The Red Crystal Rod and Red Line Shield are also available as bonus weapons for Cassandra.

Namco released a boardgame based on this game (same name) in 1985 (in Japan only) : You move through each level of the dungeon to get a key. You roll a dice for movement, take the shortest route towards the key, and after every roll (the game does not even have rooms or such), you have an encounter with a monster that you must fight. You get a treasure for each victory, and once you have the key, you can open the door that leads to the next level, and continue doing so on each level until you get to the 6th level where the princess is.

Soundtrack releases :
The Best of Video Game Music [Alfa Records - 32XA-66 - April 25, 1986]

- TIPS AND TRICKS -

* Easter Egg :
1) Enter service mode.
2) Select sound 19
3) Press the service switch to display the grid and enter the following sequence : Up(x4), Down, Right(x2), Left(x6), Start2.
4) '(c) NAMCO LTD. 1984' will appear on the screen.

* Level Select : Keep Button1 pressed while pressing the Start button to continue the previous game; you can choose which level to start from.

* When your sword is unsheathed, your shield moves from your front to your left side. You can use this to block projectiles coming at you while attacking. This takes a lot of practice to master, though! Also, be sure to get the wing boots on level two by killing all the enemies -- it is impossible to beat the game without them.

- SERIES -

1. The Tower of Druaga (1984, ARC)
2. The Return of Ishtar (1986, ARC)
3. The Quest of Ki (1988, FC)
4. The Blue CrystalRod (1994, SFC)
5. The Nightmare of Druaga - Mysterious Dungeons (2004, PS2)

- STAFF -

Game designer : Masanobu Endoh (E.END)
Programmer : Satoshi Knight (NIGHT)
Sound composer : Junko Odawa (ZUNKO)
Hardware : Single Shigeru (SHIGE)
Graphics designer : You.Shino (YOU.S)

- PORTS -

* Consoles :
Nintendo Famicom [JP] (August 6, 1985) "Druaga no Tou [Model NTD-4900]"
NEC PC-Engine [JP] (June 25, 1992) "The Tower of Druaga [Model NC92003]"
Sony PlayStation [JP] (June 21, 1996) "Namco Museum Vol.3 [Model SLPS-00390]"
Sony PlayStation [AU] (1997) "Namco Museum Vol.3 [Model SCES-00268]"
Sony PlayStation [US] (January 31, 1997) "Namco Museum Vol.3 [Model SLUS-00398]"
Sony PlayStation [EU] (February 1997) "Namco Museum Vol.3 [Model SCES-00268]"
Nintendo GameCube [JP] (December 5, 2003) "The Tower of Druaga [Model DOL-PKBJ-JPN]" : Released as a bonus disc for a pre-ordered "RPG Baten Kaitos".
Microsoft XBOX 360 [US] (November 4, 2008) "Namco Museum - Virtual Arcade [Model 21022]"
Microsoft XBOX 360 [EU] (May 15, 2009) "Namco Museum - Virtual Arcade"
Microsoft XBOX 360 [AU] (June 4, 2009) "Namco Museum - Virtual Arcade"
Microsoft XBOX 360 [JP] (November 5, 2009) "Namco Museum - Virtual Arcade [Model 2RD-00001]"
Nintendo Wii [Virtual Console Arcade] [US] (March 23, 2009)
Nintendo Wii [Virtual Console Arcade] [EU] (March 25, 2009)
Nintendo Wii [Virtual Console Arcade] [JP] (May 12, 2009)

* Handhelds :
Nintendo Game Boy [JP] (December 31, 1990) "Druaga no Tou [Model DMG-ADA]"
Nintendo Game Boy [JP] (November 29, 1996) "Namco Gallery Vol.2 [Model DMG-AN2J]"
Sony PSP [US] (August 23, 2005) "Namco Museum Battle Collection [Model ULUS-10035]"
Sony PSP [EU] (December 9, 2005) "Namco Museum Battle Collection [Model UCES-00116]"
Sony PSP [JP] (February 23, 2006) "Namco Museum Vol.2 [Model ULJS-00047]"
Nintendo DS [US] (September 18, 2007) "Namco Museum DS [Model NTR-YNME-USA]"
Nintendo DS [JP] (October 11, 2007) "Namco Museum DS [Model NTR-YNMJ-JPN]"
Sony PSP [KO] (November 8, 2007) "Namco Museum Vol.2"
Nintendo DS [EU] (February 29, 2008) "Namco Museum DS [Model NTR-YNMP-EUR]"
Sony PSP [PSN] [JP] (January 12, 2011) "Namco Museum Vol.2"

* Computers :
MSX [JP] (1986)
Fujitsu FM-77AV [JP] (1986)
Fujitsu FM-7 [JP] (1987)
Sharp X68000 [JP] (1989)
PC [MS Windows, CD-ROM] [JP] (November 28, 1997) "Namco History Vol.2"
PC [MS Windows, CD-ROM] (2001)
Sharp MZ2500 [JP]
Sharp X1 [JP]

* Others :
Apple iPhone/iPod [US] (January 26, 2012) "Namco Arcade [Model 465606050]"

- CONTRIBUTE -

Edit this entry: http://www.arcade-history.com/?&page=detail&id=2956&o=2


Licensed from Alexis Bousiges under a CC Attribution 3.0 License
cheat.dat entry:
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00000000 1703 00000005 FFFFFFFF Infinite Lives
00000000 15EF 00000030 FFFFFFFF Invincibility
62000000 0000 00000000 00000000 Select Starting Floor
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00000001 1020 00000001 FFFFFFFF Finish this Floor Now!
00010001 1022 00000001 FFFFFFFF Finish this Floor Now! (2/2)
00000000 1022 00000001 FFFFFFFF Always have the key
00000001 1022 00000001 FFFFFFFF Get the key Now!
00000001 1017 00000000 FFFFFFFF Kill all monsters Now!
00000001 1027 00000001 FFFFFFFF Make treasure appear Now!
00000001 1B0F 00000035 FFFFFFFF Get Treasure Now!
00000001 1710 00000001 FFFFFFFF Get Athena boots Now!
00000001 1711 00000001 FFFFFFFF Get Armour Now!
00000001 1712 00000001 FFFFFFFF Get Helmet Now!
00000001 1713 00000001 FFFFFFFF Get Sword Now!
00000001 1714 00000001 FFFFFFFF Get Gauntlet Now!
00000001 1715 00000001 FFFFFFFF Get Shield Now!
00000001 1716 00000001 FFFFFFFF Get Rod Now!
00000001 1717 00000001 FFFFFFFF Get Grey potion Now!
00000001 1717 00000002 FFFFFFFF Get Green potion Now!
00000001 1717 00000003 FFFFFFFF Get Orange potion Now!
00000001 1717 00000004 FFFFFFFF Get Red potion Now!
00000001 1718 00000001 FFFFFFFF Get Gem Now!
00000001 1719 00000001 FFFFFFFF Get Necklace Now!
00000001 171A 00000001 FFFFFFFF Get Ring Now!
00000001 171B 00000001 FFFFFFFF Get Book Now!
00000001 171C 00000004 FFFFFFFF Get Candle Now!
00000001 171D 00000001 FFFFFFFF Get Bell Now!
00000001 171E 00000001 FFFFFFFF Get Sceptre Now!
00000001 171F 00000001 FFFFFFFF Get pick Now!

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