■ 타이거 헬리 (미국판) - Tiger Heli
토아플랜이 제작하고 타이토에서 유통한 종스크롤 슈팅 게임. 1985년작.
최초로 전멸 폭탄의 개념을 도입한 슈팅 게임이다.
하지만 전멸폭탄을 슈팅게임에서 최초로 도입한 것을 제외하고는 게임 속도가 느릿느릿하고 게임의 박진감이 떨어져서 별로 좋은
평가를 듣진 못한 게임이며, 당시의 오락실 게임 플레이어들도 이 게임의 존재를 기억하는 사람은 거의 없었다.
아케이드판으로 나왔으며, 패미컴으로 이식되었다.
플레이스테이션으로 구극 타이거와 함께 '토아플랜 슈팅 배틀 1'이라는 이름으로 합본 이식되었다.
속편격 게임으로 구극 타이거가 있다.
Tiger-Heli (c) 1985 Taito.
- TECHNICAL -
Board Number : GX-551 (not a Konami board!)
Prom Stickers : A47
Main CPU : (2x) Z80, M68705
Sound Chips : (2x) AY8910
Screen orientation : Vertical
Video resolution : 240 x 280 pixels
Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz
Palette colors : 256
Players : 2
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 2
- TRIVIA -
Developed by Toaplan. The working title for this game was 'Cobra'.
This is the first shooter to use a 'Megabomb'.
Pony Canyon released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Kyukyoku Tiger : G.S.M. Taito 2 - D28B0008) on 21/11/1988.
- UPDATES -
Bootlegs don't uses the M68705 @ 2 Mhz :-)
- TIPS AND TRICKS -
* 10,000 Points Bonus : At the start of the game, count your shots until arriving at the first railroad. If you've counted every 16 shots (16, 32, 48, 64 ...), a little car should enter the screen on the right side. Destroy it with next shot to get a 10,000 points bonus. There are similar cars throughout the game, but making them appear is a mystery.
* A Second 10,000 Points Bonus : Near the beginning there is a 'school house' with a red drum on the top. If you hit the red drum enough times, you'll get a 10,000 points bonus.
* Second Chance : If you get shot soon after starting a new game, the game will often let you off and just fire a super bomb instead.
* Warp : Lose your first player without scoring any points (make sure the second chance super bomb doesn't hit anything). The game puts you forward to a railway where a car will appear that can be shot for 10,000 points.
* Hint : Blast everything. Civilian cars and houses, etc., all give 50 points each.
- STAFF -
Music & sound created by : Tatsuya Uemura
- PORTS -
* Consoles :
Nintendo Famicom (1986)
Sony PlayStation (1996, "Toaplan Shooting Battle 1")
FM Towns Marty
* Computers :
Sharp X68000 (1993)
- SOURCES -
Game's rom.
Machine's picture.