![]() Inspired by Wonder Boy and Ghosts and Goblins and a mix of both, the game is filled with pitfalls and traps and is hard as nails, but not impossible to clear without being a god. Okay, Warder (Pyros in the United States and Warder No Mori in Japan) isn't actually an arcade sensation, but it was a neat adventure with catchy tunes and contexts not like many other arcade games. It later got a sequel named Fire Shark (Same! Same! Same! in Japan), and simular games like Fighting Hawk (Entirely by Taito), and Twin Hawk (Daisenpu in Japan). That game of course made a big mark in Toaplan's history. He returns to kick some major ass again in that game, but I'll save that for later so I won't spoil the fun.įlying Shark was converted to the Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MS DOS, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, FM Towns, Sharp X68000, and the NES. version, Sky Shark.Īccording to a later Toaplan game Batsugun, the pilot is Rom Schneider. ![]() You meet the Sopwith Camel bi-plane, blasting enemy planes and tanks.īy the way, this IS the U.S. "Just when you though it was safe to come back in the air". ![]() It was also the first game to utilize the Yamaha YM-3812 sound-chip which the chiptunes became a symbol of the Toaplan comany. The game as well appears to have inspiration with Capcom's 1942. Many Taito fans are familiar with this arcade hit. Also known as Sky Shark in the United States, and Hishou Same in Japan. There is also an cameo of the simple, well known Space Invader sprite later in the game, due to it's supporter Taito.Īfter that, the year is 1987, and now Toaplan unveils one of it's greatest success in the company. Slap Fight was not only converted to the Commodore 64, but also the Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, and Sega Megadrive (Genesis). To reclaim the planet, you must destroy the aliens once and for all. You are the last hope there is to stop the enemy takeover. The Allied League of Cosmic Nations (ALCON) has chosen you to pilot the top secret experimental SW475 Starfighter. ![]() Humans have been living in exile on the planet Theon since aliens attacked their last home, Orac, in 2055. Oh, what does "A.L.C.O.N." mean? Well here's some detail taken from the box of the Commodore 64 conversion from a company Imagine. Again, notice the Gradius Power-Up system. ![]()
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