Alcon (US) (ATTRACT MODE)
0MAME ID: alcon
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Alcon (c) 1986 Taito America Corp.
Vertical scrolling shoot-em-up. Shoot ground targets and collect stars which can be exchanged for various power-ups. Fly over hi-tech landscape. Features end of level bosses, good sound and graphics.
- TECHNICAL -
Board Number : M6100186A
Prom Stickers : A77
Main CPU : (2x) Zilog Z80 (@ 6 Mhz)
Sound Chips : (2x) General Instrument AY8910 (@ 1.5 Mhz)
Players : 2
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 2
- TRIVIA -
Alcon was released in December 1986 in the USA. It is known outside US as ""Slap Fight"".
'ALCON' stands for 'Allied League of Cosmic Nations'.
Gary Hatt holds the record for this game with 838,050 points on April 25, 1987.
- TIPS AND TRICKS -
* Weapon descriptions :
Speed - This will increase your flying speed.
Shot - Normal forward fire.
Side - Right and left fire.
Wing - Double, triple and quadruple fire power.
Bomb - Wide range fire
Laser - Long range fire.
H. Mis - Homing missiles.
Shield - Indestructible against three hits.
* Super Power-Up : Insert your coin(s) and select one player mode. When you begin the game, do not press the fire button and do not kill anything. Try lasting as long as possible avoiding the enemies' bullets. Your ship will eventually be destroyed and when you resume, you will have all power-ups and weapons. The longer you lasted before being destroyed, the further in the game you'll resume.
- STAFF -
Sound composer : Masahiro Yuge
- PORTS -
* Computers :
Commodore C64 [US] (1987) ""Slap Fight"" by Imagine Studios
- CONTRIBUTE -
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