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Star Force (スターフォース)

Released in 1985

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Manufacturer: Tehkan
Developer: Tehkan
Distributor: Tehkan

Mame ROM Info
starforc, Star Force

Display
Raster
Orientation
Vertical
Resolution
224 x 256
Colors
402, Color
Genre
Shooting
Attributes
Vertical Scrolling
Controls
1 Joystick / Button(s)
'Star Force' marquee
game marquee

Game Summary

Space - fly over floating cities

Hardware Info

Z80 cpu @ 4 Mhz
Z80 cpu @ 2 Mhz
SN76496 audio @ 2 Mhz
SN76496 audio @ 2 Mhz
SN76496 audio @ 2 Mhz
Custom audio

Hardware Platform: -Unique or Unknown-

Game Details

Sumptuous bas-relief graphics - great blasty gameplay - a bit like Xevious, only more varied and colourful

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X-Arcade Controller
X-Arcade Controller
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'Star Force' title screen
title screen
'Star Force' gameplay screen shot
gameplay screen
'Star Force' control panel
control panel
'Star Force' promotional flyer
promotional flyer

"Maybe" Images

(fuzzy search, these MAY match the game, or they may not)

Maximum Force Flyer: 1 Front Star Wars side art. Star Wars cabinet.

Knowledge Base

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/kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/starforc.txt
Game: Star Force Manufacturer: Tehkan (now known as Tecmo) U.S Tel#: 1 800 338 0336 Typed by: Tony Jones (ant@cray.com) Pinouts: Solder Side # Component Side 2p right 1 2p left 2p up 2 2p down 2p fire 3 n/c n/c 4 n/c 1p right 5 1p left 1p up 6 1p down 1p fire 7 n/c n/c 8 n/c 1p start 9
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/kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/starforce.txt
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/kb_dl.aspx/KB/pinouts/star_force.txt
Star Force, Tehkan ------------------- Solder Side # Component Side ------------------------------------------------- 2p right | A | 1 | 2p left 2p up | B | 2 | 2p down 2p fire | C | 3 | | D | 4 | 1p right | E | 5 | 1p left 1p up | F | 6 | 1p down 1p fire | H | 7 | | J | 8 | 1p start | K | 9 | 2p start coin
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Note: The information and links on this page might get moved around quite a bit before things get all sorted out. I'm just going to start putting up all kinds of information that I've had archived away, so please pardon the mess! :) Identifying Unknown Board Sets Back in 1994, Rick Schieve wrote an article about how to identify unknown boards. This article gives some quick tips on how to figure out what the pinouts are for an unknown PCB. The text is moderately technical so if you're not sure what R
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1.0) Conversion FAQ: -------------------- COPYRIGHT 1994 REVISION NUMBER: 1.1 REVISION DATE: 02 November 1994 REVISION HISTORY: 1.1 (02/11/94 - Clarified technical details in {6.4}, Added a few words on manuals in {7.3} and analog controllers in {8.1.3}) REVISION HISTORY: 1.0 (01/11/94 - First public release; FTP only) CREATED BY: Doug Jefferys, Steve Ozdemir THANX TO: Wayne Aiken, Graham Bisset, Duncan Brown, David Hanes, To
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