Assault (アサルト)

Released in 1988

Member Rating

(4 total votes)

Manufacturer: Atari

Manufacturer: Namco

Developer: Namco

Distributor: Atari

Distributor: Namco

Display Raster	Orientation Vertical
Resolution ?Unknown? x ?Unknown?	Colors ?Unknown?, Color
Genre Shooting	Attributes 2D
Controls 2 Joysticks / Button(s)

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Game Summary

Tank game played from overhead.

Hardware Platform: Namco System 2

Game Details

A 2D top-view version of Battlezone. Feaured some nice scaling/rotating hardware for the time, dubbed "growth motion object hardware" by Namco/Atari. The game was designed and engineered by Namco, and distributed in the US by Atari.

Coinop.org Member Ratings / Comments

by oenach. Comment: "When I was a kid the family went to seattle and all I wanted to do there was play this game I found in an arcade. I didn't want to go home! Low and behold they had gotten it in at the local arcade while we were gone and how happy I was! I have been looking around so I can defend my bragging rights when I say I had close to world records on games which I never recorded officially, I remember finishing this one with one quarter and getting upwards of 800,000 points. I found a picture of assault here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assault_%28arcade_game%29" (2005-12-11 13:57:03Z)

by gorclon. Comment: "This is one of my all time most memorable arcade games. 15 years after playing it one (yes once) time when I was 9, I now have it sitting in my living room. Fun gameplay that won't go out of style. Not flashy by todays standard but fun and challenging. " (2004-12-08 01:05:25Z)

by bombjack4. Comment: "I love this videogame.It came out in 1988 which was sort of getting near the end of smart game innovation in my opinion.I mean just look at some of the games that came out in the 1980's,There was a lot more thought and care put into the gameplay design.Graphics werent the most important thing.Assault's tank game control is beautiful.The games difficulty is perfectly balanced allowing the player to get just a little bit further each time.I would like to think that developers today could learn from ideas like this instead of churning out the same dull 3D engine over and over again.Could you imagine an ASSAULT 2004 - I would get my money out for that !" (2003-12-26 13:48:33Z)

by thatsthebadger. Comment: "As far as any games i have ever played go this has to rate as my favourite. The idea of using two joysticks to control the tank was genius. the way the tank could roll side to side was brilliant. Graphics are not breathtaking but the game play is mind blowing and this game just proves it. I was hooked from the first moment. Any one who knows where this game can be purchased please contact the coinop.org" (2003-01-24 12:02:05Z)

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Knowledge Base

LIST: KONAMI Video Games in Japan
Year Title Title (Kanji) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1977 Destroyer 1978 Block Invader Space King Space Ship 1979 Space War Kamikaze 1980 Maze Sidewinder The End 1981 Scramble Super Cobra Flogger Video Hustler Turpin Strategy X Tactician Amider Barrian 1982 Jungler Gattan Gotton Tuta
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LIST: NAMCO Video Games in Japan
Year Title ------------------------------- 1978 Gee Bee 1979 Bomb Bee Galaxian Cutie-Q 1980 Nabaron Kaitei Takarasagashi SOS Puck-Man King & Balloon Tank Battalion Rally-X 1981 New Rally-X Warp & Warp Galaga Bosconian 1982 Dig Dug Pole Position Super Pac Man Xevious 1983 Mappy Pac & Pal Phozon
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DECO (Data East) board list
This is a Data East (DECO) board ID list. If you have any additional information, please submit it. Name Date Cpu Board/Prom #s Manual PN Astro Fighter Apr,1980 6502 DE-012,014,38 | Mad Alien Nov,1980 6502 DE-044,045,046,047 (UP-5) | Mole Hunter Jul,1980 6502 DE-??? | Terranean Nov,1980 2x6502
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/faqs/list-decoboardlist.html - 12 K - Updated 2002.04.16

LIST: JAMMA Games
H '88 Games Konami 1988 JAMMA 1941 Capcom 1990 JAMMA V 1943: The Battle of Midway Capcom 1988 JAMMA H 3 Wonders Capcom 1991 JAMMA H 9 Ball Shoot Out Bundra JAMMA V Aero Fighters McO'River 1992 JAMMA H Air Buster Namcoi/Kaneko 1990 JAMMA V Ajax
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/faqs/list-jamma.html - 27 K - Updated 2000.06.20

JAMMA/AAMA Standard Connector Pinouts and JAMMA Game list
JAMMA/AAMA Standard Connector Pinouts and JAMMA Game List
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/jamma tech.html - 46 K - Updated 2002.05.17

Early Atari documentation list
Submitted by Gregg Woodcock (woodcock@bnr.ca) Here is a pretty complete list of documentation for Atari's early arcade video games. Note that "TM" stands for "Technical Manual" and "DP" stands for "Drawing Package [supplement]" which was later renamed to "SP" which stands for "Supplement Package". I am not sure what "CO" stands for but the "C" could be for "Correction" because most of the CO documents were errata or addendums to the manuals. In addition, most Atari games had "ST" documents which w
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/earlyataridocs.html - 6 K - Updated 2000.01.20

LIST: Atari Games
ROMs Manuals Game Name -------------- --------- --------------------------------------- 422 Super Pong TM-001 Mazer Blazer TM-004 Gran Trak 20 TM-008 Qwak TM-010 Tank TM-011 Gran Trak 10 TM-019 Pursuit TM-021 Twin Racer TM-025 Anti-Aircraft TM-027 Jet Fighte
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/faqs/list-atari.html - 11 K - Updated 1999.07.27

1996.09.29 GUIDE TO LOWER MAINLAND ARCADES
VERSION 1.0a : 1996.09.29 by Glenn Tarigan Additional comments by "Moby" Henry Kong Andrew Chang Feel free to distribute this document. Make sure the credits remain intact. I'd like to get some comments, especially from people who have been to any of the arcades mentioned here. What can I do to improve this guide? Do you have any details or opinions to add? Note: "Lower Mainland" refers to a southwest portion of British Columbia, Canada. The major arcades listed so far
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/faqs/faq-1996 lwr mainland arcades.html - 54 K - Updated 2000.02.20

Arcade Game Cheats
--- 720 --- (Contributor: unknown) In the ramp section, levels 8, 9, and 10: holding down the kick and jump buttons simultanously on the lip of the ramp will boost your air. This trick only works when you're going the correct speed (usually your third or fourth jump), and only once (as far as I can tell) per ramp session per level. ----------- Afterburner ----------- (Contributor: Anthony D. Chen) key: S - start button V - vulcan cannon M - missle F - foot sensor (only on sit-down version) stag
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Hyper Fighting: Ken Strategy Guide
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Technical Information
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
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/repair/iding pcbs.html - 14 K - Updated 2000.01.02

/kb_dl.aspx/KB/historical documents/atari games vaxmail/vax88.txt
Atari/Atari Games VaxMail 1988 Jed Margolin ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::LIEBSTER 4-JAN-1988 14:39:28.82 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: PAYMENT OF CONSULTANTS/CONTRACTORS STARTING THIS YEAR WE WILL BE PAYING CONSULTANTS AND CONTRACTORS THROUGH PAYROLL INSTEAD OF ACCOUNTS PAYABLE. THIS WILL ALLOW US TO AUTOMATICALLY KEEP TRACK AND GENERATE YEAR-END 1099 INFORMATION. THIS WILL APPLY TO ALL CONTRACTORS OR COMPANIES THAT ARE NO
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/kb_dl.aspx/KB/historical documents/atari games vaxmail/vax89.txt
Atari/Atari Games VaxMail 1989 Jed Margolin ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::HALLY 3-JAN-1989 09:01:01.61 To: DENCKER,RAY,HALLY,ROTBERG,BURGESS,MARGOLIN,COMSTOCK,NOBLE,MOSER,DIEKNEITE,FULLER,GROSSMAN CC: Subj: S.T.U.N. TEAM last update: 1/3/89 Project: S.T.U.N. RUNNER (571) Planned Field Test: FEB. 89 Planned Finished Goods Assy. JUNE 89 Project Leader: MIKE HALLY Programmer(s): ED ROTBERG ANDY BURGESS Engineer: JE
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/kb_dl.aspx/KB/historical documents/atari games vaxmail/vax92.txt
Atari/Atari Games VaxMail 1992 Jed Margolin ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::FRANCES 2-JAN-1992 17:56:52.97 To: MARGOLIN CC: Subj: PHONE MESSAGE DAN ASH 879-3037 10:27AM NEW 2101 MATERIAL HAS NO BUGS. CALL MARGO FOR MORE INFO. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::BROWN 3-JAN-1992 19:39:22.02 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: BROWN Subj: PREMIUM PAYMENT PLAN, MODIFIED CAFETERIA PLAN
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