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Front Line (フロントライン)

Released in 1982

Member Rating

****
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Mame ROM Info
frontlin, Front Line

Display
Raster
Orientation
Vertical
Resolution
224 x 256
Colors
64, Color
Genre
[no data]
Attributes
[no data]
Controls
[no data]
Size/Weight of Upright (weight crated)
67.0000 " x 24.0000" x 30.0000" , 280.00lb.
'Front Line' marquee
game marquee

Game Summary

WWII Shoot-em-up

Hardware Info

Z80 cpu @ 4 Mhz
Z80 cpu @ 3 Mhz
M68705 cpu @ 1.5 Mhz
AY-8910 audio @ 1.5 Mhz
AY-8910 audio @ 1.5 Mhz
AY-8910 audio @ 1.5 Mhz
AY-8910 audio @ 1.5 Mhz
DAC audio

Hardware Platform: Taito SJ System

Game Details

Front Line was a bottom-to-top scrolling shooter with an unusual POV. It had a WW2 theme. The player was a G.I. traversing a battlefield from north to south - the gameplay looks a lot like Ikari Warriors. Enemy infantry attacked, as did enemy tanks. The player could jump into light or heavy tanks as he came across them, and if your tank was hit, you had a chance to bail out before it blew. The objective at the end of increasingly difficult levels was to destroy a fort. The controls featured a spinning knob (as seen in Tin Star) which allowed the player to fire in one direction (in a 360 range) while moving in another.

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'Front Line' cabinet photo
cabinet photo
'Front Line' title screen
title screen
'Front Line' gameplay screen shot
gameplay screen
'Front Line' control panel
control panel
'Front Line' promotional flyer
promotional flyer

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