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Lost In Translation/APB - All Points Bulletin

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APB
All Points Bulletin
APB marquee.
No screen shot.
APB control panel.
Manufacturer Atari Games
Released 1987
Control
Method 		Dial
Pedal
3 Button(s)
Main CPU T11 (@ 10.000 MHz)
M6502 (@ 1.790 MHz)
Sound CPU Stereo
YM2151 (@ 3.580 MHz)
(2x) POKEY (@ 1.790 MHz)
TMS5220 (@ 625.000 kHz)
Video
Details 		Raster (Vertical)
512 x 384 pixels
60.00 Hz
256 Palette colours
Screens 1
ROM Info 36 ROMs
1,998,848 bytes (1.91 MiB)
MAME ID apb · apb1 · apb2 · apb3 · apb4 · apb5 · apb6 · apbf · apbg

About The Game

APB arcade cabinet.
APB arcade cabinet.
APB - All Points Bulletin flyer.
APB - All Points Bulletin flyer.
Back of the APB - All Points Bulletin flyer.
Back of the APB - All Points Bulletin flyer.

APB (or All-points Bulletin) is an overhead driving game where the player take on the role of police 'Officer Bob' as he takes to his patrol car and drives the streets in pursuit of law-breakers. The object of the game is to meet (or preferably exceed) the daily quota of 'busts', as he tries to catch a variety of law-breakers.

Along the way, players must refuel their patrol car (by driving through filling stations) as well as meeting targets within a set time limit. Any accidental collisions or running over of pedestrians will result in the player earning 'de-merits', while a 'perfect day' will earn bonuses, with further bonuses awarded for each arrest made that exceeds the daily quota. Picking up donuts extends the time limit for a day.

Ports

Consoles 
Atari Lynx (1990)
Microsoft XBOX (2004, "Midway Arcade Treasures 2")
Nintendo GameCube (2004, "Midway Arcade Treasures 2")
Sony PlayStation 2 (2004, "Midway Arcade Treasures 2")
Computers 
Box art for the DoMark port of APB.
Box art for the DoMark port of APB.
Commodore C64 (1989)
Sinclair ZX Spectrum (1989)
Atari ST (1989)
Amstrad CPC (1989)
Commodore Amiga (1989)
PC [MS Windows, CD-ROM] (2006, "Midway Arcade Treasures Deluxe Edition")



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The sources used include MAME (version 0.113u2) and history.dat (revision 1.13a - 2007-03-19).
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