Lost In Translation/Pang! 3

Pang! 3
Manufacturer	Mitchell
Released	1995
Control; Method	8-way Joystick; 3 Button(s)
Main CPU	68000 (@ 10.000 MHz); Z80 (@ 3.580 MHz)
Sound CPU	Mono; YM2151 (@ 3.580 MHz); OKI6295 (@ 1.000 MHz)
Video; Details	Raster (Horizontal); 384 x 224 pixels; 60.00 Hz; 4,096 Palette colours
Screens	1
ROM Info	7 ROMs; 5,537,792 bytes (5.28 MiB)
MAME ID	pang3 · pang3j

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About The Game

This text needs removing or merging with new text below (OLDLITTEXT) This game is known in Japan as "Pang! 3 - Kaitou Tachi no Karei na Gogo" and in US as "Buster Buddies". (OLDLITTEXT)

The second sequel to the superb 1989 original, Pang! 3 retains the same gameplay of its predecessors but adds vastly improved graphics and a choice of three difficulty levels; Beginner, Normal and Panic. On both the 'Normal' and 'Panic' skill levels, players can choose from four different playable characters; each possessing different strengths and weaknesses, such as a double harpoon or quick shots. On the beginner level, players can only use the mexican character.

Another notable difference is in the game's use of backdrops : instead of the world landmarks of the first 2 games, Pang! 3 features classical works of art in the form of paintings and sculptures.

Additional Technical Information

Players : 2

Control : 8-way joystick

Buttons : 3

Trivia

Released in May 1995.

This game is known in Japan as "Pang! 3 - Kaitou Tachi no Karei na Gogo" and in US as "Buster Buddies".

Here is a detailed list of famous paintings appearing in this order :

'La Bohémienne Endormie' by Henri Julien Rousseau, 1897.

'The Scream' by Edvard Munch, 1893.

'Thirty-Six Views of Mt. Fuji' by Katsushika Hokusai, 19th century.

'Still Life - Vase with twelve sunflowers' by Vincent Van Gogh, 1888.

'Les Glaneuses' by Jean Francois Millet, 1857.

'Moulin Rouge - La Goulue' by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1891.

'Le Dejeuner des Canotiers' by Pierre August Renoir, 1881.

'Portrait of Leopold Zborowski' by Amedeo Modigliani, 1916.

'La Nascita di Venere' by Sandro Filipepi aka 'Botticelli', 1485.

'La Grande Odalisque' by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, 1814.

'Mona Lisa' by Leonardo da Vinci, 1506.

'Actor Otani Oniji II as Yakko Edohei' by Toshusai Sharaku, 1794.

The game forbids the initials 'SEX' on the high score table. If you try, it gets changed to '???'.

Sheila Van Buren holds the official record for this game with 2,256,411 points.

Tips and tricks

Stage Select : select Normal mode while putting the joystick Down.

Expert Mode : select Normal mode with 1P and 2P SHOT buttons simultaneously.

Win 500 points in Panic Mode : hold down the joystick and 500 points will be added to your score every few seconds.

Series

1. Pang (1989)

2. Super Pang (1990)

3. Pang! 3 (1995)

4. Mighty! Pang (2000)

Staff

Planners : Da., Futoshi Kuwahara, S. Obata (Manhattan)

Programmers : Cat, Yoshinobu Inada (Ine), T. Misawa

Character designers : Imo, Tom-Pang, S. Kitamura, Ban, Miyo.

Artists : Y.N, Akagi, Joe, A. Hamada

Music composer : Isao Abe (Oyaji)

Sound designers : Toshio Kajino, Hiroaki Kondo

Supervisor : Kihaji Okamoto

Cabinet and Artwork

Pang! 3 flyer.

Back of the Pang! 3 flyer.

Ports

Consoles: Sony PlayStation (1997, "Super Pang Collection"); Sony PSP (2006, "Capcom Puzzle World")

The contents of this page are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.
The sources used include MAME (version 0.113u2) and history.dat (revision 1.28 - 2008-10-18).
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