Lost In Translation/SDI - Strategic Defense Initiative

SDI ; Strategic Defense Initiative
Manufacturer	Sega
Released	1987
Control; Method	(2x) 8-way Joystick; Trackball; 1 Button(s)
Main CPU	68000 (@ 10.000 MHz); Z80 (@ 4.000 MHz)
Sound CPU	Mono; YM2151 (@ 4.000 MHz)
Video; Details	Raster (Horizontal); 320 x 224 pixels; 60.00 Hz; 6,144 Palette colours
Screens	1
ROM Info	16 ROMs; 819,200 bytes (800.00 KiB)
MAME ID	sdi · defense · sdib · sdibl

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About The Game

This text needs removing or merging with new text below (OLDLITTEXT) This game is also known as "Defense". (OLDLITTEXT)

A strategic challenge in the science of offensive & defensive warfare.

Additional Technical Information

Players : 2

Control : 8-way joystick with button, trackball

Another version runs on the Sega System 16B hardware.

Trivia

This game is also known as "Defense".

Alfa Records released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Sega Game Music Vol.3 - 28XA-109) on 10/10/1987.

Tips and tricks

Flicky Mode :

1) Insert a credit (ONLY 1 credit)

2) Input code Up(x2), Down, Right, Down, Left, Down(x2) with Player 1

3) Input code Player 2 Shot button x3 then press Player 2 START button

4) Satellite (player character) will change to Flicky at the starting of Stage 2.

Staff

Planed by : Black Holl Tomo

Project leader : Joe Kacchan

Programmers : Sweet Tohchan, Anatano Pideshi, Ippo Ogapi, Defended Your State

Character designers : Saitama Kenji, 8940 KON

Scene designer : Henchan

Music by : Katsuhiro Hayashi (Funky Gerogero)

Mechanical engineer : MI.U.I.Hachi

Enemy creation : Demon Taka

Data adjust : Nanno Icchan

Cabinet and Artwork

SDI arcade cabinet.

SDI flyer.

Back of the SDI flyer.

Ports

Consoles: Sega Master System (1987); Sony PlayStation 2 (2005, "Sega AGES 2500 Series Vol. 21 SDI & Quartett - SEGA System 16 Collection Vol.1")

Computers: Commodore Amiga (1987); Amstrad CPC (1988); Sinclair ZX Spectrum (1989)

Others: Mobile phones ("Mobile SDI", 2002)

External Links

Sinclair ZX Spectrum version of S.D.I. at the World of Spectrum

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The sources used include MAME (version 0.113u2) and history.dat (revision 1.28 - 2008-10-18).
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