Lost In Translation/Combat School

Combat School
Manufacturer	Konami
Released	1988
Control; Method	8-way Joystick; 2 Button(s)
Main CPU	HD6309 (@ 3.000 MHz); Z80 (@ 3.580 MHz)
Sound CPU	Mono; YM2203 (@ 3.000 MHz); UPD7759 (@ 640.000 kHz)
Video; Details	Raster (Horizontal); 256 x 224 pixels; 60.00 Hz; 128 Palette colours
Screens	1
ROM Info	15 ROMs; 1,410,892 bytes (1.35 MiB)
MAME ID	combasc · bootcamp · combascb · combascj · combasct

This page is a stub for arcade games that are part of the Lost In Translation series using information based on MAME (version 0.113u2).
For an example of preferred content and layout please refer to Out Run or The Ninja Warriors.

About The Game

Combat School is a one or two player multi-event combat game, similar in gameplay style to Konami's earlier "Track and Field" series.

In the obstacle course, you must repeatedly press the fire button to run as fast as possible. Press the jump button in order to clear or mount hurdles of various hights. Complete the course within a specific ammount of time to continue the game.
In the Iron Man race, the controls are the same but you will jump puddles and boulders and swim across a stream.
In the firing ranges, aim with the joystick or trackball and shoot using the fire button. There will be various firing range sessions beginning with stationary targets, preceeding to moving targets, and finishing with having to avoid hitting the targets that represent comrades. The comrade targets resemble your drill instructor but you must still avoid hitting them (the wrong targets and the drill instructors) as it will cost you the game. The activities get progressively more difficult as you proceed.

Trivia

This game is known in US as "Boot Camp".

A bootleg of this game was released in 1988 by Datsu.

Cabinet and Artwork

Combat School arcade cabinet.
Combat School flyer.
Boot Camp flyer.

Ports

Computers: Commodore C64 (1987); Sinclair ZX Spectrum (1987); Amstrad CPC (1987)

Soundtrack Releases

Album Name	Catalogue No.	Released	Publisher	Comments
Konami All Stars ~1000-Ryo Box Heisei 4th Year Edition~	KICA-1053~5^[1]	1991-12-21	King Records Inc.	3 CD version.
This Time It's WAR!	CZCD 014^[2]	2007-07-13	Binary Zone Interactive	CD version.
Beep Special Project - GAME SOUND COLLECTION	N/A^[3]	1988-01-01	Softbank Publishing	Vinyl version.

Sound Comparison

Platform	Song Titles										Sound Source
Arcade	Attract Mode	Ready	Obstacle Course (Step 1)	Firing Range 1 (Step 2)	Iron-Man Race (Step 3)	You Made It	Score	Intermission 1	Firing Range II (Step 4)	Arm Wrestling (Step 5)	M1 v0.7.8a6

Platform	Song Titles (Continued)											Sound Source
Arcade	Firing Range III (Step 6)	Intermission 2	Fight With Instructor (Step 7)	Graduation	Your Title	Intermission 3	Mission (Step 8)	Mission Boss	Mission Completed	Name Entry	Game Over	M1 v0.7.8a6

External Links

Sinclair ZX Spectrum version of Combat School at the World of Spectrum

References

↑ Konami All Stars ~1000-Ryo Box Heisei 4th Year Edition~ (CD) at the VGMdb
↑ This Time It's WAR! (CD) at the VGMdb
↑ Beep Special Project - GAME SOUND COLLECTION (Vinyl) at the VGMdb

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).
Please see http://www.arcade-history.com for credits.

[1] Konami All Stars ~1000-Ryo Box Heisei 4th Year Edition~ (CD) at the VGMdb

[2] This Time It's WAR! (CD) at the VGMdb

[3] Beep Special Project - GAME SOUND COLLECTION (Vinyl) at the VGMdb

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