Lost In Translation/Guzzler

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Guzzler
Manufacturer	Tehkan
Released	1983
Control Method	4-way Joystick 1 Button(s)
Main CPU	Z80 (@ 3.072 MHz) Z80 (@ 2.000 MHz)
Sound CPU	Mono (2x) AY-3-8910A (@ 2.000 MHz)
Video Details	Raster (Vertical) 256 x 224 pixels 60.00 Hz 290 Palette colours
Screens	1
ROM Info	15 ROMs 70,176 bytes (68.53 KiB)
MAME ID	guzzler

About The Game

Guzzler is a maze-style arcade video game where the player shoots 'liquid' to kill monsters. Eat 'food' to replace the liquid. Monsters are generated from 4 fires which must be destroyed to complete level.

Trivia

Licensed to Centuri for US distribution.

This game is very unique in that it depicts the hero of the story as a drunkard who's the shame of the family (look at some of the cut scenes) yet is able to put out fires (by puking? no less). It wasn't until the early 1990's when the fighting games would include a fighter who drinks as part of his repertoire.

Massimo Gaspari holds the official record for this game with 3,049,590 points.

Scoring

Target	Points
1 Fireball	200
2 Fireballs	400
3 Fireballs	800
1 Fire	1,000
1 Fire and 1 Fireball	2,000
1 Fire and 2 Fireballs	4,000

Plus a bonus at end of round.

Above scores double when 'GUZZLER' letters on bottom are lit. See 'Tips and Tricks' for how to do this.

There's also 10 points given for every few seconds survived.

Tips and tricks

G U Z Z L E R - Score Doubler

If you want to double your scores at the end of the round (and your bonus as well) be sure to light the 'GUZZLER' letters on the bottom of the screen. The way you do this is to hit one of the fireballs (or a fire that becomes like a fireball) in each row when the letter is highlighted (red border around the letter).

Cabinet and Artwork

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  Guzzler cabinet.

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  Guzzler flyer.

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  Back of the Guzzler flyer.

Ports

Consoles

Sega SG-1000

Computers

MSX

Soundtrack Releases

Album Name	Catalogue No.	Released	Publisher	Comments
Tecmo Game Music	28XA-95	1986-09-25	Alfa Records	CD version.
Tecmo Game Music	ALC-22906	1986-09-25	Alfa Records	Cassette version.
Tecmo Game Music	ALR-22906	1986-09-25	Alfa Records	Vinyl version.

References

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.