Lost In Translation/Thundercade

Thundercade
Manufacturer	Seta (Taito license)
Released	1987
Control; Method	8-way Joystick; 2 Button(s)
Main CPU	68000 (@ 8.000 MHz); M65C02 (@ 2.000 MHz)
Sound CPU	Stereo; YM2203 (@ 2.000 MHz); YM3812 (@ 4.000 MHz)
Video; Details	Raster (Vertical); 384 x 224 pixels; 60.00 Hz; 512 Palette colours
Screens	1
ROM Info	13 ROMs; 2,752,512 bytes (2.63 MiB)
MAME ID	tndrcade · tndrcadj

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About The Game

Thundercade is a vertically scrolling arcade video game shoot-em-up.

Additional Technical Information

Players : 2

Control : 8-way joystick

Buttons : 2 (FIRE, BOMB)

Trivia

Licensed to Taito for manufacture and distribution.

This game is also known as "Twin Formation" and in Japan as "Tokusyu Butai U.A.G.".

Tips and tricks

To activate the autoshot repeatedly press the fire button for a couple of seconds, then, hold the button.

If you defeat the giant tank boss with only the default single shot weapon, you will get the laser power-up. Lose your existing weapons by, carefully, allowing them to be hit by enemies; you must do this before the tank boss enters the screen. Note : Bomb strikes must not be used to defeat the tank boss, or the laser power-up will not appear.

By using your Bomb attack when the score reads 777,000-odd, a 7UP powerup will appear, giving you seven extra lives.

Staff

Producer: Jun Fujimoto
Character Designers: T. Sunaga; M. Takeda; A. Kumura; K. Sato
Programmers: J. Narita; Kazuaki Nakanishi; K. Okuda; H. Kobayashi; K. Yoshii; M. Nonaka
Music & Sound: K. Hasegawa
Goblin Sound: T. Suzuki; H. Yotsumoto

Cabinet and Artwork

Thundercade arcade cabinet.
Tokusyu Butai UAG flyer.
Romstar's Thundercade flyer.

Ports

Consoles: Nintendo Famicom

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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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