Lost In Translation/Timber
Timber | |
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Manufacturer | Bally Midway |
Released | 1984 |
Control Method |
4-way Joystick 2 Button(s) |
Main CPU | Z80 (@ 5.000 MHz) Z80 (@ 2.000 MHz) |
Sound CPU | Stereo (2x) AY-3-8910A (@ 2.000 MHz) |
Video Details |
Raster (Horizontal) 512 x 480 pixels 30.00 Hz 64 Palette colours |
Screens | 1 |
ROM Info | 18 ROMs 233,504 bytes (228.03 KiB) |
MAME ID | timber |
About The Game
Timber is an arcade video game in which a lumberjack must fell his quota of trees within a strict time limit and under the ever-watchful eye of his boss. Angry forest creatures and falling trees must be avoided as the lumberjack goes about his business.
Extra points can be earned on the bonus stage, in which the player must try and stay on a rotating, floating log for as long as possible.
Trivia
Released in October 1984.
Licensed to Sega for Japan market.
The main character in the game (as well as the bartender in "Tapper" and the main character in "Domino Man") is based on a Marvin Glass employee named Mike Ferris, who had a similar moustache and bald head, and apparently wore a red T-shirt for much of the time.
The original idea was to do a two-player, simultaneous, competitive game, but this was shelved. A beaver was originally programmed into the game to add some extra competition in cutting down trees but was also removed.
Staff
- Designed & Programmed By
- Steve Meyer
- Graphics By
- Scott Morrison
Cabinet and Artwork
Ports
- Consoles
- Microsoft XBOX (2004, "Midway Arcade Treasures 2")
- Nintendo GameCube (2004, "Midway Arcade Treasures 2")
- Sony PlayStation 2 (2004, "Midway Arcade Treasures 2")
- Computers
- PC [MS Windows, CD-ROM] (2006, "Midway Arcade Treasures Deluxe Edition")