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Hi,

Sorry for the next english mistakes....
Im looking for an old shmup from my childhood.
It was an arcade game from the 80s till 1991. Others titles which I used to play at that time was Chelnov and Toki.
The shooter was an horizontal one. The game had several stages with a boss in each one. I believe it was from Japan.
The ship coud turn to a robot and vice versa with a button press. During the transformation, there was a shield around the ship/robot which could damage enemies.
As far I remember, one stage was on the space (third one :?: ). The boss was a bunch of "blocks". Each one flew following a semi-random pattern around the screen and had an specific weak spot, one at left side, other at the right side and so on.
The background of other stage (last one :?:) was a yellow sky with trees on the ground. There was some kind of vertical mechanical-barriers which appeared as the screen scrolling.

I dont remember nothing more though :cry:. Some of the info above could be innacurate as well :twisted:.
If someone knows the title name please answer this humble request.

Thank you.
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i think theres a robot to spaceship transforming shmup for the mega CD cant place the name atm....
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The rear gate is closed down
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Hi,

Thanks for the replies.
TrevHead (TVR) wrote:i think theres a robot to spaceship transforming shmup for the mega CD cant place the name atm....
It can be a version from the arcade game. If you remember the name please let me know.
Obiwanshinobi wrote:Exzisus?
Checked the gameplay at Youtube. Unfortunatelly, its not the game im talking about but thank you.
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It sounds like HEAVY UNIT, but the transformation giving you a shield doesn't really fit.

Here's a clip of one of the home ports as it's near impossible to find any arcade version videos of it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_TEnWyJ ... re=related

It's emulation in MAME is very poor so far.
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What about Thexder? was it originaly an arcade game or just on 8bit home machines?

EDIT, this is the sega CD stg i was thinking of http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jytfXPhmnGA
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It couldn't be Formation Z, could it?
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Thank you for your replies guys,

I checked the games and the links you posted but they dont match my memories :( damaged by years of whisky consumption :twisted:.
The game Im looking for had graphics more similar to a 16 bits than a 8 bits game.
Im still searching at MAME database but no match so far :cry: .
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Could it be UFO Robo Dangar?
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I searched Yahoo on "horizontal shooter ship transform robot shield" (without the quotes). Two other possible candidates not already mentioned are:

Arrow Flash (Telenet/Renovation), although that's console only, not arcade
Finalizer - Super Transformation (Konami)
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Blazeon perhaps?
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Arrow Flash?

If you use one of your stocks in robot form, it forms a temporary shield that makes you invincible. The game also has a regular shield to pick up.
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Super Spacefortress Macross
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCIST8BP2Ng
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Transbot?

Atomic Robo Kid?
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Mag Max.
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sounds like macross
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I know some hints you posted don't really match up with the following game, but I still recommend to check out Hyper Duel, just because it's a great game.
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ZOM wrote:I know some hints you posted don't really match up with the following game, but I still recommend to check out Hyper Duel, just because it's a great game.
Except for the scoring system.

Still a fun game though.
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There was some kind of vertical mechanical-barriers which appeared as the screen scrolling.
Horizontal too...hmm....many aspects you describe sound like its Rabio Lepus
The ship coud turn to a robot and vice versa with a button press. During the transformation, there was a shield around the ship/robot which could damage enemies.
Yes Rabio Lepus / Rabbit Punch
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:?:
Rabio Lepus can turn to a ship & back to robot with the push of a button? Am I missing something?
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ZOM wrote::?:
Rabio Lepus can turn to a ship & back to robot with the push of a button? Am I missing something?
I want to hear more about this as well.
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If you believe, Rabio Lepus is both ship and robot, so whenever you press a button, you make the wish and it becomes more true one way than another.

This is the secret of OCHOTONIDAE.
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Otherwise known as PIKKA~DO!
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casaito wrote:Hi,

Sorry for the next english mistakes....
Im looking for an old shmup from my childhood.
It was an arcade game from the 80s till 1991. Others titles which I used to play at that time was Chelnov and Toki.
The shooter was an horizontal one. The game had several stages with a boss in each one. I believe it was from Japan.
The ship coud turn to a robot and vice versa with a button press. During the transformation, there was a shield around the ship/robot which could damage enemies.
As far I remember, one stage was on the space (third one :?: ). The boss was a bunch of "blocks". Each one flew following a semi-random pattern around the screen and had an specific weak spot, one at left side, other at the right side and so on.
The background of other stage (last one :?:) was a yellow sky with trees on the ground. There was some kind of vertical mechanical-barriers which appeared as the screen scrolling.

I dont remember nothing more though :cry:. Some of the info above could be innacurate as well :twisted:.
If someone knows the title name please answer this humble request.

Thank you.
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Sorry for the late answer. My PC was down :( .

And thank you very much for your replies guys.
OMG man :shock: :!: :!: :!: THATS THE GAME I WAS LOOKING FOR :!: :!: :!: :D
Im watching Nicovideo right now and no doubt about it. I owe you one, Arcadia.
Searching the net, the english name is SKY ROBO, but it cannot be emulated by MAME so far :cry: , but at least I know the name.
Thanks again everyone who read this post, specially those who replied and, of course, Arcadia.
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Hey now that the thread maker found his reply maybe someone can have a crack at mine, though it is a lot more obscure.

This is a title I saw briefly in a local arcade somewhere around the early 90's.

It was running the demo loop and in it there was a level under level where the character, a space ship I believe, but might have been a platforming guy, was shooting at a giant blue fishlike boss. I remember thinking that the graphics looked amazing at the time, so I want to track it down to see how naive my early 90's eye really were.

It was a horizontal shooter. That is all I got.
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kamiboy wrote:Hey now that the thread maker found his reply maybe someone can have a crack at mine, though it is a lot more obscure.

This is a title I saw briefly in a local arcade somewhere around the early 90's.

It was running the demo loop and in it there was a level under level where the character, a space ship I believe, but might have been a platforming guy, was shooting at a giant blue fishlike boss. I remember thinking that the graphics looked amazing at the time, so I want to track it down to see how naive my early 90's eye really were.

It was a horizontal shooter. That is all I got.
Darius? The very first boss, King Fossil, is a big blue fish.
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Thanks for the suggestion but looking at the video of the boss that is not it. The graphics for the game was much better, it was over all a very sleek looking game, and I was impressed by it in the early to mid 90's. Darius's graphics are too primitive to be it, I think the game was a later generation arcade title. Also the fish I am thinking of was of a different shape, I seem to remember it being more triangular than elongated. Also, this might be corrupted memory, but maybe there was no character on the screen at all during the demo loop. I do remember the big fish clearly though, and I think it turned backwards during its swimming cycle.
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