toaplan_shmupfan wrote:I'd also like to know what causes the Truxton ship to appear as well.
As for trying it out in MAME, I tried it, then deleted it. Though the music and graphics were exactly like the arcade the shots seemed too fast compared to US arcade machines and there was also regular slowdown every time four or more enemies were on screen while shots were being fired. Then when the enemies decreased there was a sudden increase in speed. It made for very annoying gameplay
+1 on the Truxton ship. As for the MAME "issue" you're having - the parent romset in MAME is a newer one than you remember playing with refined gameplay (harder) as well as more hidden bonuses (walk to a place of the screen where you don't really have any reason to and there might be a hidden 5000 pts waiting for you).
I think that the Flying Shark planes only appear if you have a the right weapon. Shooting a couple of the bushes before they are all on screen might also cause this. I don't remember getting the Truxton ship to appear though, but the Zero Wing one I've had several times when playing the Japanese version.
Back when I was trying to beat the game, I got the Flying Shark formation every single time (even caught it in video). I thought I had figured out how to do it, but when I went back to it months later they never showed up again, even though I was doing the exact same movements as before. Really weird.
And no it doesn't involve Pipiru. I was never able to make it leave that rock formation. Never saw the Truxton ship either.
Several characters from other Toaplan games make cameo appearances as powerups or bonuses :
* Six plane squadron from "Flying Shark" fly on the screen shooting enemies in an upside down V shape pattern.
* The "Truxton" ship follows the player helping out.
* ZIG-01 from "Zero Wing" flies on the screen dragging a bunch of '5000' points bonuses.
* Pipiru, Toaplan's mascot from "Zero Wing" can be summoned in level 1 from shooting a hole in a rock. It is vulnerable to all weapons, but it will bring a significant score bonus if safely taken to the level's boss.
Pony Canyon / Scitron released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Out Zone, Snow Bros. - PCCB-00044) on 21/10/1990.
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Out Zone new version uses different enemies in some stages and has extra bonuses compared to the old version. The music sequences are also in different orders between the sets.
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* Hidden Functions : If the 'Invulnerability dip switch' is enabled, you are invulnerable but you may also 'Pause' the game with P2 Start and restart with P1 Start.
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