Looking for a couple arcade games

system01 · Post by **system01** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 6:06 am

Hello all,
Im looking for a couple games (on mame). Ive tried MAWS and google and all, as well as hours of scrolling through mame, but havent found them.
1. A helicopter shooter, looking straight down. I believe it was a vertical game. It has really good explosions, over a lot of jungle, and IIRC, it was a slow hover-style game, but then it would speed up and youd have to shoot F16s or something.
2. This one has has had me stumped for years. It was a side-scroller, horizontal I think, and I believe it was forced-scrolling. It was one of those gundam things, and you got a powerup to switch from plane to bot. The really great thing was that you got seemingly limitless upgrades untill you filled the entire screen with purple waves and blue blobs and missiles, so much that it would slow down to a snails pace. I remember a lot of platforms that, when you got close to, it would stand on them (not like it mattered) in bot mode.
I played these in the early to mid 90s. I didnt give much to work with, but Id love to find these games!

innerpattern · Post by **innerpattern** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 6:55 am

#2 is possibly one of the Macross games

emphatic · Post by **emphatic** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 8:44 am

#1: Ajax perhaps?

Emph

PC Engine Fan X! · Post by **PC Engine Fan X!** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 11:46 am

The answer to question #1 seems like it could be the classic arcade shmup of Twin Eagle. It was shown and set on "Free Play" at the 2007 California Extreme show. And it was for sale at a mere $500 if you wanted it. ^_~

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

system01 · Post by **system01** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 6:27 pm

innerpattern wrote:#2 is possibly one of the Macross games

Nope! Those are great though. Im now almost positive it was horizontal and side-scrolling. I remember the name being really dorky too, something even my nerdiest my friends would lift an eyebrow to.

It kinda reminded me of Keith Courage for TG16 when he got that armor. You could stand on the platforms, but you could just push the stick up and youd float/fly. When you were a plane though, I think youd still crash into the platforms. You could still be crushed by the force-scrolling, regardless.

PC Engine Fan X! wrote:The answer to question #1 seems like it could be the classic arcade shmup of Twin Eagle. It was shown and set on "Free Play" at the 2007 California Extreme show. And it was for sale at a mere $500 if you wanted it. ^_~

Thats it! I didnt know there was a number II. I remember filling that thing with so many quarters at a bar down the street when I was a kid. Prolly more than $500. Thanks!

innerpattern · Post by **innerpattern** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 10:05 pm

maybe Capcom's Side Arms Hyper Dyne! one hell of a dorky name too!!

dpful · Post by **dpful** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 1:41 am

Try Transformer
I havn't played till big powerups, but it looks like what you've described

Dragon1952 · Post by **Dragon1952** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 6:31 pm

Could it be Heavy Unit?

system01 · Post by **system01** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 9:00 pm

It looks like Heavy Unit! Im at work so I can only look at YouTube. It also shows as non-MAME, which is why I could never find anything in MAWS. Ill set up raine tonight and give it a try.

Thx guys!

emphatic · Post by **emphatic** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 10:40 pm

Sorry, it's not playable in Raine either. Only "supported". Or did they get it working? I have the PCB so I'm good.

Emph

system01 · Post by **system01** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 1:57 am

Yes, its not supported in Raine. PCE either. So I loaded it up on the Genesis. Im pretty sure its the same name, but it plays like poop compared to what I remember..

The weapons arent nearly as upgradeable, IIRC. I remember the balls getting bigger, then changing colors, and then bigger "waves", and it seemed to go on forever. As you have the PCB, I think you will attest. Your screenshot looks gorgeous compared to the pantload I just witnessed.

Ooh, ooh, more screenies!

Thanks all.