Air Combat 1992 Namco
1992
Air Combat (c) 1992 Namco.
A cockpit flying game from Namco that tries to simulate an F-16 like aircraft. The game mainly involves dog fighting and has three levels of play; Cadet, Captain and Ace.
>>> TECHNICAL DETAILS
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Dimensions :
77,12in. (195,5cm) High
110,62in. (279,4cm) Deep
42,81in. (106,6cm) Wide
Weight : 1041 lbs (471.5 kg)
Namco System 21 hardware
Game ID : AC
Main CPU : (2x) 68000 (@ 12.288 Mhz), M6809 (@ 3.072 Mhz), HD63705 (@ 2.048 Mhz), (2x) TMS32025 (@ 24 Mhz)
Sound Chips : C140 (@ 32 Khz), YM2151 (@ 3.57958 Mhz)
Screen orientation : Horizontal
Video resolution : 496 x 480 pixels
Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz
Palette colors : 32768
Players : 2
Control : Throttle lever, 8-way joystick
Buttons : 2
>>> TRIVIA
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Even if titlescreen says 1992, Air Combat was released in June 1993 in Japan.
Note : You never die in this game! Instead you eject from the aircraft giving you a non-violent ending.
Victor Entertainment released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Namco Video Game Graffiti Vol.10 - VICL-40097, 40098) on 16/12/1993.
>>> GAME SERIES
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1. Air Combat (1992)
2. Air Combat 22 (1995)
3. Ace Combat (1996, Sony PlayStation)
4. Ace Combat 2 (1997, Sony PlayStation)
5. Ace Combat 3 - Electrosphere (2000, Sony PlayStation)
6. Ace Combat 04 - Shattered Skies (2001, Sony PlayStation 2)
7. Ace Combat 5 (Sony PlayStation 2)
>>> DESIGNERS / PROGRAMMERS / STAFF
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Music composition by : Hiroyuki Kawada
>>> GAME PORTS TO OTHER SYSTEMS
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* Consoles :
Sony PlayStation (1995)
>>> OTHER GAME RESOURCES
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Game's rom.
Machine's picture.