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Out Zone 1990 Toaplan

1990

Out Zone (c) 1990 Toaplan.
A vertically scrolling run and gun game, in which the player controls a soldier who must fight his way through 7 increasingly difficult levels. At the end of each level a boss must be defeated before the player can progress any further.

>>> TECHNICAL DETAILS
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Game ID : TP-018
Main CPU : 68000 (@ 10 Mhz), Z80 (@ 3.5 Mhz)
Sound Chips : YM3812 (@ 3.5 Mhz)
Screen orientation : Vertical
Video resolution : 240 x 320 pixels
Screen refresh : 55.16 Hz
Palette colors : 2048
Players : 2
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 3

>>> TRIVIA
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Released in August 1990.
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.

>>> GAME UPDATES
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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.

>>> TRICKS AND TIPS
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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.

>>> GAME SERIES
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1. Out Zone (1990)
2. Fixeight (1992)

>>> DESIGNERS / PROGRAMMERS / STAFF
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Music and sound created by : Tatsuya Uemura

>>> OTHER GAME RESOURCES
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Game's rom.
Machine's picture.

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