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The Return of Ishtar 1986 Namco

1986

The Return of Ishtar (c) 1986 Namco.

>>> TECHNICAL DETAILS
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Namco System 86 hardware
Game ID : RI
Main CPU : (2x) M6809 (@ 1.536 Mhz), HD63701 (@ 1.536 Mhz)
Sound Chips : YM2151 (@ 3.57958 Mhz), Namco 8-channel WSG
Screen orientation : Horizontal
Video resolution : 288 x 224 pixels
Screen refresh : 60.61 Hz
Palette colors : 512
Players : 1
Control : Double 8-way joysticks
Buttons : 2

>>> TRIVIA
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Released in July 1986. The Return of Ishtar is the first game from Namco to feature a 'password function'.
Alfa Records released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Namco Game Music Vol.1 - 28XA-170) on 25/07/1987.

>>> GAME SERIES
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1. The Tower of Druaga (1984)
2. The Return of Ishtar (1986)
3. The Quest of Ki (1988, Nintendo Famicom)
4. The Blue CrystalRod (1994, Nintendo Super Famicom)
5. The Nightmare of Druaga - Mysterious Dungeons (2004, Sony PlayStation 2)

>>> DESIGNERS / PROGRAMMERS / STAFF
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Game designer : Masanobu Endoh
Character designer : Yuichiro Shinozaki
Programmer : Naito
Musics and sound effects : Junko Ozawa

>>> GAME PORTS TO OTHER SYSTEMS
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* Consoles :
Sony PlayStation (1996, 'Namco Museum Vol.4')
Nintendo Wii (2009, 'Virtual Console Arcade')
* Computers :
Sharp X68000 (1986)
Fujitsu FM7 (1986)
PC (1987)
MSX2
PC [Windows, CD-Rom] (2001)

>>> OTHER GAME RESOURCES
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Game's rom.

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