Truxton (c) 1988 Toaplan.
Taking place somewhere in the near future of space travel, an alien armada is invading the player's home planet aboard 5 gargantuan asteroids. After surviving an attack on the player's cargo barge, players board and pilot one remaining fighter and challenge the aliens in a desperate attempt to quell the alien invasion and divert their asteroid fortresses in the process.
Truxton is a vertical scrolling shooter arcade game, featuring 8 levels with non-stop action and 5 bosses.

>>> TECHNICAL DETAILS
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Game ID : TP-013B
Prom Stickers : B65
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 : 57.61 Hz
Palette colors : 2048
Players : 2
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 2

>>> TRIVIA
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Licensed to Taito for manufacture ans distribution and to Romstar for US distribution.
This game is known in Japan as 'Tatsujin' (translates from Japanese as 'Master').
Polystar released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Tatsujin : Toaplan Game Music Scene One - H24X-10005) on 25/06/1989.

>>> 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. Truxton (1988)
2. Truxton II (1992)

>>> DESIGNERS / PROGRAMMERS / STAFF
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Music composed by : Masahiro Yuge

>>> GAME PORTS TO OTHER SYSTEMS
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* Consoles :
Sega Mega Drive (1989)
NEC PC-Engine (1992)
FM Towns Marty ('Tatsujin')

>>> OTHER GAME RESOURCES
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Game's rom.