♬ Sega jack stars and I don't care ♬
♫ Sega jack stars and I don't care♫
♬ Sega jack stars and I don't care ♬
♫ My blaster's gone astray ♫
GAME OVER
Developer Credits#
Adjust dip switches so DSWA are all on and DSWB are all off (upright cabinet, infinite lives, hardest difficulty, and bonus life awarded at 50,000 points at first and 110,000 after that (60,000 and 130,000 in the Stern version; you also need to set the ships to "multi" in that version)). Then, press first and second player start, service credit, and service button together.
(Discovery: stephh (MAME Testers, specifically how to see the message))
Regional Differences#
Title Screen#
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Sega (International) |
Stern (US) |
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Sega's copyright was changed with Stern's. That's all.
High Scores#
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Sega |
Stern |
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For some nebulous reason, Stern zero-ed the high scores.
Gameplay#
Note: Default settings are written in bold.
DIP Switch |
Sega |
Stern |
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Bonus Life |
Every 20k |
30, then every 40k |
Stern decided to remove the "Every XXk" settings to make the game less generous and more "stern" (pun intended).
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Sega/Stern (Multi) |
Stern (Single) |
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Exclusive to the Stern version, there's a DIP switch called "Ship":
- If set to "Multi", all your ships will take off in single file and you'll be able to control all of them. This the only mode present in the Sega version.
- If set to "Single", only the first ship will take off, while the others will appear on at time when the first one gets destroyed.