Majestic Twelve - The Space Invaders Part IV 1990 Taito
1990
Majestic Twelve - The Space Invaders Part IV (c) 1990 Taito.
The 3rd sequel to Taito's seminal 'Space Invaders', Majestic Twelve leaves the classic Invaders game-play intact, but adds a slew of new alien invaders and power-ups to the mix. This, together with the vastly improved graphics that introduce colorful new backdrops - some of which scroll vertically in a similar fashion to the star-field in Namco's 'Galaxian' - ensure that Majestic 12 is a worthy sequel to the legendary original.
>>> TECHNICAL DETAILS
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Taito F2 System hardware
Game ID : C64
Main CPU : 68000 (@ 12 Mhz)
Sound CPU : Z80 (@ 4 Mhz)
Sound Chips : YM2610 (@ 8 Mhz)
Screen orientation : Vertical
Video resolution : 224 x 320 pixels
Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz
Palette colors : 4096
Players : 2
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 2
>>> TRIVIA
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Released in October 1990.
This game is known outside Japan as 'Super Space Invaders '91'.
The Majestic Twelve in the title originates from a secret coalition known as Majestic Twelve in the United States who was dedicated to investigating sighting of UFOs.
This game was dedicated to Katsujiro Fujimoto.
>>> GAME SERIES
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1. Space Invaders (1978)
2. Space Invaders Deluxe (1979)
3. Return of the Invaders (1985)
4. Majestic Twelve - The Space Invaders Part IV (1990)
5. Space Invaders DX (1994)
6. Space Invaders '95 - The Attack of Lunar Loonies (1995)
7. Space Invaders Virtual Collection (1995, Nintendo Virtual Boy)
8. Space Invaders Anniversary (2003)
9. Space Invaders Evolution (2005, Sony PSP)
10. Space Invaders Revolution (2005, Nintendo DS)
11. Space Invaders Extreme (2008, Nintendo DS, Sony PSP)
>>> DESIGNERS / PROGRAMMERS / STAFF
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Director : Ichiro Fujisue
Game designer : Tomohiro Ohno
Software : Hideki Hashimoto, Takashi Kitabayashi, Norihito Taniyama, Masahiro Shimazaki, Takayuki Shinma
Hardware : Yasuhiro Shibuya
Character designers : Senba Takatsuna, Tomohiro Ohno, Masami Kikuchi, Tsuyoshi Satoh, Takayuki Miyazawa
Designer : Rintaro Doi, Kumi Mizobe
Sound : Yasuhisa Watanabe, Shiro Imaoka, Norihiro Furukawa, Kazuko Umino
>>> GAME PORTS TO OTHER SYSTEMS
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* Consoles :
Sony PlayStation 2 (2005, 'Taito Memories Vol. 1')
Sony PSP (2005, 'Space Invaders Pocket') - Japanese release
>>> OTHER GAME RESOURCES
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Game's rom.