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The Electric Yo-Yo 1982 Taito

1982

The Electric Yo-Yo (c) 1982 Taito.
Guide your yo-yo to clear each level by collecting dots and avoidving enemies.

>>> TECHNICAL DETAILS
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Prom Stickers : YY
Main CPU : (2x) M6809 (@ 1.25 Mhz), M68705 (@ 1 Mhz)
Sound CPU : M6802 (@ 921.6 Khz)
Sound Chips : Discrete
Screen orientation : Vertical
Video resolution : 240 x 256 pixels
Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz
Palette colors : 1024
Players : 2
Control : 4-way joystick

>>> TRIVIA
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Released in June 1982.
Jim Matson holds the official record for this game with 1,079,270 points.
An Electric Yo-Yo machine was shown at the 2003 classic arcade games show 'California Extreme' in San Jose, California.

>>> TRICKS AND TIPS
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The longer the yoyo's string is when it is latched to a Blox, the greater the score will be when the Blox is cleared.

>>> DESIGNERS / PROGRAMMERS / STAFF
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Designed and programmed by : Sandy Pfeiffer, Randy Pfeiffer

>>> GAME PORTS TO OTHER SYSTEMS
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* Consoles :
Sony PlayStation 2 (2005, 'Taito Legends')
Microsoft XBOX (2005, 'Taito Legends')
* Computers :
PC [MS Windows] (2005, 'Taito Legends')

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

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