Thunder Cross (c) 1988 Konami.
Wipe Out The Mechanikon Hordes! Take off into outer space and prepare for battle.

>>> TECHNICAL DETAILS
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Game ID : GX873
Main CPU : KONAMI (@ 3 Mhz)
Sound CPU : Z80 (@ 3.579545 Mhz)
Sound Chips : YM2151 (@ 3.579545 Mhz)
Screen orientation : Horizontal
Video resolution : 288 x 224 pixels
Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz
Palette colors : 1024
Players : 2
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 2

>>> TRIVIA
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Released in October 1988.
The legendary music Horizon by Olof 'Blaizer' Gustafsson found in many Amiga Cracktros of early 90s was actually a cover of the first level music of Thunder Cross. Olof Gustaffson is the inhouse musician of Digital Illusion of Pinball Dreams fame and before going commercial he was an active scener in the Amiga demo group 'The Silents'.
King Records released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Thunder Cross : Konami Kukeiha Club - 276A-7703) on 21/05/1989.

>>> GAME UPDATES
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The Japanese version has different level order.

>>> GAME SERIES
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1. Thunder Cross (1988)
2. Thunder Cross II (1991)

>>> DESIGNERS / PROGRAMMERS / STAFF
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Soft technicians : Kalcium Wada, The Great Utamaro
Team consultant : Beauty Hide
Production superviser : K. Hiro
Animation character : Moriyanma 24
Set visual artist : M. Sunachan
Sound designers : Nyanpy J-Kane, Prophet Fuka
Processing to Hard : Taka
Package designer : Maya 2095

>>> GAME PORTS TO OTHER SYSTEMS
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* Consoles :
Sony PlayStation 2 (2007, 'Oretachi Game Center - Thunder Cross')

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