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Tiger Road 1987 Capcom

1987

Tiger Road (c) 1987 Capcom.
'Ryu Ken Oh' raided villages and kidnapped small children to brainwash them and make them into soldiers. Master of 'Oh Rin' temple ordered his best student 'Lee Wong' to destroy 'Ryu Ken Oh' and save the children. To meet with 'Ryu Ken Oh', 'Lee Wong' must clear 4 stages and destroy big enemy at the end of each stage. 'Lee Wong' was given a magical jacket to jump and fly around, and weapons from the master to destroy 'Ryu Ken Oh'.

>>> TECHNICAL DETAILS
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Main CPU : 68000 (@ 6 Mhz)
Sound CPU : Z80 (@ 4 Mhz)
Sound Chips : (2x) YM2203 (@ 3.579545 Mhz)
Screen orientation : Horizontal
Video resolution : 256 x 224 pixels
Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz
Palette colors : 576
Players : 2
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 2 (ATTACK, JUMP)

>>> TRIVIA
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Released in November 1987.
Licensed to Romstar for US manufacture and distribution (December 1987).
This game is known in Japan as 'Tora-he no Michi'.
Default highscore table (ranking) :
TOP 35000 PTS YUKIO.
2ND 30000 PTS KYOKO.
3RD 25000 PTS MASATUGU
4TH 20000 PTS CAPCOM
Alfa Records released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Capcom Game Music Vol.3 - 28XA-204) on 25/04/1988.

>>> GAME UPDATES
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* Tiger Road has a stage select, unlike the Japanese version.
* All the voices from the Japanese 'Tora-he no Michi' have been removed in Tiger Road.

>>> TRICKS AND TIPS
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* To obtain a special weapon 'Tora Ki Koh', player must clear 'practice or asceticism' stage twice. Player can only use green power life gage earned in 'practice or asceticism' stage with this weapon as long as player does not get hit by enemies.

>>> DESIGNERS / PROGRAMMERS / STAFF
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Director and martial arts guidance : Lee Wong
Planners and directors : Lee Wong, Shin Wong
Special effects : Chan Yuki, Tom Yang, Mah Shing
Art experts : Ryu Kyu, Ei Show, Take Pong
Art stagehands : Wody Ring, Chan Sada, Chan Lee, Moh Ring, Koh Emy, Koh Elliy, Ziggy Yoe
Stagehand : Ji Shing
Sound effects : Hero Yoe, Mie Maru
Music by : Harumi Fujita, Tamayo Kawamoto (7 non-specified tracks), Junko Tamiya (Training Bonus Stage)

>>> GAME PORTS TO OTHER SYSTEMS
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* Consoles :
NEC PC-Engine (1990)
Sony Playstation 2 (2006, 'Capcom Classics Collection, Volume 2')
Microsoft XBOX (2006, 'Capcom Classics Collection, Volume 2')
* Computers :
Atari ST (1987)
Commodore C64 (1988)
Amstrad CPC (1988)
Sinclair ZX Spectrum (1988)
Commodore Amiga (1989)

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

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