Time Pilot '84
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| Time Pilot '84 | |
|---|---|
 American arcade flyer | |
| Developer(s) | Konami |
| Publisher(s) | Konami |
| Platform(s) | Arcade |
| Release |
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| Genre(s) | Multidirectional shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Time Pilot '84: Further Into Unknown World is a scrolling multidirectional shooter released in arcades in 1984 by Konami. The different time periods of 1982's Time Pilot are replaced by a top-down view of a science fiction landscape that varies in color and type of enemies.[1] It adds the ability for the player to launch guided missiles. Time Pilot '84 was primarily sold as a conversion kit for older games.[1]
Gameplay
[edit]The first button is used to fire a standard shot, which can destroy green-colored enemies. The second button is used to fire missiles, which can destroy the silver-colored enemies. The player needs to lock on to a silver enemy to fire missiles at it. Destroying enough green enemies brings out a large, silver boss enemy that must be dispatched before advancing to the next level.
Reception
[edit]In Japan, Game Machine listed Time Pilot '84 on their August 15, 1984 issue as being the eleventh most-successful table arcade unit of the month.[2]
Legacy
[edit]Time Pilot '84 was cloned for the Commodore 64 as Space-Pilot II released by Kingsoft in 1985.[3] The first Space-Pilot was a clone of Time Pilot.
Time Pilot '84 was re-released for Nintendo Switch on May 27, 2021, as part of the Arcade Archives series.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Time Pilot '84". Arcade History.
- ^ "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - テーブル型TVゲーム機 (Table Videos)". Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 242. Amusement Press, Inc. 15 August 1984. p. 25.
- ^ Space Pilot II at Lemon 64
- ^ "Hamster Brings Classic Time Pilot '84 to Nintendo Switch Tomorrow as Part of Arcade Archives – NintendoHill". 26 May 2021.
External links
[edit]- Time Pilot '84 at the Killer List of Videogames
- Time Pilot '84 at the Arcade History database
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