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Thunder Force AC
サンダー・フォースＡＣ
Description
An excellent horizontal space shooter from Sega/Technosoft.
Thunder Force AC was produced by Sega/Technosoft in 1990.
Sega/Technosoft released only 1 machine in our database under this trade name. Sega/Technosoft was based in United States.
Specs
| Name | Thunder Force AC |
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| Developer | Sega/Technosoft (United States) |
| Year | 1990 |
| Type | Videogame |
| KLOV/MOG # | 10102 |
| Class | Wide Release |
| Genre | Shooting Vehicle |
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| Conversion Class | Sega Mega Play JAMMA |
| Dipswitch Settings | |
| # Simultaneous Players | 1 |
| # Maximum Players | 1 |
| Game Play | Single |
| Control Panel Layout | Single Player |
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| Sound | Amplified Stereo (two channel) |
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Game Introduction
This game is an arcade version of Thunder Force 3, which was originally released on the Sega Genesis console, with new levels added for this game.
Game Play
The gameplay is simple but challenging: shoot or be shot down. You start with TWIN SHOT and BACK SHOT, which can be selected during gameplay. By shooting down the power-up ship, you receive different power-ups. They are as follows:
- Saber S: upgraded Twin Shot
- Lancer L: upgraded Back Shot
- Wave W: weak, wide shots that penetrates through walls
- Firebomb? F: drops bombs that trail across ceilings and floors
- Hunter H: three-way, fairly weak homing shots
- Shield blue S: provides temporary damage protection
There are also two CRAW units mini-ships, which can be collected, that circle around your ship for extra firepower and provide some form of protection.
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Trivia
This game was ported over to the Super NES in 1992 as Thunder Spirits.
VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Thunder Force AC Census
There are 15,387 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,716 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 167,516 machines (7,025 unique titles).
Common - There are 28 known instances of this machine owned by Thunder Force AC collectors who are active members. Of these, It is an original dedicated machine. 4 of them are conversions in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet. 23 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.
Wanted - No active members have added this machine to their wish list. There is one active VAPS member looking for a Thunder Force AC circuit board set.
This game ranks a 5 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.
Rarity and Popularity independently are not necessarily indications of value. [More Information]
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