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U.N. Squadron

Description

The game is a military, side-scrolling shooter. Great graphics and music. Based on the Japanese Animation "Area 88".

U.N. Squadron was produced by Capcom in 1989.

Capcom released 229 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1984. Capcom was based in Japan.

Other machines made by Capcom during the time period U.N. Squadron was produced include: F-1 Dream, CP System I, Daimakaimura, Capcom Bowling, Forgotten Worlds, Capcom Baseball, Area 88, Code Name: Viper, Adventure Quiz Capcom World, and Buster Bros.

Specs

Name	U.N. Squadron
Developer	Capcom (Japan)
Year	1989
Type	Videogame
KLOV/MOG #	10247
Class	Wide Release
Genre	Scrolling Shooter
Monitor	Orientation: Horizontal Type: Raster: Standard Resolution Color: Color
Conversion Class	Capcom CPS JAMMA
Dipswitch Settings	U.N. Squadron Dipswitch Settings (user contributed)
# Simultaneous Players	2
# Maximum Players	2
Game Play	Joint
Control Panel Layout	Multiple Player
Controls	Joystick: 8-way Buttons: 2 - FireMissile
Sound	Amplified Stereo (two channel)
Cabinet Styles	Upright/Standard
Control Panel	U.N. Squadron Control Panel Image

Game Introduction

The game is based on the Japanese Animation series "Area 88". There it is called Area 88, but it was renamed U.N. Squadron for the US market. The game play is simuliar to scrolling shooters like Break Thru, Gradius, and Scramble.

U.N. Squadron KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 3.10 (1 vote)

Fun Factor: 3.20

Overall Like	4.00
Fun (Social)	3.00
Fun (Solo)	3.00
Collector Desire	2.00

Technical Rating: 3.00

Gameplay	4.00
Graphics	3.00
Originality	2.00
Sound/Music	3.00

Personal Impressions and Technical Impressions each account for half of the total score. Within the Personal Impressions category, Like carries a little more weight than the other factors.

Images

Trivia

The game is based on the "Area 88" anime series.

Miscellaneous

The game is also known as Area 88.

VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op U.N. Squadron Census

There are 15,211 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,644 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 166,563 machines (6,981 unique titles).

Very Common - There are 53 known instances of this machine owned by U.N. Squadron collectors who are active members. Of these, 9 of them are original dedicated machines. 10 of them are conversions in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet. 34 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

For Sale - There are 2 active VAPS members with a U.N. Squadron machines for sale.

Wanted - There are 3 active VAPS members currently looking for U.N. Squadron. There is one active VAPS member looking for a U.N. Squadron circuit board set.

This game ranks a 13 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.

This game ranks a 5 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census want list records.

Rarity and Popularity independently are not necessarily indications of value. [More Information]

Flyers

Manuals

Kit Instruction Manual - U.N. Squadron Manual — **Kit Instruction Manual**
(20 pages, 3.12 MB File)

Additional References (logged in members often see more)

3D Model (External): Upright (8d9c91a89b90c31a56802c1861509c88)

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