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Fabtek
Fabtek Inc. was a thriving video kit company founded in Bellevue, Washington, United States and started its operations there in 1987. Fabtek's name was derived from the initials of its founder Frank Ballouz (F.A.B.-tek), a former Atari and Nintendo of America executive who later also founded Irem America. Fabtek was known for licensing arcade games mostly from two manufacturers for distribution: Seibu Kaihatsu and TAD Corporation. Around 1990, Fabtek moved to Redmond, WashingtonFront side of Fabtek's '' Raiden'' arcade flyer, released in 1990. and continued its business there until closing its business in 1999. The Fabtek Inc. also worked, alongside Source Research & Development and Montague-Weston, on the "Workboy" a Game Boy accessory that could transform the Game Boy in to a portable workstation, which was planned for a summer 1992 release, but never materialized. List of games distributed by Fabtek Licensed from Seibu Kaihatsu * '' Dead Angle'' (1988) * ''Dynamite Duke'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seibu Kaihatsu
was a Japanese manufacturer of arcade games. The company was founded in 1982 at Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan as , but changed to its current name sometime in 1984. It is currently owned by Hitoshi Hamada. One of their earliest arcade hits was the 1989 rail shooter '' Dynamite Duke'', one of the first to combine close combat with long-range shooting. A year later, Seibu Kaihatsu became best known for their 1990 vertical-scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game '' Raiden'', which was successful enough to earn several sequels and spin-offs in its series of titles. In 1991, a development department known as was spun off from Seibu Kaihatsu. During the late '80s, Fabtek bought the rights to internationally distribute Seibu Kaihatsu's arcade titles outside Japan. This partnership started with Dead Angle, which was Fabtek's first game to be released, and ended with Raiden Fighters Jet, which was both Fabtek's and Seibu Kaihatsu's last game to be released. In 1999, its arcade division van ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cabal (video Game)
is a 1988 arcade shooter video game originally developed by TAD Corporation and published in Japan by Taito, in North America by Fabtek and in Europe by Capcom. In the game, the player controls a commando, viewed from behind, trying to destroy various enemy military bases. The game was innovative for the era, but only a mild success in the arcades, and became better known for its various home conversions. Gameplay ''Cabal'' has one-player and two-player-simultaneous modes of gameplay. Each player assumes the role of an unnamed commando trying to destroy several enemy military bases. There are 5 stages with four screens each. The player starts with a stock of three lives and uses a gun with limitless ammunition and a fixed number of grenades to fend off enemy troops and attack the base. The commando is seen from behind and starts behind a protective wall which can be damaged and shattered by enemy fire. To stay alive, the player needs to avoid enemy bullets by running left ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raiden (video Game)
is a 1990 vertically scrolling shooter arcade video game developed by Seibu Kaihatsu and published by Tecmo in Japan. The game's story takes place in the year 2090, when an alien species known as the Crystals invaded Earth. Players assume the roles of the Vanquish Crystal Defense pilot duo, taking control of two state of the art Fighting Thunders aircraft to defeat the Crystals and save the Earth. The game was conceived after ''Dynamite Duke'', Seibu Kaihatsu's prior title, failed to sell as well as expected. During development, the game was designed as a vertically scrolling shooter due to the popularity of the genre at the time. Cheaper arcade hardware had to be used due to financial constraints caused by ''Dynamite Dukes poor sales.Translationby Shmuplations. ). Although Seibu doubted ''Raidens success, it managed to sell 17,000 arcade units worldwide, helping to recuperate the company's investments through word-of-mouth. The title became a critical success, with its most la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toki (video Game)
''Toki'' is a run and gun platform game released in arcades in Japan in 1989 by TAD Corporation. It was published in North America by Fabtek. Designed by Akira Sakuma, the game has tongue-in-cheek humor mixed with the action. The player controls an enchanted ape who must battle hordes of jungle monsters with energy balls from his mouth. The ultimate goal is to destroy the evil wizard who cast a spell on the title protagonist; thereby transforming him from an ape back into a human, and rescuing the kidnapped princess. The game was ported to several video game consoles and home computers. Gameplay The player must traverse several levels with a miniboss at the end. Despite his apparent handicap, his slowness as an ape, and the fact that almost any attack can kill him, Toki is able to spit powerful shots that will help him in defeating enemies and obstacles that try to slow him down in his mission. There is a timer for each stage. Toki can make use of items such as power-ups for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viper Phase 1
is a 1995 scrolling shooter arcade game by Seibu Kaihatsu. It is a spin-off in the '' Raiden'' series set in space. Gameplay The game is set in outer space. Players pilot their space fighter through eight stages of enemy space fleets and bosses. Enemies include small space fighters, space cruisers, space frigates, and entire space installations. A bonus is assessed at the end of each stage taking into account the number of medals collected, the number of enemies destroyed, the number of bombs in stock, and the total kill percentage. At the end of the game, a grand tally is assessed. Factors taken into account are the number of continues used and the number of lives lost. Plot By the year 2050, mankind begins the colonization of multiple planetary systems in the search for habitable planets. While the colonists establish original cultures and scientific studies, many of them begin feuding with each other. Armed conflict breaks out among them and the Earth. One rebel faction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dynamite Duke
is a 1989 action arcade game developed by Seibu Kaihatsu. It was later ported to the Master System, Mega Drive/Genesis and X68000. Being a ''Cabal''-based shooter, it can be considered a follow-up to Seibu's '' Empire City: 1931'' and '' Dead Angle''. The Double Dynamites It is a version with simultaneous 2 player support. In addition, there are other changes: *Life gauges are shown with visible bars, where Duke and bosses all have 11 bars of life. *In the English version, it is no longer possible to refill the life bar by adding credits after completing Mission 1. *With the exception of Mission 9, there are more enemies on screen, including boss battles. *In the high score entry screen, a countdown timer is shown. Story left, Arcade screenshot A top scientist decides to utilise a secret formula to develop his very own army of evil mutant warriors, so he can become the ruler of the world. It is up to Dynamite Duke: a man who is armed with a cybernetic arm along with a machine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dead Angle
''Dead Angle'', also known as ''Lead Angle'' and ''Gang Hunter'', is a 1988 arcade game, arcade shooter game developed by Seibu Kaihatsu. It is the follow-up to the company's mobster-themed ''Empire City: 1931''. In ''Dead Angle'', players take control of the game's protagonist, who must rescue his girlfriend from a mob boss. A porting, port of the game was released by Sega for its Master System console. Gameplay Like ''Empire City: 1931'' before it, players use a joystick to move a crosshair along the screen and shoot enemies. ''Dead Angle'' adds an on-screen representation of the player character in the form of a silhouette, with an over-the-shoulder view similar to 1980s arcade List of boxing video games, boxing games (such as ''Punch-Out!! (arcade game), Punch-Out'' and ''Heavyweight Champ'').Dead Angle review [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raiden Fighters Jet
a 1998 scrolling shooter arcade game by Seibu Kaihatsu. It is a sequel to ''Raiden Fighters 2'', released one year later. ''Raiden Fighters Jet'' retains the same game mechanics as its predecessors, while introducing new ones in a departure from the previous games. Gameplay The Hybrid Attack from ''Raiden Fighters 2'' returns in this game. This special attack has been given a graphical facelift, but otherwise remains the same functionally. A mechanic introduced in this game gauges stage progression on player performance. If the player performs well in a stage, the next stage will have a higher level number, allowing the player to reach the real levels (Phase 1 and Phase 2) earlier. Players not performing well will be sent to a lower level number, or the game session ends early. Additional game modes include playing through all boss encounters only, and a mode in which enemies return fire after being destroyed. Fighter craft Most of the fighter craft from ''Raiden Fighters 2'' a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raiden Fighters
is a 1996 scrolling shooter arcade game by Seibu Kaihatsu. It is followed by the sequel, ''Raiden Fighters 2: Operation Hell Dive''. This game introduced new game mechanics that separate it from the original '' Raiden'' series. Plot The opening prologue of ''Raiden Fighters 2'' hints at a plot from this game. The protagonists are at war against an army headed by a dictator. ''Raiden Fighters 2'' indicates that its story takes place four years after the events of this game. Stages The game's seven levels are divided into three missions. The first two missions have three levels each, the first two levels being randomly ordered. The final mission takes the player to the enemy's main fortress. Fighter craft In ''Raiden Fighters'', there are five available fighter craft, each with a Laser and a Missile weapon. Each fighter craft has different strengths and weaknesses. Depending on a particular machine's settings, ships from the earlier Seibu Kaihatsu titles ''Raiden II'' and ''Viper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TAD Corporation
was a Japanese manufacturer of video arcade games that was founded and headquartered in Mitaka-shi, Tokyo, Japan. It was founded by former employees of the company Data East and was named after its founder and owner name Tadashi "TAD" Yokoyama. They are best known for their first video arcade game, the 1988 shooting gallery-type ''Cabal'', as well as their second one, the 1989 run 'n' gun-style platformer '' Toki'' (known in Japan as ''JuJu Densetsu''). In Japan, Taito, Tecmo and Sammy assisted TAD in distributing their arcade titles, while Fabtek distributed every arcade title of TAD's internationally with permission (who were also known for internationally distributing arcade titles by Seibu Kaihatsu with permission). TAD Corporation also licensed its titles for arcade-to-console conversions to other companies such as Ocean Software, Milton Bradley, Rare, Taito and Sega; however, only ''Cabal'' and ''Toki'' received home conversions. After the release of their last two arcade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macross
is a Japanese science fiction mecha anime media franchise/media mix, created by Studio Nue (most prominently mecha designer, writer and producer Shōji Kawamori) and Artland in 1982. The franchise features a fictional history of Earth and the human race after the year 1999, as well as the history of humanoid civilization in the Milky Way. It consists of four TV series, four movies, six OVAs, one light novel, and five manga series, all sponsored by Big West Advertising, in addition to 40 video games set in the Macross universe, two crossover games, and a wide variety of physical merchandise. Within the series, the term ''Macross'' is used to denote the main capital ship. This theme began in the original ''Macross'', the SDF-1 ''Macross''. ''Overtechnology'' refers to the scientific advances discovered in an alien starship ASS-1 (''Alien Star Ship - One'' later renamed ''Super Dimension Fortress - One Macross'') that crashed on ''South Ataria'' island. Humans were able to re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blood Bros
Blood is a body fluid in the circulatory system of humans and other vertebrates that delivers necessary substances such as nutrients and oxygen to the cells, and transports metabolic waste products away from those same cells. Blood in the circulatory system is also known as ''peripheral blood'', and the blood cells it carries, ''peripheral blood cells''. Blood is composed of blood cells suspended in blood plasma. Plasma, which constitutes 55% of blood fluid, is mostly water (92% by volume), and contains proteins, glucose, mineral ions, hormones, carbon dioxide (plasma being the main medium for excretory product transportation), and blood cells themselves. Albumin is the main protein in plasma, and it functions to regulate the colloidal osmotic pressure of blood. The blood cells are mainly red blood cells (also called RBCs or erythrocytes), white blood cells (also called WBCs or leukocytes) and platelets (also called thrombocytes). The most abundant cells in vertebrate blood ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
