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Astro Wars

Game Information
manufacturer Zaccaria / Zelco
year 1980
genre Shoot-'Em-Up
downloads 114
Screenshots
astrowar title
astrowar snap
astrowar gameover
Download Details
split set astrowar.zip 11.03KiB
merged set astrowar.7z 9.02KiB
standalone set astrowar.7z 9.02KiB
Game Details

Arcade Video game published 43 years ago:

Astro Wars (c) 1981 Zaccaria.

Italian license from Data East's "Astro Fighter".

Player steers fighter craft and fires missiles and endeavors to eliminate attacking forces. Each stage of the game becomes more difficult, with each fighter craft moving closer into the battle.

- TECHNICAL -

Main CPU : Signetics 2650 (@ 1.7897 MHz)
Sound Chips : Signetics 2636, Speaker

- TRIVIA -

Driver Details
source zaccaria/galaxia.cpp
driver status imperfect
emulation status good
save states supported
graphics imperfect
sound imperfect
channels 1
Screen Details
display screen
type raster
orientation vertical
width 232
height 272
refresh rate 50.00hz
Input Details
player: 1
type joy
directions 2way
buttons 1way
player: 2
type joy
directions 2way
buttons 1way
Chipset Details
Signetics 2650 1.79mhz
Signetics 2636 PVI present
Speaker present
ROM Details
name size crc
astro.8h 1.00KiB b0ec246c
astro.10h 1.00KiB 090d360f
astro.11h 1.00KiB 72ab1378
astro.13h 1.00KiB 2dc4c895
astro.8i 1.00KiB ab87fbfc
astro.10i 1.00KiB 533675c1
astro.11i 1.00KiB 59cf8901
astro.13i 1.00KiB 8d1575e0
astro.11l 1.00KiB 29f52f57
astro.13l 1.00KiB 882cdb87
astro.1d 1.00KiB 6053f834
astro.3d 1.00KiB 822505aa