Balloon Bomber

Arcade Video game published 44 years ago:

Balloon Bomber (c) 1980 Taito.

Shoot and destroy balloon bombs dropped from a bi-plane.

- TECHNICAL -

CPU Board Number : AA017757
Audio/IO Board Number : CV070005
ROM Board Number : AA017756A
Prom Stickers : TN01-09

Main CPU : Intel 8080 (@ 1.9968 Mhz)
Sound Chips : SN76477 (@ 1.9968 Mhz), Discrete circuitry

Players : 2
Control : 2-way joystick
Buttons : 1

- TRIVIA -

Balloon Bomber was released in March 1980.

Also released as a cocktail model. In Japan, the cocktail version is known as "T.T Balloon Bomber".

- SCORING -

Balloon: 50 pts.
Bomb & Balloon attached: 100 pts.
Bomb dropped from Ballon: 150 pts.
Bomb dropped from plane: 50 pts.

Mystery points are scored when you make 3 hits in succession.

- PORTS -

* CONSOLES:
[JP] Sony PS2 (aug.25, 2005) "Taito Memories Gekan [Model SLPM-66092]"
Sony PlayStation 2 [AU] (mar.30, 2006) "Taito Legends 2 [Model SLES-53852]"
[EU] Sony PS2 (mar.31, 2006) "Taito Legends 2 [Model SLES-53852]"
[US] Sony PS2 (may.16, 2007) "Taito Legends 2 [Model SLUS-21349]"

* HANDHELDS:
Sony PSP [AS] (jan.3, 2006) "Taito Memories Pocket [Model UCAS-40040]"
[JP] Sony PSP (jan.5, 2006) "Taito Memories Pocket [Model ULJM-05076]"
Sony PSP [KO] (feb.10, 2006) "Taito Memories Pocket"
[EU] Sony PSP (oct.6, 2006) "Taito Legends Power-Up [Model ULES-00473]"
[AU] Sony PSP (nov.9, 2006) "Taito Legends Power-Up [Model ULES-00473]"