Blazer (Japan)

Arcade Video game published 37 years ago:

Blazer (c) 1987 Namco.

An isometric scrolling shoot 'em up featuring a tank and occasionally a helicopter battling multiple land and air based enemies.

- TECHNICAL -

Namco System 1 hardware
Game ID : BZ

Main CPU : 6809 (@ 1.536 Mhz)
Sub CPU : 6809 (@ 1.536 Mhz)
Sound CPU : 6809 (@ 1.536 Mhz)
MCU : HD63701 (@ 1.536 Mhz)
Sound Chips : Yamaha YM2151 (@ 3.57958 Mhz), Namco advanced 8-channel stereo WSG, stereo DAC

Screen orientation : Vertical
Palette colors : 24-bit RGB palette

Control per player: 4-way joystick
Buttons per player: 2

- TRIVIA -

Blazer was released in July 1987.

This game was dedicated to Shoko Tamako Sumie.

Victor Entertainment released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Namco Video Game Graffiti Vol.2 - VDR-5222) on 21/10/1987.

- STAFF -

Executive producer : Masaya Nakamura (M. Nakamura)
Supervisor : K. Sawano
Director : Fukutaro
Programmer : Sexy Akina
Graphic designers : Skeleton Ono, Nectar Satoru, Mizuki Kotaro, Osugi, Yarinage, Sato