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Bosconian - Star Destroyer (Midway, new version)

Game Information
manufacturer Namco (Midway license)
year 1981
Clone of bosco
genre Shoot-'Em-Up
downloads 41
Screenshots
boscomd title
boscomd snap
boscomd gameover
boscomd scores
Download Details
split set boscomd.zip 18.18KiB
parent set bosco.zip 35.68KiB
merged set bosco.7z 63.15KiB
standalone set boscomd.7z 32.88KiB
device namco50.zip 898.00B
device namco50.zip 898.00B
device namco51.zip 716.00B
device namco52.zip 389.00B
device namco54.zip 592.00B
Game Details

Arcade Video game published 43 years ago:

Star Destroyer Bosconian (c) 1981 Midway Mfg. Co.

Export version by Midway for North America. Game developed in Japan by Namco. For more information about the game itself, please see the original Japanese release entry; "Star Destroyer Bosconian [Upright model]".

- TECHNICAL -

Upright model
No. 550

Dimensions : 68inch (173cm) High x 25inch (64cm) Wide x 28inch (71cm) Deep.

- TRIVIA -

Bosconian was released by Midway Manufacturing, under license by Namco, in February 1982 in the USA, even if the copyright year is 1981.

When Bosconian first arrived in North America (it was already about three months old in Japan by this point), Midway gave out strategy booklets to the game from a display attached to the machine.

- PORTS -

NOTE: Only ports released in North America are listed here. For ports released in other regions, please see the original Japanese release entry.

* CONSOLES:
Sony PlayStation (jul.31, 1996) "Namco Museum Vol.1 [Model SLUS-00215]"
Microsoft XBOX (aug.30, 2005) "Namco Museum - 50th Anniversary [Model NMO-2201A-NM]"
Nintendo GameCube (aug.30, 2005) "Namco Museum - 50th Anniversary [Model DOL-G5NE-USA]"
Sony PS2 (aug.30, 2005) "Namco Museum - 50th Anniversary [Model SLUS-21164]"
Microsoft XBOX 360 [US] (nov.4, 2008) "Namco Museum - Virtual Arcade [Model 21022]"
Nintendo Wii (nov.16, 2010) "Namco Museum Megamix"

* HANDHELDS:
Sony PSP (aug.23, 2005) "Namco Museum Battle Collection [Model ULUS-10035]"

* COMPUTERS:
Commodore C64 (1987) "Bosconian '87"
PC [MS Windows, CD-ROM] (oct.25, 2005) "Namco Museum - 50th Anniversary"

* OTHERS:
Namco Classics TV Game (2003) by Jakks Pacific
Ms. Pac-Man TV Game Wireless Version (2005) by Jakks Pacific
Arcade Gold featuring Pac-Man (2007) by Jakks Pacific
Retro Arcade featuring Pac-Man (2008) by Jakks Pacific
Arcade (2010) "Pac-Man's Arcade Party"
Pac-Man Connect and Play (2012) by Bandai
Driver Details
source namco/galaga.cpp
driver status good
emulation status good
save states supported
channels 1
Screen Details
display screen
type raster
orientation horizontal
width 288
height 224
refresh rate 60.61hz
Input Details
player: 1
type joy
directions 8way
buttons 1way
player: 2
type joy
directions 8way
buttons 1way
Chipset Details
Zilog Z80 3.07mhz
Zilog Z80 3.07mhz
Zilog Z80 3.07mhz
Fujitsu MB8842 1.54mhz
Fujitsu MB8842 1.54mhz
Fujitsu MB8843 1.54mhz
Fujitsu MB8843 1.54mhz
Fujitsu MB8844 1.54mhz
Speaker present
Namco 96.00khz
Discrete Sound present
ROM Details
name size crc
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5300.5d 4.00KiB a956d3c5
5200.5e 4.00KiB e869219c
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bosco.6b 32.00B d2b96fb0
bosco.4m 256.00B 4e15d59c
prom.2r 32.00B b88d5ba9
prom.7h 32.00B 87d61353
prom.1d 256.00B de2316c6
prom.5c 256.00B 77245b66
4900.5n 4.00KiB 09acc978
5000.5m 4.00KiB e571e959
5100.5l 4.00KiB 17ac9511
0066-005xx-xxqx.5a 1.00B nodump