Lifeforce (US)
Game Information
| manufacturer | Konami |
| year | 1986 |
| clone of | salamand |
| other clones | lifefrce lifefrcej salamandj salamandt |
| genre | Shoot-'Em-Up |
| downloads | 147 |
Screenshots










Download Details
| split set | lifefrce.zip 93.48k |
| parent set | salamand.zip 264.99k ↗ |
| standalone set | lifefrce.7z 239.38k |
Game Details
Arcade Video game published 39 years ago:
Lifeforce (c) 1986 Konami Industry Company, Limited.
Export release. Game developed in Japan. See the original for more information; "Salamander".
it is just like the Japanese original, only with slightly different color palettes.
- TECHNICAL -
Game ID : GX587
- TRIVIA -
Lifeforce was released in October 1986.
Jason Wilson holds the official record for Lifeforce with 526,800 points.
- TIPS AND TRICKS -
* Weapons:
1) Ripple Laser: Expanding loops of destruction.
2) Toothpaste Laser: Nice stripy death-ray, makes a cool noise.
3) Missile: Ground-following, fires up & down.
4) Multiple: Strange blob things that follow you around, they have whatever weapons your ship has.
- SERIES -
1. Nemesis (1985, ARC)
2. Gradius 2 (1987, MSX)
3. Vulcan Venture (1988, ARC)
4. Nemesis 3 - The Eve of Destruction (1988, MSX)
5. Gradius III - Densetsu Kara Shinwa-e (1989, ARC)
6. Nemesis '90 Kai (1993, X68K)
7. Solar Assault - Gradius (1997, ARC)
8. Solar Assault - Revised (1997, ARC)
9. Gradius Gaiden (1997, PSX)
10. Gradius IV (1999, ARC)
11. Gradius Galaxies [Model AGB-AGAE-USA] (2001, GBA)
12. Gradius V (2004, PS2)
13. Gradius Neo (2004, NTT DoCoMo i-mode Phones)
14. Gradius Neo Imperial (2005, NTT DoCoMo i-mode Phones)
15. Gradius Wide (2007, NTT DoCoMo i-mode Phones)
16. Gradius Rebirth (2008, WII)
- PORTS -
* CONSOLES:
[US] Nintendo NES (aug.1988) "Life Force [Model NES-LF-USA]"
[EU] Nintendo NES (nov.22, 1989) "Life Force Salamander [Model NES-LF-EEC]"
[US] Sony PlayStation 4 [PSN] (mar.29, 2016) "Arcade Archives - Life Force [Model CUSA-03716]"
[EU] [AU] Sony PlayStation 4 [PSN] (apr.26, 2016) "Arcade Archives - Salamander [Model CUSA-]"
* COMPUTERS:
[EU] MSX (dec.26, 1987) "Salamander [Model RC758]"
[US] [EU] Commodore C64 (1988)
[EU] Sinclair ZX Spectrum (1988)
[EU] Amstrad CPC (1988)
- CONTRIBUTE -
Edit this entry: https://www.arcade-history.com/?&page=detail&id=1387&o=2
Lifeforce (c) 1986 Konami Industry Company, Limited.
Export release. Game developed in Japan. See the original for more information; "Salamander".
it is just like the Japanese original, only with slightly different color palettes.
- TECHNICAL -
Game ID : GX587
- TRIVIA -
Lifeforce was released in October 1986.
Jason Wilson holds the official record for Lifeforce with 526,800 points.
- TIPS AND TRICKS -
* Weapons:
1) Ripple Laser: Expanding loops of destruction.
2) Toothpaste Laser: Nice stripy death-ray, makes a cool noise.
3) Missile: Ground-following, fires up & down.
4) Multiple: Strange blob things that follow you around, they have whatever weapons your ship has.
- SERIES -
1. Nemesis (1985, ARC)
2. Gradius 2 (1987, MSX)
3. Vulcan Venture (1988, ARC)
4. Nemesis 3 - The Eve of Destruction (1988, MSX)
5. Gradius III - Densetsu Kara Shinwa-e (1989, ARC)
6. Nemesis '90 Kai (1993, X68K)
7. Solar Assault - Gradius (1997, ARC)
8. Solar Assault - Revised (1997, ARC)
9. Gradius Gaiden (1997, PSX)
10. Gradius IV (1999, ARC)
11. Gradius Galaxies [Model AGB-AGAE-USA] (2001, GBA)
12. Gradius V (2004, PS2)
13. Gradius Neo (2004, NTT DoCoMo i-mode Phones)
14. Gradius Neo Imperial (2005, NTT DoCoMo i-mode Phones)
15. Gradius Wide (2007, NTT DoCoMo i-mode Phones)
16. Gradius Rebirth (2008, WII)
- PORTS -
* CONSOLES:
[US] Nintendo NES (aug.1988) "Life Force [Model NES-LF-USA]"
[EU] Nintendo NES (nov.22, 1989) "Life Force Salamander [Model NES-LF-EEC]"
[US] Sony PlayStation 4 [PSN] (mar.29, 2016) "Arcade Archives - Life Force [Model CUSA-03716]"
[EU] [AU] Sony PlayStation 4 [PSN] (apr.26, 2016) "Arcade Archives - Salamander [Model CUSA-]"
* COMPUTERS:
[EU] MSX (dec.26, 1987) "Salamander [Model RC758]"
[US] [EU] Commodore C64 (1988)
[EU] Sinclair ZX Spectrum (1988)
[EU] Amstrad CPC (1988)
- CONTRIBUTE -
Edit this entry: https://www.arcade-history.com/?&page=detail&id=1387&o=2
Driver Details
| source | konami/nemesis.cpp |
| status | good |
| emulation | good |
| savestate | supported |
Series Details
Screen Details
| display | screen |
| type | raster |
| orientation | horizontal |
| width | 256px |
| height | 224px |
| refresh | 60.61mhz |
Input Details
| player | 1 |
| type | joy |
| buttons | 2 |
| directions | 8 |
| player | 2 |
| type | joy |
| buttons | 2 |
| directions | 8 |
Chipset Details
| name | Motorola MC68000 |
| clock | 8.79mhz |
| name | Zilog Z80 |
| clock | 3.41mhz |
| name | Speaker |
| clock | N/A |
| name | Sanyo VLM5030 |
| clock | 3.41mhz |
| name | Konami 007232 PCM Controller |
| clock | 3.41mhz |
| name | YM2151 OPM |
| clock | 3.41mhz |
ROM Details
| name | size | crc |
|---|---|---|
| 587-l02.18b | 64.00k | 4a44da18 |
| 587-l05.18c | 64.00k | 2f8c1cbd |
| 6107.17b | 128.00k | e5caf6e6 |
| 6108.17c | 128.00k | c2f567ea |
| 587-k09.11j | 32.00k | 2255fe8c |
| 587-k08.8g | 16.00k | 7f0e9b41 |
| 6106.10a | 128.00k | 09fe0632 |