Pang! 3: Kaitou Tachi no Karei na Gogo (Japan 950511)

Arcade Video game published 30 years ago:

Pang! 3 - Kaitou Tachi no Karei na Gogo (c) 1995 Mitchell.

The second sequel to the superb 1989 original, Pang! 3 retains the same gameplay of its predecessors but adds vastly improved graphics and a choice of three difficulty levels; Beginner, Normal and Panic. On both the 'Normal' and 'Panic' skill levels, players can choose from 4 different playable characters; each possessing different strengths and weaknesses, such as a double harpoon or quick shots. On the beginner level, players can only use the Mexican character.

Another notable difference is in the game's use of backdrops : instead of the world landmarks of the first two games, Pang! 3 features classical works of art in the form of paintings and sculptures.

- TECHNICAL -

Runs on the "CP System" hardware.
B-Board #: 94916-10

Players: Up to 2
Control per player: 8-way joystick
Buttons per player: 3

- TRIVIA -

Pang! 3 was released in May 1995 in the Japanese arcades. It was known there as the 31th video game made for this system.

The subtitle of this game translates from Japanese as 'The Magnificent Afternoon of the Mysterious Thieves'.

Known export releases :
[EU] "Pang! 3 [B-Board 94916-10]"
[US] "Buster Buddies [B-Board 94916-10]"

Here is a detailed list of famous paintings appearing in this order :
'La Bohémienne Endormie' by Henri Julien Rousseau, 1897.
'The Scream' by Edvard Munch, 1893.
'Thirty-Six Views of Mt. Fuji' by Katsushika Hokusai, 19th century.
'Still Life : Vase with twelve sunflowers' by Vincent Van Gogh, 1888.
'Les Glaneuses' by Jean Francois Millet, 1857.
'Moulin Rouge - La Goulue' by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1891.
'Le Dejeuner des Canotiers' by Pierre August Renoir, 1881.
'Portrait of Leopold Zborowski' by Amedeo Modigliani, 1916.
'La Nascita di Venere' by Sandro Filipepi aka 'Botticelli', 1485.
'La Grande Odalisque' by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, 1814.
'Mona Lisa' by Leonardo da Vinci, 1506.
'Actor Otani Oniji II as Yakko Edohei' by Toshusai Sharaku, 1794.

The game forbids the initials 'SEX' on the high score table. If you try, it gets changed to '???'.

- TIPS AND TRICKS -

* Stage Select : select Normal mode while putting the joystick down.

* Expert Mode : select Normal mode with 1P and 2P SHOT buttons simultaneously.

* Win 500 points In Panic Mode : hold down the joystick and 500 points will be added to your score every few seconds.

- SERIES -

1. Pang (1989)
2. Super Pang (1990)
3. Pang! 3 - Kaitou Tachi no Karei na Gogo [CP-S No. 31] (1995)
4. Mighty! Pang (2000)

- STAFF -

Planners : Da., Futoshi Kuwahara, S. Obata (Manhattan)
Programmers : Cat, Yoshinobu Inada (Ine), T. Misawa
Character designers : Imo, Tom-Pang, S. Kitamura, Ban, Miyo.
Artists : Y.N, Akagi, Joe, A. Hamada
Music composer : Isao Abe (Oyaji)
Sound designers : Toshio Kajino, Hiroaki Kondo
Supervisor : Yoshiki Okamoto (Kihaji Okamoto)

- PORTS -

* CONSOLES:
[JP] Sony PlayStation (mar.14, 1997) "Super Pang Collection [Model SLPS-00360]"

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