Rescue Raider (stand-alone)

Arcade Video game published 37 years ago:

Rescue Raider (c) 1987 Bally Midway.

Rescue Raider is a multiple-screen shooter arcade game that was released by Bally Midway in 1987; it was the last title to run on Bally and Sente's SAC-I hardware. The player uses two 8-way joysticks to take control of a futuristic vehicle. The left joystick is for moving while the right one is for firing. There is also a single button, with which to cycle through the three different types of special weapons. Its mission is to gather secret documents which shall reveal what an area of the radar map on the screen's right side is hiding - and it can also take enemy soldiers as hostages, refuel and earn more powerful weapons.

- TECHNICAL -

[No. 0J18]
Bally / Sente SAC-I hardware

Main CPU : Motorola M6809 (@ 1.25 Mhz)
Sound CPU : Zilog Z80 (@ 4 Mhz)
Sound Chips : (6x) CEM3394 (@ 4 Mhz)

Screen orientation : Horizontal
Video resolution : 256 x 240 pixels
Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz
Palette colors : 1024

Players : 2
Control : Double 8-way joysticks
Buttons : 1

- TRIVIA -

Released in July 1987.

- STAFF -

Game designer: Dave Ross (DJR)
Video artwork: Bil Maher (BNM)
Audio: Jesse Osborne (JMO)
Cabinet artwork: Bob Flemate (B F)
Vehicle designer: Roger Hector (RDH)