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Space War Part 3

Game Information
manufacturer bootleg
year 1978
clone of invaders
other clones alieninv alieninvp2 cosmicin cosmicm2 cosmicmo darthvdr galmonst invader4 invaderl invadernc invadersem invadrmr invasion invasiona invasiona2 invasionb invasionrz invasionrza jspecter jspecter2 searthie searthin searthina searthinc sicv sicv1 sinvemag sinvemag2 sinvzen sisv sisv1 sisv2 sisv3 sitv sitv1 spaceat2 spaceatt spaceatt2k spaceattbp spacecom spacerng spacewr3 spcebttl spceking spcewarla spcewars superinv supinvsion swipeout tst_invd ultrainv
genre Shoot-'Em-Up
downloads 2
Screenshots
spacewr3 title
spacewr3 title
Download Details
split set spacewr3.zip 7.46k
parent set invaders.zip 5.33k
standalone set spacewr3.7z 6.70k
Game Details
Arcade Video game published 46 years ago:

Space War Part Three (c) 1979.

Pirate release of Space Invaders. Items which make this game unique:
* Spaceship's design is different.
* Numbers in the bunker to denote rack number.
* The occasional timed round, with a bonus plus a splash screen for finishing the rack.
* Invaders change shape as you finish off more racks.
* When you finish off the first rack, the game asks you for your name. Afterwards, it shows what you input in place of the SCORE1 or SCORE2 above your score.

- TECHNICAL -

Main CPU : Intel 8080 (@ 2 Mhz)
Sound Chips : SN76477 (@ 2 Mhz), Speaker

Screen orientation : Vertical
Video resolution : 224 x 240 pixels
Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz
Palette colors : 2

Players : 2
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 1

- TRIVIA -

Space War Part Three was released in December 1979.

- SCORING -

Large Invader : 10 points
Medium Invader : 20 points
Small Invader : 30 points
UFO : 50 to 300 points
Blinking UFO : 500 points

- CONTRIBUTE -

Edit this entry: https://www.arcade-history.com/?&page=detail&id=2563&o=2
Driver Details
source midw8080/8080bw.cpp
status imperfect
emulation good
savestate supported
type sound
status imperfect
Screen Details
display screen
type raster
orientation horizontal
width 260px
height 224px
refresh 59.54mhz
Input Details
player 1
type joy
buttons 1
directions 2
player 2
type joy
buttons 1
directions 2
Chipset Details
name Intel 8080
clock 1.90mhz
name Speaker
clock N/A
name TI SN76477 CSG
clock N/A
name Samples
clock N/A
name Filtered DAC
clock N/A
ROM Details
name size crc
ic36.bin 2.00k 9e30f88a
ic35.bin 2.00k 40c2d55b
ic34.bin 2.00k b435f021
ic33.bin 2.00k cbdc6fe8
ic32.bin 2.00k 1e5a753c