Tora e no Michi (Japan)

Arcade Video game published 38 years ago:

虎への道 (c) 1987 Capcom.
(Tora-he no Michi)

'Ryu Ken Oh' raided villages and kidnapped small children to brainwash them and make them into soldiers. Master of 'Oh Rin' temple ordered his best student 'Lee Wong' to destroy 'Ryu Ken Oh' and save the children. To meet with 'Ryu Ken Oh', 'Lee Wong' must clear 4 stages and destroy big enemy at the end of each stage. 'Lee Wong' was given a magical jacket to jump and fly around, and weapons from the master to destroy 'Ryu Ken Oh'.

- TECHNICAL -

Main CPU : Motorola 68000 (@ 6 Mhz)
Sound CPU : Zilog Z80 (@ 4 Mhz)
Sound Chips : (2x) Yamaha YM2203 (@ 3.579545 Mhz)

Players : 2
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 2 (ATTACK, JUMP)

- TRIVIA -

Tora-he no Michi was released in November 1987 in Japan.

The title of this game translates from Japanese as 'Road to the Tiger'.

It is known outside Japan as "Tiger Road".

Default highscore table (ranking) :
TOP 35000 PTS YUKIO.
2ND 30000 PTS KYOKO.
3RD 25000 PTS MASATUGU
4TH 20000 PTS CAPCOM

Alfa Records released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Capcom Game Music Vol.3 - 28XA-204) on April 25, 1988.

- SCORING -

* To obtain a special weapon 'Tora Ki Koh', player must clear 'practice or asceticism' stage twice. Player can only use green power life gage earned in 'practice or asceticism' stage with this weapon as long as player does not get hit by enemies.

- STAFF -

Director and martial arts guidance : Lee Wong
Planners and directors : Lee Wong, Shin Wong
Special effects : Chan Yuki, Tom Yang, Mah Shing
Art experts : Ryu Kyu, Ei Show, Take Pong
Art stagehands : Wody Ring, Chan Sada, Chan Lee, Moh Ring, Koh Emy, Koh Elliy, Ziggy Yoe
Stagehand : Ji Shing
Sound effects : Hero Yoe, Mie Maru
Music by : Harumi Fujita, Tamayo Kawamoto (7 non-specified tracks), Junko Tamiya (Training Bonus Stage)

- PORTS -

* CONSOLES:
NEC PC Engine [JP] (feb.23, 1990) "Tora-he no Michi [Model JC63004]"

- CONTRIBUTE -

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