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Zodiack

Game Information
manufacturer Orca (Esco Trading Co., Inc. license)
year 1983
genre N/A
downloads 0
Screenshots
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Download Details
split set zodiack.zip 20.38k
merged set zodiack.7z 18.27k
standalone set zodiack.7z 18.27k
Game Details
Arcade Video game published 42 years ago:

Zodiack (c) 1983 Esco Trading Company, Incorporated.

A challenging, vertical scrolling shooter.

On deep space you must fly the 'Zogram' (your spaceship fighter) and destroy hordes of enemies, while dodge space objects.

Destroy eight 'Mitiohro' around the 'Goke' (the enemy base) for takeoff and landing of 'Ahro' (the enemy's fighter). After destroying all the 'Mitiohro', return to the 'Battlestar-asat' base.

The color of 'Mitiohro' on the picture changes when the gates for takeoff and landing of 'Ahro' opens. It is the time to attack!

As you destroy 'Ahro', 'Mitiohro' becomes to leave the 'Goke's' body, but you cannot destroy those 'Mitiohro' with your laser beam.

You can get a higher score depending of the precision landing of your spaceship at nearer spot to the center of the 'Battlestar-asat' base.

When you score 20,000 points, you can get one more Zogram and at 50,000 points you can get another Zogram.

- TECHNICAL -

Main CPU : Zilog Z80 (@ 4 Mhz), Zilog Z80 (@ 1.78975 Mhz)
Sound Chips : General Instrument AY8910 (@ 1.78975 Mhz)

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

- TRIVIA -

Zodiack was released in July 1983.

Licensed to Esco Trading for Japanese manufacture and distribution.

- CONTRIBUTE -

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Driver Details
source orca/zodiack.cpp
status imperfect
emulation good
savestate supported
type palette
status imperfect
Screen Details
display screen
type raster
orientation horizontal
width 256px
height 224px
refresh 60.61mhz
Input Details
player 1
type joy
buttons 1
directions 8
player 2
type joy
buttons 1
directions 8
Chipset Details
name Zilog Z80
clock 2.93mhz
name Zilog Z80
clock 2.93mhz
name Speaker
clock N/A
name AY-3-8910A PSG
clock 1.46mhz
ROM Details
name size crc
ovg30c.2 8.00k a2125e99
ovg30c.3 8.00k aee2b77f
ovg30c.6 2.00k 1debb278
ovg20c.1 4.00k 2d3c3baf
ovg40c.7 2.00k ed9d3be7
orca40c.8 4.00k 88269c94
orca40c.9 4.00k a3bd40c9
ovg40c.2a 32.00b 703821b8
ovg40c.2b 32.00b 21f77ec7