game
| title | Ajax |
| set name | ajax |
| manufacturer | Konami |
| year | 1987 |
| genre | Shooter (hof) |
| category | Shooter / Flying Vertical (hof) |
| driver status | good |
| driver source | ajax.c |
| snapshots | MW: in game
/ CT: in game
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| rating |   63.9% after 119 votes |
| clones | Ajax (Japan) Typhoon |
display
| colour emulation | good |
| palette | 2048 |
| display type | raster |
| orientation | vertical |
| resolution | 224x288 |
| frequency | 60.000000Hz |
sound
| sound emulation | good |
| channels | stereo |
controls
| players | 2 |
| nplayers | 2P alt |
| controls | 8 way joystick |
| buttons | 3 |
| coin slots | 3 |
hardware
| cpu | KONAMI @ 3MHz |
| cpu | M6809 @ 3MHz |
| cpu | Z80 @ 3.579545MHz |
| audio | YM2151 @ 3.579545MHz |
| audio | K007232 @ 3.579545MHz |
| audio | K007232 @ 3.579545MHz |
data
| version added | .036b02 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| last change(s) | .071 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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additional information
| info | 0.36b2 [Manuel Abadia] WIP:
Recommended Games (Helicopter): Strategy X Super Cobra Rescue Sky Army Gyrodine Liberation Choplifter Tiger Heli Vs. Raid on Bungeling Bay Airwolf Ajax Battle Chopper Thunder Blade Super Thunder Blade (Mega-Tech) Twin Cobra Twin Cobra 2 Apache 3 Chopper I Cobra-Command Metal Hawk Silk Worm Twin Eagle Twin Eagle II - The Rescue Mission Viper Ashura Blaster Steel Talons Thunder Strike Air Rescue S.S. Mission Desert War Zero Gunner Romset: 3073 kb / 14 files / 1.27 zip |
| history | Ajax (c) 1987 Konami. The player has been issued an emergency order. He must save the earth from being conquered by enemy forces. He climbs into his helicopter and prepares for intense aerial combat. Shooting oncoming enemy aircrafts and bombing the enemies below, he tries to make his way through the different stages to reach the enemy base. When he finishes the first stage, he is transported to his next mission by ab aircraft carrier. He hops into his jet fighters, tanks, ships, helicopters, and aircraft carriers. The player must also be aware of unseen enemies and surprise attacks. Different kinds of power ups can be obtained throughout the game. These include : '3' 3-Way : Bullets fire forward, right, and left. 'L' Laser : Player can shoot double lasers. 'T' Triple : Missiles are fired that spread out three ways in front. 'V' Vulcan : Rapid bullets are fired in the directions controlled. 'B' Bomb : Air-to-ground missiles are extra powerful. There is an additional super weapon that destroys all the enemies on the screen at once. However, use of this weapon is limited. Ajax contains 2 different types of stages : 2-D and 3-D. In the 2-D stage, the player controls a helicopter. In the 3-D stage, the player commands a jet fighter. Ajax features some impressive graphics filled with rotation and scaling effects (some may get a little dizzy, though!), a solid soundtrack and excellent game control. Highly recommended for any shoot'em up enthusiast! - TECHNICAL - Game ID : GX770 Main CPU : KONAMI (@ 3 Mhz), M6809 (@ 3 Mhz), Z80 (@ 3.579545 Mhz) Sound Chips : YM2151 (@ 3.579545 Mhz), (2x) K007232 (@ 3.579545 Mhz) Screen orientation : Vertical Video resolution : 224 x 288 pixels Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz Palette colors : 2048 Players : 2 Control : 8-way joystick Buttons : 3 (FIRE, BOMB, POW) - TRIVIA - Released in December 1987. This game is also known as "Typhoon". Alfa Records released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Konami Game Music Vol.4 - 28XA-201) on 10/03/1988. - UPDATES - The stage order is different between Ajax and "Typhoon". - STAFF -
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