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rohan:
                According to MAWS ->http://maws.mameworld.info/maws/ Aaron Giles fixed the flashing issue in MAME .122u6.  I don't know how accurate the emulation is, because I'm still using an older (MAME .120) version.  As for samples, I don't have an easy way to record them directly from the speaker output with my electronic equipment.  It can be done, but it may be a while.  A gameplay recording using a decent mic was made and posted by me in the MAMEWorld.info forums some time ago...Someone with a little more expertise than I could probably use that recording to make a better sample set than the current Space Invaders .wav files. 
               My contention with the history and classification of Astro Invader is that the Stern version is considered a clone of Kamikaze (Leijac 1979).  I don't know if this is correct.  I thought Stern's first videogame was their own and not licensed from anybody else.  It may be that Leijac was a subsidiary of Namco (which licensed a few games to Stern), but I can't find much info on this company.  The cabinet pic on MAWS is a Karateco cabinet taken from it's Kamikaze flyer which shows screenshots that it's actually a clone of Galaxianhttp://www.arcadeflyers.com/?page=flyer&db=videodb&id=2952&image=1...The plot thickens...I've tried to correct the record with little luck, and have given up. You would think an owner of such a rare game would be given some credibility ::) Maybe you'll have better luck.

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