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Title: Anyone know the name of this game?
Post by: DeLuSioNal29 on June 08, 2009, 01:34:41 pm

Hi everyone!

I have a buddy who sent me an e-mail, asking what the name of this game was.  Unfortunately, his description is vague but I'm sure this is the perfect place for asking, since you guys all know your stuff.

Here's what he wrote:

"Do you remember an arcade game that was out around 1986 (my best guess) that was a side scrolling shooter with a transforming robot?

It was like this walking transformer-like guy on the ground.... then you'd hit a button and transform into a jet to fight enemies in the sky.

I used to be the highscore holder of that game in my hometown..... but for the life of me I can't remember the name. Everybody I've asked can't remember such a game. Do you? "

Thanks in advance for your insight.

~ DeLuSioNaL

Title: Re: Anyone know the name of this game?
Post by: Congui on June 08, 2009, 02:02:15 pm

Hmm.  Sounds like Thexder.  Although I used to play the PC version, didn't know there was an arcade version.

Cheers,  :cheers:
Congui

Title: Re: Anyone know the name of this game?
Post by: DeLuSioNal29 on June 08, 2009, 02:19:31 pm

No, it was definitely an arcade coin op.

Other friends of mine suggested Spriggan, Thexder and Silpheed but those weren't them either.

~ DeLuSioNaL

Title: Re: Anyone know the name of this game?
Post by: payment_due on June 08, 2009, 02:33:08 pm

I think one of the Macross games did that. 

http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?game_id=7335

Title: Re: Anyone know the name of this game?
Post by: Benevolance on June 08, 2009, 03:19:49 pm

I had an NES bootleg of a game called Transformer that was released in 1986. It featured a robot that walked or flew on a side-scrolling map. KLOV doesn't have any screen shots unfortunately, so I cannot tell if that is the correct game or not. And a Google search for 'Transformer' isn't exactly helpful. It did turn up that the game was apparently called Astro Flash in Japan.

Edit: Post too soon. Found a page with a few pics and a better description (http://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?t=24203).

Title: Re: Anyone know the name of this game?
Post by: TOK on June 08, 2009, 03:46:15 pm

Aeroboto by Williams.

http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?game_id=6820

Title: Re: Anyone know the name of this game?
Post by: Ummon on June 08, 2009, 11:55:12 pm

And it's in Mame. (Looks a little console-ish, though....) Make sure to get the Japanese set, formatz, as it needs this to load.

Title: Re: Anyone know the name of this game?
Post by: NoOne=NBA= on June 09, 2009, 01:13:35 am

Was it MagMax (http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?game_id=8490)?

Title: Re: Anyone know the name of this game?
Post by: Bender on June 10, 2009, 08:04:42 pm

 :bump :bump

just curious to see what it was

some of these look pretty cool

Title: Re: Anyone know the name of this game?
Post by: Benevolance on June 12, 2009, 03:04:50 pm

 :bump

'kay, seriously. Which one was it? You can't just leave us hanging.

Title: Re: Anyone know the name of this game?
Post by: Rusty Shackelford on June 12, 2009, 03:06:21 pm

Gundam?

Title: Re: Anyone know the name of this game?
Post by: rolins on June 12, 2009, 03:07:51 pm

Formation Z   ;)

Title: Re: Anyone know the name of this game?
Post by: retrometro on June 13, 2009, 09:56:17 pm

heh, I guess we've demonstrated that there's a gazillion versions of a transforming robot side scroller

Title: Re: Anyone know the name of this game?
Post by: XeviouS on June 13, 2009, 11:39:50 pm

Sounds like it could be Robo-Transforma-Scrollerama Jetman 4.