Air Duel
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Screenshot of Air Duel |
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Developer(s) | Irem |
Publisher(s) | Irem |
Release date(s) | 1990 |
Genre(s) | Shooter game |
Mode(s) | Single player, 2 player co-op |
Platform(s) | Arcade Game |
Input | 8-way Joystick, 2 Buttons |
Arcade system(s) | Irem M-72 system hardware |
Arcade CPU(s) | V30 |
Arcade sound system(s) | Sound CPU : Z80, Sound Chips : YM2151, DAC |
Arcade display | Vertical, Raster, 256 x 384 pixels, 512 colors |
Air Duel is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game released by Irem in 1990. You can select from a fighter jet or helicopter, shoot enemies in the air and ground, collect power-ups, and defeat bosses to advance levels.
A sequel, Air Assault, was released in 1993.
[edit] Trivia
Music from this game was used for other games:
- The mission 1 music was recycled and remixed in "Gun Force 2" (stage 2 part 1).
- The mission 2 music contains a synth solo (after 32 seconds) which was performed with a saxophone in "Metal Slug 2" (mission 3).
- The mission 3 music was recycled and remixed with electric guitar in "Metal Slug 3" (mission 1, underwater).
- The mission 3 music was also recycled and remixed in "Gun Force 2" (stage 2 part 2).
- The mission 4 music was recycled and remixed in "Gun Force 2" (stage 1).