Time Pilot '84

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Time Pilot '84
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American arcade flyer
Developer(s)Konami
Publisher(s)Konami
Platform(s)Arcade
Release
Genre(s)Multidirectional shooter
Mode(s)Single-player

Time Pilot '84: Further Into Unknown World is a scrolling multidirectional shooter released in arcades in 1984 by Konami. The different time periods of 1982's Time Pilot are replaced by a top-down view of a science fiction landscape that varies in color and type of enemies.[1] It adds the ability for the player to launch guided missiles. Time Pilot '84 was primarily sold as a conversion kit for older games.[1]

Gameplay[]

The first button is used to fire a standard shot, which can destroy green-colored enemies. The second button is used to fire missiles, which can destroy the silver-colored enemies. The player needs to lock on to a silver enemy to fire missiles at it. Destroying enough green enemies brings out a large, silver boss enemy that must be dispatched before advancing to the next level.

Reception[]

In Japan, Game Machine listed Time Pilot '84 on their August 15, 1984 issue as being the eleventh most-successful table arcade unit of the month.[2]

Legacy[]

Time Pilot '84 was cloned for the Commodore 64 as Space-Pilot II released by Kingsoft in 1985.[3] The first Space-Pilot was a clone of Time Pilot.

Time Pilot '84 was re-released for Nintendo Switch on May 27, 2021 as part of the Arcade Archives series.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Time Pilot '84". Arcade History.
  2. ^ "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - テーブル型TVゲーム機 (Table Videos)". Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 242. Amusement Press, Inc. 15 August 1984. p. 25.
  3. ^ Space Pilot II at Lemon 64
  4. ^ https://nintendohill.com/2021/05/hamster-brings-classic-time-pilot-84-to-nintendo-switch-tomorrow-as-part-of-arcade-archives/

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