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'''Thunder Ceptor''' is a three-dimensional [[shooter]] arcade game that was released by [[Namco]] in [[1986]]. It runs on its own dedicated hardware (a Motorola M6809 CPU running at 1.536 MHz with a Hitachi HD-63701 MCU running at that same frequency, a pair of Motorola M65C02 audio CPUs running at 2.048 MHz, and a Motorola 68000 secondary CPU running at 12.288 MHz) and usurped both [[Libble Rabble]] and [[Toy Pop]] | '''Thunder Ceptor''' is a three-dimensional [[shooter]] arcade game that was released by [[Namco]] in [[1986]]. It runs on its own dedicated hardware (a Motorola M6809 CPU running at 1.536 MHz with a Hitachi HD-63701 MCU running at that same frequency, a pair of Motorola M65C02 audio CPUs running at 2.048 MHz, and a Motorola 68000 secondary CPU running at 12.288 MHz) and usurped both [[Libble Rabble]] and [[Toy Pop]] as the company's most powerful eight-bit arcade games; it was also the first game from the company to use an analogue (360-degree) joystick, and a 3-D sequel, titled [[3-D Thunder Ceptor II]], was released towards the end of the year. | ||
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File:Thunder Ceptor flyer2.jpg|Japanese promotional flyer, back. | File:Thunder Ceptor flyer2.jpg|Japanese promotional flyer, back. | ||
File:Thunder Ceptor gameplay.png|First round of the game. | File:Thunder Ceptor gameplay.png|First round of the game. | ||
File:Thunder Ceptor high score table. | File:Thunder Ceptor high score table.png|Default high score table. | ||
File:Thunder Ceptor II title screen.png|"3-D TC II" title screen. | File:Thunder Ceptor II title screen.png|"3-D TC II" title screen. | ||
File:Thunder Ceptor II gameplay.png|"3-D TC II" gameplay. | File:Thunder Ceptor II gameplay.png|"3-D TC II" gameplay. | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:30, 19 August 2023
This is the first game in the Thunder Ceptor series. For other games in the series see the Thunder Ceptor category.
Thunder Ceptor | |
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Developer(s) | Namco |
Publisher(s) | Namco |
Year released | 1986 |
System(s) | Arcade |
Followed by | 3-D Thunder Ceptor II |
Series | Thunder Ceptor, Arcade Archives |
Japanese title | サンダーセプター |
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Genre(s) | Shooter |
Players | 1 |
Modes | Single player |
Arcade Archives Thunder Ceptor | |
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Developer(s) | Namco |
Publisher(s) | Hamster Corporation |
Year released | 2022 |
System(s) | Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 |
Rating(s) |
Thunder Ceptor is a three-dimensional shooter arcade game that was released by Namco in 1986. It runs on its own dedicated hardware (a Motorola M6809 CPU running at 1.536 MHz with a Hitachi HD-63701 MCU running at that same frequency, a pair of Motorola M65C02 audio CPUs running at 2.048 MHz, and a Motorola 68000 secondary CPU running at 12.288 MHz) and usurped both Libble Rabble and Toy Pop as the company's most powerful eight-bit arcade games; it was also the first game from the company to use an analogue (360-degree) joystick, and a 3-D sequel, titled 3-D Thunder Ceptor II, was released towards the end of the year.
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Japanese promotional flyer, front.
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Japanese promotional flyer, back.
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First round of the game.
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Default high score table.
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"3-D TC II" title screen.
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"3-D TC II" gameplay.
Gameplay[edit]
The player must take control of the eponymous Thunder Ceptor, a hyper-way fighter ship developed by the Federal Troops, which is equipped with a rapid-fire zapper cannon and rocket artillery napalm bombs - it can possess up to five of these bombs at a time, and they will be replenished at the end of each round. It also has radar which is displayed in the centre of the screen, and its progress ("WAY") is displayed up at the top of the screen; along with its energy ("POWER") and its bomb ("ARMS"). Its condition is also displayed in the top-left corner of the screen (usually with an image of its blueprints), but will change to say "CAUTION" or "ENERGY EMPTY" when a formation attack is heading towards it (much like the Condition Indicator in Namco's own Bosconian) or it is reduced to four bars of power.