1980 [60fps] Lupin III 30870pts

ルパン三世 / Lupin III　Taito 1980　30,870pts　Player suwa_mitsuo　収録Ver mame32 0.57　
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ルパン三世

発売年：1980.04
開発／発売元：タイトー
ジャンル：アクション
コントローラ：4方向レバー+1ボタン
システムボード：Midway 8080 System
CPU構成[8080]

原作者のモンキーパンチより許諾を受け、タイトーが開発したのが、この「ルパン三世」。ゲーム内容は、銭形警部や犬の追跡をかわしながら、8つの現金袋をアジトに運ぶアクションゲームである。現金袋は一度に2つまで持つことができる。また、マジックボタンで1面につき3回までワープすることが可能。面クリア時にはデモが用意されており、あの峰不二子も登場する。しかも、そのうち子どもまで生まれるのは、どういうことか説明して欲しいものである。BGMに「ルパン三世」のテレビアニメ主題歌が使用されている。有名なバグ技もある。

Lupin III (c) 1980 Taito Corp.

TECHNICAL -

Prom Stickers : LP12-LP18

Main CPU : 8080 (@ 1.9968 Mhz)
Sound Chips : SN76477 (@ 1.9968 Mhz), Discrete Circuitry

Players : 2
Control : 4-Way Joystick
Buttons : 1
= Magic

TRIVIA -

Released in April 1980.

Also released as a cocktail model. In Japan, the cocktail version is known as "T.T Lupin III".

Based, sort of, on Lupin III, one of the most famous manga/anime series of all time. Lupin is a descendant of Arsene Lupin, a thief who was the main character of mystery novels written by Maurice LeBlanc. Monkey Punch (Katou Kazuhiko), Lupin III's creator, used the Lupin name without permission, and the estate of LeBlanc agreed not to raise too much of a fuss so long as Lupin III remained in Japan. This is why early US/European releases of Lupin titles changed his name to things like 'The Wolf' and 'Rupan'. The copyrights to the Arsene Lupin name have since passed into the public domain.

The Lupin III manga began in 1967, running in Manga Action. The first TV series began in 1971, and ran for 23 episodes. A second TV series began in 1977, and ran for 155 episodes. The first animated Lupin III movie (there had already been an old black-and-white live-action movie) was Lupin Vs. The Clones (more commonly known to US/European audiences as 'Mystery of Mamo') came out in 1978, and was followed in 1979 by the most famous animated version of Lupin, The Castle of Cagliostro. Footage from these two movies were used to make the laserdisc game Cliff Hanger. So Lupin was at the height of his popularity when this game was released.

SOURCES -

Game's rom.
Machine's picture.