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Butasan - Pig's & Bomber's (Japan, English)
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- Console
- Arcade
- Release
- 1987
- Players
- 2P sim
- Developer
- NMK (Jaleco license)
About Butasan - Pig's & Bomber's (Japan, English)
Arcade Video game published 39 years ago:
Butasan (c) 1987 Jaleco.
Control a pig and blow up other pigs. The simple gameplay is as tasty as a bacon sandwich! Vegetarians beware!:)
- TECHNICAL -
Main CPU: Zilog Z80 (@ 5 Mhz) Sound CPU: Zilog Z80 (@ 5 Mhz) Sound Chips: (2x) Yamaha YM2203 (@ 1.5 Mhz)
Screen orientation: Horizontal Video resolution: 256 x 240 pixels Screen refresh: 54.00 Hz Palette colors: 768
Players: 2 Control: 8-way joystick Buttons: 2
- TRIVIA -
Butasan was released in August 1987. Produced by Jaleco under license from NMK.
The title of this game translates from Japanese as 'Mister Pig'.
An English version was also found, although the English version still shows a "For Japan Only" warning all text was translated into English. The title was changed to "Pig's & Bomber's" in the English version although the title screen still shows Butasan (in Japanese) above it.
Soundtrack releases: Game Sound Jaleco -G.S.M. Jaleco 1- [Pony Canyon / Scitron D28B0003 - Aug 21, 1988]
- STAFF -
Hardware: Yousuke Maki Software: Tamio Makasato Sound: Taeko Suzuki Design & Planning: Maoko Magamime
- PORTS -
* CONSOLES: [JP] Sony PS4 [PSN] (mar.12, 2015) "Arcade Archives - Butasan [Model CUSA-01823]" Sony PlayStation 4 [PSN] [US] (jul.14, 2015) "Arcade Archives - Buta San [Model CUSA-00991]" Sony PlayStation 4 [PSN] [EU] [AU] (oct.6, 2015) "Arcade Archives - Buta san [Model CUSA-02660]"
* COMPUTERS: [US] Commodore C64 [EU] (1988) "Psycho Pigs UXB" [EU] Amstrad CPC (1988) "Psycho Pigs UXB" [EU] Sinclair ZX Spectrum (1988) "Psycho Pigs UXB" [JP] Sharp X68000 (oct.29, 1993) "Psycho Pigs UXB"
Player layout in our catalog: 2P sim.
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Cabinet dossier
Butasan - Pig's & Bomber's (Japan, English) is filed in our catalog as a 1987 release.
Player layout on this cabinet: 2P sim.
Genre tags on Classic Arcade Games: Shooter.
Credit line lists NMK (Jaleco license) as developer.
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How to play Butasan - Pig's & Bomber's (Japan, English) online
- Arcade stick feel: Arrow keys for the joystick, X/Z (and nearby keys) for buttons, Enter=Start.
- USB / Bluetooth pads map cleanly; six-button fighters use the face-button cluster.
- On phones, open the on-screen pad from the emulator bar; rotate sits next to fullscreen.
- Save states, load, volume, and fullscreen stay on the emulator bar between credits.
Studio notes — NMK (Jaleco license)
NMK (Jaleco license) appears on this cabinet’s credit line. Browse more titles from the same studio on the developer shelf, or stay on this page and try the next cabinets in the same hall.
Questions about Butasan - Pig's & Bomber's (Japan, English)
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What controls does Butasan - Pig's & Bomber's (Japan, English) support?
Arcade stick feel: Arrow keys for the joystick, X/Z (and nearby keys) for buttons, Enter=Start. USB / Bluetooth pads map cleanly; six-button fighters use the face-button cluster.
What genre is Butasan - Pig's & Bomber's (Japan, English) on Classic Arcade Games?
Our catalog tags Butasan - Pig's & Bomber's (Japan, English) under Shooter. Open those genre rooms from the tags on this page to find more playable cabinets in the same feel.
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