Arcade Video game published 38 years ago:

Tatsujin (c) 1988 Taito Corp.

Taking place somewhere in the near future of space travel, an alien armada is invading the player's home planet aboard 5 gargantuan asteroids. After surviving an attack on the player's cargo barge, players board and pilot one remaining fighter and challenge the aliens in a desperate attempt to quell the alien invasion and divert their asteroid fortresses in the process.

Tatsujin is a vertical scrolling shooter arcade game, featuring 8 levels with non-stop action and 5 bosses.

- TECHNICAL -

Game ID: TP-013B Prom Stickers: B65

Main CPU: Motorola 68000 (@ 10 Mhz), Zilog Z80 (@ 3.5 Mhz) Sound Chips: YM3812 (@ 3.5 Mhz)

Players: 2 Control: 8-way joystick Buttons: 2

- TRIVIA -

Tatsujin was released on October 13, 1988 (Thursday) in Japan.

The title of this game translates from Japanese as 'Master'.

This game is known outside Japan as Truxton.

Polystar released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Tatsujin: Toaplan Game Music Scene One - H24X-10005) on 25/06/1989.

- TIPS AND TRICKS -

* Hidden Functions: If the 'Invulnerability dip switch' is enabled, you are invulnerable but you may also 'Pause' the game with P2 Start and restart with P1 Start.

- STAFF -

Developed by Toaplan.

Staff: Lee Ota Music composed by: Masahiro Yuge

- PORTS -

* CONSOLES: Sega Mega Drive (1989) "Tatsujin [Model G-4020]" NEC PC-Engine (1992) "Tatsujin [Model TP-04022]" FM Towns Marty "Tatsujin"

Player layout in our catalog: 2P alt.

If you are exploring by feel rather than by title, jump from the tags above into the matching genre rooms, or return to the Arcade hall for the full wall.

Open Play on this page to start Truxton / Tatsujin. Keyboard, USB/Bluetooth pads, and the on-screen touch gamepad all work inside the emulator bar. Save states and fullscreen live on that same bar so you can pause mid-session and resume later.

Player layout on this cabinet: 2P alt.

Genre tags on Classic Arcade Games: Shooter, Arcade.