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Zero Wing (2P set)
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About Zero Wing (2P set)
Arcade Video game published 37 years ago:
Zero Wing (c) 1989 Toaplan.
- TECHNICAL -
Game ID: TP-015
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 -
Released on October 20, 1989 (Friday) in Japan.
Zero Wing was created by most of the same team that previously worked on several projects at Toaplan, with members of the development staff recounting its history through various Japanese publications.
Uemura stated that Zero Wing originally started as a project not intended for commercial launch to train new recruits at Toaplan, handling training for new hires while using his work and engine from Hellfire before ultimately deciding with releasing the game to the market, which made it a more practical learning experience for the new developers. However, Uemura felt that both stage design and characters were cobbled together, leading the game's world being kind of a mess and he also stated the project turned into a battle royale, as staff from both Hellfire and Truxton were mixed with the new recruits.
Sound also proved to be very divisive as Uemura, Yuge and Tomizawa wrote several songs for the game with their own individual styles, though Uemura claimed this was due to dividing the work, while Yuge stated he would go to rest and drink after being stuck when composing for the title during work hours.
Player layout in our catalog: 2P sim.
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Cabinet dossier
Zero Wing (2P set) is filed in our catalog as a 1989 release.
Player layout on this cabinet: 2P sim.
Genre tags on Classic Arcade Games: Shooter.
Credit line lists Toaplan as developer.
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How to play Zero Wing (2P set) 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 — Toaplan
Toaplan 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.
Fire Shark · Out Zone · Vimana (World, set 1) · Batsugun · Dogyuun · FixEight (Europe) · Grind Stormer · Truxton II / Tatsujin Oh
Questions about Zero Wing (2P set)
Can I play Zero Wing (2P set) free in a browser?
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What controls does Zero Wing (2P set) 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 Zero Wing (2P set) on Classic Arcade Games?
Our catalog tags Zero Wing (2P set) 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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