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Centuri Year: 1982 Class: Wide Release Genre: Shooter Type: Videogame Monitor:
Number of Simultaneous Players: 1 Maximum number of Players: 2 Gameplay: Alternating Control Panel Layout: Single Player Controls:
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Time Pilot DescriptionThe player's single jet fighter (placed in the center of the screen) shoots down waves of WWI Biplanes, WWII era fighters, 1970's era helicopters, 1980's era jets, and futuristic UFOs while trying to rescue fellow pilots and avoid bombs, missiles, and other enemy fire.Know anything more about this game? Game IntroductionYour aircraft is a sleek jet that travels to five different time eras which each have different enemies. The time periods are as follows:
Game PlayDuring waves with missiles (such as the Helicopters and Jets) tight turns with many double-back actions will render the attacking missiles mostly useless. Concentrate on shooting down entire squadrons (whose appearance is signaled by a siren sound) to rack out bonus points. You can also rescue the flying parachutists as you battle the enemies.You must destroy 56 normal ships in order for the mothership to appear, then you must destroy the mothership by shooting it with seven direct hits. After you have destroyed the mothership, all the other ships will be destroyed and then your jet will advance to the next time period. After you get past all five time periods, the game will begin again with increased difficulty. MiscellaneousLICENSOR: KonamiMany home versions for 1980's game systems and computers exist; the best translation probably being the ColecoVision version. Scarcity in collections (VAPS.org)Very Common - There are 135 known instances of this game owned by one of our 900 members. Of these, 65 of them are original dedicated machines, 9 of them are conversions in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet, and 61 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.Of the 52,014 video games (3,346 unique) tracked by the Video Game Preservation Society, this game ranks a 69 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most commonly seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on ownership records. Wanted - There are 3 VAPS members currently looking for this game. Rarity is NOT necessarily an indication of value. Some common games show up as very rare here because collectors don't want them (they are common because arcade operators might be sitting on tons of them in warehouses), while some fairly scarce games are grabbed by collectors every time they show up. Additionally, some games made in the last 5 years are still making money for operators and are thus not yet affordable to the typical collector. For a clue to value, compare how many people have this game vs. how many people want this game and then click on the eBay links to help determine an accurate price range. TechnicalThe game uses two Z80 microprocessors and two AY-3-8910 PSGs for sound.TriviaIn the Konami version, the fourth era is 1982 while in the Centuri licensed version, the fourth era is 1983.This game was designed by Yoshiki Okamoto. He was hired by Konami as a graphic artist although not long after being hired he was asked to design a driving simulator video game. He did not like the idea of a driving game but he did like the game Bosconian a lot so he decided to base his game on Bosconian without telling his boss. He was also smart enough to know he would get in trouble for doing this so he also had his design team simultaneously create code for the driving game too in case his boss wanted to see it. When his boss asked if the driving game was finished, Okamoto showed him Time Pilot instead and his boss became angry. Okamoto asked him to do a location test and the game was received well and the rest is history. Okamoto designed only two games while at Konami: Time Pilot and Gyruss. He later went to Capcom where he designed 1942, Final Fight, and the Street Fighter series of games. eBay ListingsClick here to automatically search eBay's Arcade, Jukebox, and Pinball categories for the Time Pilot Videogame machine and items related to it.Click here to automatically search eBay's Arcade, Jukebox, and Pinball categories for machines and parts made by Centuri. Alternatively, check out the IAM/KLOV custom report of the hottest coin-op machines on eBay, powered by Ace.com (updated throughoutthe day).
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