Lost In Translation/Side Arms - Hyper Dyne

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Side Arms Hyper Dyne
Manufacturer	Capcom
Released	1986
Control Method	8-way Joystick 3 Button(s)
Main CPU	(3x) Z80 (@ 4.000 MHz) Z80 (@ 4.000 MHz)
Sound CPU	Mono (2x) YM2203 (@ 4.000 MHz)
Video Details	Raster (Horizontal) 384 x 224 pixels 60.00 Hz 1,024 Palette colours
Screens	1
ROM Info	27 ROMs 738,080 bytes (720.78 KiB)
MAME ID	sidearms · sidearjp · sidearmr

About The Game

Side Arms - Hyper Dyne is an horizontally and vertically scrolling two-player arcade video game shoot-em-up.

An evil alien race called the 'Bozon' are trying to wipe out Mankind, and Lieutenant Henry and Sergent Sanders are given the responsibility of saving the Human Race. They each climb into a Mobilsuit - a jet-powered, heavily armoured combat suit - and set out on their mission.

Each player has 2 fire buttons, one for shooting ahead and one for shooting behind; crucial for a game in which enemies attack from all directions. Shooting certain enemies will reveal power-ups - displayed as 'POW' icons - and shooting the icons will either change their type, or reveal a special weapon.

Finally, Side Arms features a unique power-up. These power-ups are hidden in the level and can be collected by shooting at their location with any weapon. By collecting a circle icon that flashed between the Greek 'Beta' and ok, both players can join together to become a single, highly powerful combat unit capable of firing in 8 different directions. When a 2 player unit is joined, BOTH players' controllers can control the unit's movement, which can cause the unit to not move if players decide to go in different directions to each other. The player who picks up this power-up will control the main weapon from his current list only and the other player will be able to fire the secondary 8 direction weapon. The 8 direction weapon can be fired by single presses or automatically by holding either fire button.

In a 2 player game, this form will break apart after one hit to the unit, returning to both players individual units. In a 1 player game it will break apart after 2 hits, causing the second unit to be destroyed.

Apperance of the super unit and the 8 directional weapon is dependant on which player gets the power-up. First player unit is a primarly orange unit that fires red triangle projectiles one way. Second player unit is blue that fires blue boomerangs that fly out and return causing a slower rate of fire.

The 8 available power-ups are :

• Speed-up (POW symbol)
• Speed-down (Reverse POW symbol, shows just before reaching Auto I or II)
• Bit - (3 level power-up)
• Spread Gun - (3 level power-up)
• Mega Bazooka Launcher (2 level power-up)
• 3-Way Shot (2 level power-up)
• Auto I (Chain gun)
• Auto II (3-Way Auto)

Trivia

Released in December 1986.

Licensed to Romstar for US distribution.

The Japanese version is known as "Side Arms - Hyper Dyne : Zettai Gattai".

The player one character appears as a bonus item in some Capcom games including : "19XX - The War Against Destiny", "Super Buster Bros.", "U.N. Squadron" and "Black Tiger".

Alfa Records released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Capcom Game Music Vol.2 - 28XA-203) on 25/03/1988.

Tips and tricks

During the attract sequences, when the players are joined, you can even move the character around without having to add any credits.

Series

1. Section Z (1985)
2. Side Arms - Hyper Dyne (1986)

Staff

Game Designers

Noritaka Funamizu (Poo)

Kihaji Okamoto

Object Designers

Dekachin, Kawamoyan

Scroll Designers

Toride No Yas

Miki Chan

Supplement

Uhe Uhe

Kurichan

Sound

Tadanomi Surozoo

Music

Ayako Mori

Hardware

Panchi Kubozoo (Punch Kubozoo)

Software

Mr.

Cabinet and Artwork

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  Side Arms arcade cabinet.

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  Side Arms flyer.

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  Back of the Side Arms flyer.

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  Hyperdyne Side Arms flyer.

Ports

Consoles

NEC PC-Engine (1989)

Sony PSP (2006, "Capcom Classics Collection Remixed")

Sony PlayStation 2 (2006, "Capcom Classics Collection, Volume 2")

Microsoft XBOX (2006, "Capcom Classics Collection, Volume 2")

Computers

PC (1987)

Commodore C64 (1988)

Sinclair ZX Spectrum (1988)

Amstrad CPC (1988)

Atari ST (1988)

Commodore Amiga ("Side Arms", 1989, Go!)

Soundtrack Releases

Album Name	Catalogue No.	Released	Publisher	Comments
Legendary Wings / Side Arms - Capcom Music Generation	CPDA-1019	2002-05-04	Suleputer	CD version.
Capcom Classic Collection REMIXED Soundtrack	N/A	2006-05-10	Capcom	CD version.
Capcom Game Music VOL.2	28XA-203	1988-03-25	Alfa Records	CD version.
Capcom Game Music VOL.2	ALC-22923	1988-03-25	Alfa Records	Cassette version.
Capcom Game Music VOL.2	ALR-22923	1988-03-25	Alfa Records	Vinyl version.
Capcom Game Music VOL.2	SCDC-00195	2002-07-24	Alfa Records	CD version.

External Links

• Sinclair ZX Spectrum version of Side Arms at the World of Spectrum

References

The contents of this page are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.
The sources used include MAME (version 0.113u2) and history.dat (revision 1.28 - 2008-10-18).
Please see http://www.arcade-history.com for credits.