Lost In Translation/Ajax

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Ajax
Manufacturer	Konami
Released	1987
Control Method	8-way Joystick 3 Button(s)
Main CPU	KONAMI (@ 3.000 MHz) M6809 (@ 3.000 MHz)
Sound CPU	Stereo YM2151 (@ 3.580 MHz) (2x) K007232 (@ 3.580 MHz)
Video Details	Raster (Vertical) 288 x 224 pixels 60.00 Hz 2,048 Palette colours
Screens	1
ROM Info	14 ROMs 3,146,240 bytes (3.00 MiB)
MAME ID	ajax · ajaxj · typhoon

About The Game

The player has been issued an emergency order. He must save the earth from being conquered by enemy forces. He climbs into his helicopter and prepares for intense aerial combat. Shooting oncoming enemy aircrafts and bombing the enemies below, he tries to make his way through the different stages to reach the enemy base. When he finishes the first stage, he is transported to his next mission by ab aircraft carrier. He hops into his jet fighters, tanks, ships, helicopters, and aircraft carriers. The player must also be aware of unseen enemies and surprise attacks.

Different kinds of power ups can be obtained throughout the game. These include :

• '3' 3-Way : Bullets fire forward, right, and left.
• 'L' Laser : Player can shoot double lasers.
• 'T' Triple : Missiles are fired that spread out three ways in front.
• 'V' Vulcan : Rapid bullets are fired in the directions controlled.
• 'B' Bomb : Air-to-ground missiles are extra powerful.

There is an additional super weapon that destroys all the enemies on the screen at once. However, use of this weapon is limited.

Ajax contains 2 different types of stages : 2-D and 3-D. In the 2-D stage, the player controls a helicopter. In the 3-D stage, the player commands a jet fighter.

Ajax features some impressive graphics filled with rotation and scaling effects (some may get a little dizzy, though!), a solid soundtrack and excellent game control. Highly recommended for any shoot'em up enthusiast!

Additional Technical Information

Players : 2

Control : 8-way joystick

Buttons : 3 (FIRE, BOMB, POW)

Trivia

Released in December 1987.

This game is also known as "Typhoon".

Alfa Records released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Konami Game Music Vol.4 - 28XA-201) on 10/03/1988.

Updates

The stage order is different between Ajax and "Typhoon".

Staff

Producer

K. Hiroshita

Director

S. Okamoto

Programmer

S. Fujiwara

Gen. S

2D design

N. Sugita

3D Design

N. Ishii

Title

Dr. Hide

Character

K. Nakamura

Sound

Y. Uno

Motoaki Furukawa

Hardware

H. Ueno

K. Ban

Cabinet and Artwork

• 

  Ajax arcade cabinet.

• 

  Typhoon flyer.

Ports

Computers

Sinclair ZX Spectrum (1988)

Commodore C64 (1988)

Amstrad CPC (1988)

Sharp X68000 (1989)

Soundtrack Releases

Album Name	Catalogue No.	Released	Publisher	Comments
MIDI Power ver.2.0 X68000 Collection	KICA-7611	1993-01-21	King Records Inc.	CD version.
Thunder Cross	276A-7703	1989-05-21	King Records Inc.	CD version.
Music from Super Contra & A-Jax	K30X-7702	1988-03-21	King Records Inc.	CD version.
MIDI Power Pro Best Selection	KICA-7670	1995-08-04	King Records Inc.	CD version.
Perfect Selection Konami Shooting Battle	KICA-1136	1993-12-22	King Records Inc.	CD version.
Perfect Selection Konami Shooting Battle II	KICA-1171	1995-11-22	King Records Inc.	CD version.
Konami GM Hits Factory II	KICA-1131	1993-10-21	King Records	CD version.
Game Sound Legend Arrange Series - Speed & Wind	SCDC-00375	2004-11-17	Scitron Digital Content	CD version.
Game Music Now & Then	SCDC-00292~3	2003-12-17	Scitron Digital Content	2 CD version.
Music from Super Contra & A-Jax	KICA-2307	1993-05-21	King Records	CD version.
Konami Ending Collection	KICA-1046~7	1991-10-21	King Records	2 CD version.
Konami All Stars ~1000-Ryo Box Heisei 4th Year Edition~	KICA-1053~5	1991-12-21	King Records Inc.	3 CD version.
Konami Game Music Vol.4 A-JAX	28XA-201	1988-03-10	Alpha Records	CD version.
Konami Game Music Vol.4 A-JAX	ALC-22922	1988-03-10	Alpha Records	Cassette version.
Konami Game Music Vol.4 A-JAX	ALR-22922	1988-03-10	Alpha Records	Vinyl version.
Game Sound Legend Series "Konami Game Music Vol.4 ~A-JAX~"	SCDC-00472	2005-11-23	Scitron Digital Content Inc.	CD version.
KONAMI GAME MUSIC SPECIAL	28XA-214	1988-08-25	Alfa Records	CD version.
KONAMI GAME MUSIC SPECIAL	ALC-28103	1988-08-25	Alfa Records	Cassette version.
MIDI Power ver.2.0 X68000 Collection	KICA-7908	1998-09-23	King Record Co., Ltd.	CD version.
Konami Special Music Golden Treasure Chest	220A-7721~3	1989-12-21	King Records Inc.	3 CD version.
Kukeiha Club & Konami Kukeiha Club Best Vol.2	KICA-7890	1998-09-04	King Records Inc.	CD version.
Thunder Cross	KICA-2306	1993-05-21	King Record Co., Ltd.	CD version.
Beep Special Project - GAME SOUND COLLECTION	N/A	1988-01-01	Softbank Publishing	Vinyl version.
GS SELECTION - GS Club Special Project	N/A	1988-03-01	Softbank Publishing	Double vinyl version.

External Links

• Sinclair ZX Spectrum version of Typhoon 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.