box cover
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Game title: |
Formation Z |
Console: |
Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) |
Author (released): |
Jaleco (1984) |
Genre: |
Action, Shooter |
Mode: |
Multiplayer |
Design: |
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Music: |
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Game manual: |
not available
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Download: |
Formation_Z.nes
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Game size: |
24 kB |
Recommended emulator: |
FCEUX |
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
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Formation Z is a side-scrolling shoot 'em up video game initially released in arcades in 1984 by Jaleco. The arcade release was distributed by Williams and known as Aeroboto outside of Japan. It was later ported to the MSX and to the Famicom, the latter being included as part of Jaleco Collection Vol. 1 for the PlayStation. More recently the Famicom version of the game was made downloadable via the Wii's Virtual Console download service in Japan.
Taking place in the year 2701, the player controls a robot which can transform into an aero fighter on a mission to stop an alien super weapon from reaching the Earth. The robot may move forwards, backwards and jump, and the aero fighter may travel anywhere on screen but has limited fuel in which to do so. A combination of the two must be used to avoid obstacles, as well as to destroy any on-screen enemies for extra points.
More details about this game can be found on
Wikipedia.org.
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For fans and collectors:
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Find this game on video server
YouTube.com
or
Vimeo.com.
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Buy original game or NES console on
Amazon.com
or
eBay.com.
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Find digital download of this game on
GOG
or
Steam.
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Videogame Console: |
This version of Formation Z was designed for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), which was an eight-bit video game console manufactured
by Nintendo in the years 1983 - 2003. In that time, it was the best-selling video game console for which more than 700 licensed games and a number of non-licensed
games were created. Worldwide, approximately 62 million units of this console were sold at approximately price $ 100 per unit. More information about the
NES console can be found here.
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Recommended Game Controllers:
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You can control this game easily by using the keyboard of your PC (see the table next to the game). However, for maximum gaming enjoyment, we strongly recommend using a USB gamepad that you simply plug into the USB port of your computer. If you do not have a gamepad, you can buy one of these NES controllers:
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Available online emulators: |
6 different online emulators are available for Formation Z. These emulators differ not only in the technology they use to emulate old games, but also in support of various game controllers, multiplayer mode, mobile phone touchscreen, emulation speed, absence or presence of embedded ads and in many other parameters. For
maximum gaming enjoyment, it's important to choose the right emulator, because on each PC and in different Internet browsers, the individual emulators behave differently. The basic
features of each emulator available for this game Formation Z are summarized in the following table:
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Emulator
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Technology
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Multiplayer
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USB gamepad
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Touchscreen
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Without ads
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NeptunJS
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JavaScript
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YES
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YES
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NO
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NO
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NesBox
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Flash
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NO
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YES
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NO
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YES
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RetroGames.cc
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JavaScript
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YES
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YES
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YES
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NO
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EmulatorJS
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JavaScript
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YES
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YES
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YES
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NO
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vNES
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Java applet
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YES
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NO
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NO
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YES
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Emulatrix
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JavaScript
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NO
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NO
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NO
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YES
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