M.A.C.H. 3

a.k.a. MACH 3

created and published by Mylstar in 1983, running on Arcade
type: shooter
perspective: 3rd person
languages: eng
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Official description

CONTROL PANEL The joystick controls the movement of the players plane.
It can be moved in eight directions.
The trigger on the joystick as well as the gun button on the Control Panel will fire a machine gun from the plane.
The buttons on the joystick as well as the missile button on the Control Panel will fire missiles from the plane.
Only four missiles can be in flight at one time.
It takes five hits with the machine gun to destroy a target while it takes only one hit with the missiles.
In the bomber game, bombs are dropped using the same button used for missiles

STARTING THE GAME After depositing the correct amount of coins for a credit, push the joystick to the left, until the cursor moves all the way to the left, to start the fighter game.
Push the joystick to the right to start the bomber game.
NOTE: If the joystick is not moved to the left or right, the fighter game will begin in 10 seconds.

BOMBER GAME Squeeze the trigger to stop the instructions from printing on the screen to start the game faster.
Game play begins with the players bomber plane flying over enemy territory on a new and different course than the fighter jet.
While carrying out the bombing mission the player looks for enemy ground artillery to destroy.
When they appear, the player drops bombs on the designated sights.
Ground targets can only be destroyed with bombs.
The maximum number of bombs in the air at one time is 8.
All ground targets are marked by a yellow dotted square around a marker depicting the type of enemy artillery the player is trying to destroy.
All ground targets award 500 points

FIGHTER GAME Squeeze the trigger to stop the instructions from printing on the screen to start the game faster.
Game play begins with the players fighter jet flying over enemy territory on a perilous mission to destroy the enemy.
While flying in dangerous areas, enemy ground targets are sighted and must be destroyed.
They can be shot with the players machine gun or hit with the players missiles.
All ground targets are marked by a yellow dotted square around a marker depicting the type of enemy artillery the player is trying to destroy.
All ground targets award 500 points.
Suddenly and without warning the enemy ground facilities begin to launch their own missiles at the players plane.
They must be avoided or destroyed.
Being hit by a missile loses one plane.
Destroying an enemy missile awards 200 points.
Mountain sides are also a hazard.
Avoid colliding with mountains during battle.
The enemy launches their own air attack on the players plane with helicopters and fighter jets.
The helicopters fire missiles at the players plane.
The missiles must be destroyed or avoided.
Destroying a helicopter awards 1000 points.
The fighter jets fly in front of the players plane and shoot a trail of flame from their jets which must be avoided at all costs.
Destroying an enemy jet awards 500 points.
Later in the mission, the player may encounter some radioactive fields that produce deadly radioactive clouds.
These clouds must be avoided.

In defense of their country, the enemy launches flak to destroy the players bomber.
Flak explodes by itself in mid-air and can destroy the bomber by touching it.
Flak cannot be destroyed and therefore must be completely avoided.
As a means of aeronautical defense, the enemy sends fighter jets to destroy the players bomber.
A red marker on the top of the screen warns of approaching aircraft.
The players bomber must not collide with these fighter jets and can destroy them with machine gun fire only.
If an enemy fighter is allowed to fly behind the players plane, he will fire missiles at the players bomber.
Destroying an enemy fighter awards 300 points Destroying his missiles awards 1000 points Aportion of the enemy territory has become radio active.
Avoid the radioactive clouds.

ENDING THE GAME The game ends when either all of the players planes are destroyed or the video disc has been completed.
A successful mission is completed in approximately 15 minutes.

# 2021-10-23 17:32:36 - official description

Technical specs

software: Emulated on MAME,
display: FMV

Authors / Staff

coding

Fred Darmstadt (program)

graphics

Jeff Lee (graphics)

audio

David Thiel (sound)

video

Clay Lacey (video footage)

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monaural

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