0.35b10 [Luca Elia]
0.35b4 [Testdriver]
WIP:
- 0.177: Give clone E.D.F. : Earth Defense Force (bootleg) its own memory maps so hacky input reading routines can be removed [AJR].
- 0.175: ShouTime added clone E.D.F. : Earth Defense Force (Japan, prototype).
- 0.165: Yves Marchand added clone E.D.F. : Earth Defense Force (set 2). Changed parent description to 'E.D.F. : Earth Defense Force (set 1)'.
- 0.143u6: Angelo Salese implemented inputs for clone E.D.F. : Earth Defense Force (bootleg).
- 0.136u3: Team Europe, Rene Single and Dumping Union added clone E.D.F. : Earth Defense Force (bootleg). Not working.
- 29th January 2010: Smitdogg - We threw in money with Team Europe to help pay for some boards (like Earth Defense Force/Bootleg). Thanks to a donation from Rene Single.
- 31st August 2005: Dumping Project - Randy have won an English-language Jaleco 'Earth Defense Force'.
- 0.98u4: Added new cpu1 rom ($1) to clone (North America).
- 0.98u3: Aaron Giles added clone 'E.D.F. : Earth Defense Force (North America)'.
- 0.67: Changed description to 'E.D.F. : Earth Defense Force'.
- 0.37b14: Changed 68000 CPU2 clock speed to 7MHz.
- 0.37b5: Added prom ($0 - priority).
- 0.36b5: Changed 68000 CPU1 clock speed to 12MHz and 68000 CPU2 to 8Mhz. Added 3rd coin slot.
- 0.35b10: Luca Elia added 'Earth Defense Force' (Jaleco 1991).
- 31st March 1999: Luca Elia sent in a huge update to the Jaleco Mega System 1 driver, with support for Rodland (Japan version only), Earth Defense Force and Avenging Spirit.
- 0.35b4: Luca Elia added (Testdriver) Earth Defence Force.
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Arcade Video game published 28 years ago:
E.D.F. - Earth Defence Force (c) 1991 Jaleco.
A horizontally scrolling shoot'em up.
- TECHNICAL -
Jaleco Mega System 1-B hardware
Main CPU : Motorola 68000 (@ 12 Mhz)
Sound CPU : Motorola 68000 (@ 7 Mhz)
Sound Chips : Yamaha YM2151 (@ 3.5 Mhz), (2x) OKI6295 (@ 30.303 Khz)
Players : 2
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 2
- TRIVIA -
Released in March 1991.
Pony Canyon / Scitron released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (E.D.F. - PCCB-00058) on 21/03/1991.
- STAFF -
Programmers : S A S, Azvear-s
Main graphic : Wan Da You, Ca-Sai, Nekomasa
Sub-graphics : Crayon Gear, Shimizu
Music : Tsukasa Tawada
Produced by : Yuki.Arai
- PORTS -
* CONSOLES:
Nintendo Super Famicom (1991, "Super E.D.F. - Earth Defence Force") : It's a 1-player game only, unlike the arcade which was a 2-player game. Graphics are slightly downgraded (smaller sprites), but now it has added transparency effects. Also, one level is different from the arcade.
- CONTRIBUTE -
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