Air Duel

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Air Duel
Screenshot of Air Duel
Screenshot of Air Duel
Developer(s) Irem
Publisher(s) Irem
Release date(s) 1990
Genre(s) Shooter game
Mode(s) Single player, 2 player co-op
Platform(s) Arcade Game
Input 8-way Joystick, 2 Buttons
Arcade system(s) Irem M-72 system hardware
Arcade CPU(s) V30
Arcade sound system(s) Sound CPU : Z80, Sound Chips : YM2151, DAC
Arcade display Vertical, Raster, 256 x 384 pixels, 512 colors

Air Duel is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game released by Irem in 1990. You can select from a fighter jet or helicopter, shoot enemies in the air and ground, collect power-ups, and defeat bosses to advance levels.

A sequel, Air Assault, was released in 1993.

[edit] Trivia

Music from this game was used for other games:

  • The mission 1 music was recycled and remixed in "Gun Force 2" (stage 2 part 1).
  • The mission 2 music contains a synth solo (after 32 seconds) which was performed with a saxophone in "Metal Slug 2" (mission 3).
  • The mission 3 music was recycled and remixed with electric guitar in "Metal Slug 3" (mission 1, underwater).
  • The mission 3 music was also recycled and remixed in "Gun Force 2" (stage 2 part 2).
  • The mission 4 music was recycled and remixed in "Gun Force 2" (stage 1).