Friday, February 10, 2012

New PCB: Omega Fighter Special - UPL 1989


After picking up DDP, I stopped looking for pcb's, but I stumbled across this on the cheap shortly thereafter and I had to get it.

This is the Special version of Omega Fighter, a favorite UPL game of mine. It is a bomb/free lives/suicide fest of a game and I'm not that big a fan of this version. I do plan on getting the Normal version roms for it soon and it also has a broken volume pot I need to get replaced on the board. I got it in time for the meet, which is cool and I'm hoping to get some more time in on the Special version before the Normal roms arrive. Maybe a bit more gameplay will change my mind about it? We'll see...

7 comments:

gunbird18 said...

Pre-Ketsui proximity bonus points FTW!

Ketsui's grandsire if you will...

Love this game!

drboom said...

Yes! Totally. I'm thinking I may actually get into Special version after a bit - I wanted a few videos about how to score and use the bombs to get a 10x on the snakes and the vids made me stoked. Good sign.

Anonymous said...

What's the difference between the Special version and the normal version?

Curious because I just picked up the normal version :)

drboom said...

Were you the one who won that one on eBay?

The Special version spits out bombs and extends easier, making it a bomb fest and a high scoring game. I tend to like Normal better. But, I am developing a love for Special too.

Anonymous said...

Just bought the regular version. Thanks for telling me about this / sharing the PCB with me. Nerd.

drboom said...

That must be Zespy - nice work man! Both versions are great - Normal is definitely more about the clear than scoring. Super fun.

Anonymous said...

Hey guys, it looks like the PCB contains both Regular and Special modes:

-to activate Special Mode, go into the test menu and press the option labeled "Special"