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'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (ガルケーブ) is an [[SG-1000]] shoot 'em up game developed by [[Compile]] and published by [[Sega]] in 1986. It is a horizontal shooter, in which the player controls a spaceship that must destroy the 8 fortresses of the Gulbas Empire and several various enemies. Despite the limitations of the console, there are 30 "acts", and each "act" has a different background and there are numerous powerups available, setting it apart from most other SG-1000 shooters at the time.
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'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (ガルケーブ) is an [[SG-1000]] shoot 'em up game developed by [[Compile]] and published by [[Sega]] in 1986.
  
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==Gameplay==
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It is a horizontal shooter, in which the player controls a spaceship that must destroy the 8 fortresses of the Gulbas Empire and several various enemies. Despite the limitations of the console, there are 30 "acts", and each "act" has a different background and there are numerous powerups available, setting it apart from most other SG-1000 shooters at the time.
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===Tips and tricks===
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* Pressing {{up}} {{up}} {{down}} {{down}} {{up}} {{right}} {{down}} {{left}} {{down}} {{down}} at the demonstration screen unlocks a "Test Mode". (SG-1000 Version)
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* Pressing {{right}} {{right}} {{left}} {{left}} {{up}} {{down}} {{left}} {{down}} {{down}} {{down}} at the demonstration screen unlocks a "Test Mode". (MSX Version)
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===Default Ranking Tables===
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*1st 30000 TAF
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*2nd 28000 HIR
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*3rd 20000 OSH
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*4th 18000 IMA
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*5th 10000 PAC
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==Versions==
 
[[Pony Canyon]] released a version for the MSX computer presumably also in 1986, on ROM cartridge. This version still sports a Sega logo and Sega copyright; the primary difference between the SG-1000 and MSX is the sound hardware, so the ports are relatively identical. This version was included in Compile's disk magazine DiscStation #09, released in February 1990 as that issue's "Retro Game".
 
[[Pony Canyon]] released a version for the MSX computer presumably also in 1986, on ROM cartridge. This version still sports a Sega logo and Sega copyright; the primary difference between the SG-1000 and MSX is the sound hardware, so the ports are relatively identical. This version was included in Compile's disk magazine DiscStation #09, released in February 1990 as that issue's "Retro Game".
  
 
==Production credits==
 
==Production credits==
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===SG-1000 and MSX versions===
 
===SG-1000 and MSX versions===
: '''Staff'''
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'''Game Design:''' PAC<br>
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'''Program:''' PAC<br>
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*'''Game Design:''' PAC
'''Character Design:''' Janus, PAC<br>
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*'''Program:''' PAC
'''Sound Compose:''' PAC<br>
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*'''Character Design:''' Janus, PAC
'''Sound Program:''' Jemini<br>
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*'''Sound Compose:''' PAC
'''Enemy Characters:''' PAC, Jemini, Janus, NUI, MOO, ANG, HEL, GUY<br>
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*'''Sound Program:''' Jemini
'''Director:''' MOO
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*'''Enemy Characters:''' PAC, Jemini, Janus, NUI, MOO, ANG, HEL, GUY
 
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*'''Director:''' MOO
==Trivia==
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* Pressing {{up}} {{up}} {{down}} {{down}} {{up}} {{right}} {{down}} {{left}} {{down}} {{down}} at the demonstration screen unlocks a "Test Mode". (SG-1000 Version)
 
* Pressing {{right}} {{right}} {{left}} {{left}} {{up}} {{down}} {{left}} {{down}} {{down}} {{down}} at the demonstration screen unlocks a "Test Mode". (MSX Version)
 
*Default Ranking Tables
 
**1st 30000 TAF
 
**2nd 28000 HIR
 
**3rd 20000 OSH
 
**4th 18000 IMA
 
**5th 10000 PAC
 
  
 
==Physical scans==
 
==Physical scans==
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==References==
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Revision as of 08:25, 2 April 2018

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Gulkave Title.png

Gulkave
System(s): SG-1000, Sega Master System, MSX
Publisher: Sega,
MSX
Pony Canyon
Developer:
Genre: Shoot-'em-Up

















Release Date RRP Code
SG-1000
JP
¥4,3004,300 C-63
Sega Master System
KR
(Card)
SG2C
MSX
JP

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Gulkave (ガルケーブ) is an SG-1000 shoot 'em up game developed by Compile and published by Sega in 1986.

Gameplay

It is a horizontal shooter, in which the player controls a spaceship that must destroy the 8 fortresses of the Gulbas Empire and several various enemies. Despite the limitations of the console, there are 30 "acts", and each "act" has a different background and there are numerous powerups available, setting it apart from most other SG-1000 shooters at the time.

Tips and tricks

  • Pressing Up Up Down Down Up Right Down Left Down Down at the demonstration screen unlocks a "Test Mode". (SG-1000 Version)
  • Pressing Right Right Left Left Up Down Left Down Down Down at the demonstration screen unlocks a "Test Mode". (MSX Version)

Default Ranking Tables

  • 1st 30000 TAF
  • 2nd 28000 HIR
  • 3rd 20000 OSH
  • 4th 18000 IMA
  • 5th 10000 PAC

Versions

Pony Canyon released a version for the MSX computer presumably also in 1986, on ROM cartridge. This version still sports a Sega logo and Sega copyright; the primary difference between the SG-1000 and MSX is the sound hardware, so the ports are relatively identical. This version was included in Compile's disk magazine DiscStation #09, released in February 1990 as that issue's "Retro Game".

Production credits

SG-1000 and MSX versions

Staff
  • Game Design: PAC
  • Program: PAC
  • Character Design: Janus, PAC
  • Sound Compose: PAC
  • Sound Program: Jemini
  • Enemy Characters: PAC, Jemini, Janus, NUI, MOO, ANG, HEL, GUY
  • Director: MOO


Physical scans

SG-1000 version

SG-1000, JP
Gulkave Box JP.jpg
Cover
Gulkave SG-1000 JP CardBack.jpgGulkave SG1000 JP card.jpg
Card
Gulkave SG-1000 JP Manual.pdf
Manual

Master System version

Master System, KR
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Cover

MSX version

MSX, JP
Gulkave MSXFront.jpg
Cover

References