Gulkave

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Gulkave
System(s): SG-1000, Sega Master System, MSX
Publisher: Sega Pony Canyon Samsung
Developer: Compile
Genre: Shoot-'em-Up
Number of players: 1-2 (alternating)
Release Date RRP Code JP 1986 ¥4,3004,300 C-63 KR (Card) 19xx SG2C JP 1986

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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 at the demonstration screen unlocks a "Test Mode". (SG-1000 Version)
• Pressing 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
Cover
Card Manual

Master System version

Master System, KR
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MSX version

MSX, JP
Cover

Technical information

ROM dump status

System	Hash	Size	Build Date	Source	Comments
?	CRC32 15a754a3 MD5 43c23a134aec3ab424405780ff729d54 SHA-1 3fb197d16b25bc128a2866c4b78b0535ab8dc412	32kB		Cartridge (JP)