Software:Dead Connection
| Dead Connection | |
|---|---|
 Japanese arcade flyer | |
| Developer(s) | Taito |
| Publisher(s) | Taito |
| Director(s) | Masaki Ogata Ichiro Fujisue Hidehiro Fujiwara |
| Designer(s) | Kenji Kaido Jiro Tonegawa |
| Programmer(s) | Okazu Taiyaki Yuichi Kohyama Junichiro Noguchi |
| Artist(s) | Hisakazu Kato Masami Kikuchi Masahiro Kato |
| Composer(s) | Yoshiro Horie |
| Platform(s) | Arcade |
| Release |
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| Genre(s) | Multidirectional shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
| Arcade system | Taito F2 |
Script error: The function "nihongo_foot" does not exist. is a 1992 multidirectional shooter video game developed and published by Taito for arcades.[1] It was only released in Japan in August 1988.[2] The game takes place on September 5, 1953 "in a big city somewhere". It features a group of detectives who set out to fight a crime family. The game has a strong film noir vibe, shown through the appearance of the detectives and the featuring of a female protagonist. Each stage is preceded by a short cinematic interlude that explains the transition between the game's different locales.[3] Hamster Corporation released the game outside Japan for the first time as part of their Arcade Archives series for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 in February 2025.[4]
Gameplay
When the player moves their character to within arm's length of an enemy, the shoot button triggers a melee attack. The player can also lie prone to evade gunfire, and perform a diving somersault in order to quickly take cover behind tables, plants, pillars, statues, and other fixtures. Instead of using scrolling each stage takes place against a non-moving but richly detailed backdrop—beginning with the lavish interior of a posh hotel. Most of the environment is destructible and the scenery becomes visibly degraded by bullet holes throughout the prolonged firefights.[5]
Reception
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In Japan, Game Machine listed Dead Connection on their October 1, 1992 issue as being the seventeenth most-successful table arcade unit of the month.[8]
Notes
References
- ↑ Yamashita, Nobuyuki (October 1992). "Super Soft Hot Information - Video Game: デッドコネクション". Micom BASIC Magazine (The Dempa Shimbunsha Corporation) (124): 243. https://archive.org/stream/micomBASIC_1992-10#page/n226/mode/1up.
- ↑ Akagi, Masumi (October 13, 2006) (in ja). アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971-2005). Japan: Amusement News Agency. p. 44. ISBN 978-4990251215.
- ↑ S.E.A. (December 1992). "Arcade Machine: Dead Connection - Un imperio de gangsters". Micromanía (HobbyPress) 2 (55): 105. https://archive.org/stream/micromania-segunda-epoca-55#page/n104/mode/1up.
- ↑ Yarwood, Jack (2025-02-26). "Taito's Action Shooter 'Dead Connection' Is This Week's Arcade Archives Release" (in en-GB). https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/02/taitos-action-shooter-dead-connection-is-this-weeks-arcade-archives-release.
- ↑ Bobinator (2017-07-31). "Dead Connection" (in en-US). https://www.hardcoregaming101.net/dead-connection/.
- ↑ Boone, Tim (October 1992). "Arcade Action - Dead Connection". Computer and Video Games (EMAP) (131): 78–79. https://retrocdn.net/images/a/ab/CVG_UK_131.pdf#page=78.
- ↑ Harrod, Gary (October 1992). "Coin Ops - Dead Connection - Taito". Sinclair User (EMAP) (128): 42. https://archive.org/stream/sinclair-user-magazine-128/SinclairUser_128_Oct_1992#page/n41/mode/1up.
- ↑ "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - テーブル型TVゲーム機 (Table Videos)". Game Machine (Amusement Press, Inc.) (435): 33. 1 October 1992.
External links
- Dead Connection at the Killer List of Videogames
- Dead Connection at GameFAQs
- Dead Connection at The Cutting Room Floor
- Dead Connection at Arcade-History
- Dead Connection at Arcade Italia
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