Scramble Cobra
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🙂 6.6/10
(3DO - US, Action & Adventure)
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Developed_By:
Genki
Published_By:
Panasonic
Released On:
01 Jan 1995
Scramble Cobra , released for the 3DO console in 1995 , is a 3-D action game where you control a Cobra helicopter gunship, flying through various battlefields and taking on enemy targets with your Vulcan machine guns and hydra rockets.
The game features ten missions to complete, each with its own time limit. Your objectives are mainly search and destroy, as you navigate the battlefield and eliminate enemy units. The game also includes live-action videos that tell the story, presented from the cockpit view of the helicopter.
UPC-A:
037988830350 (USA)
Part #:
FZ-SM0404 (USA)
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Number of Players Supported:
1 Player
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Manual
Game Guide
Extracted from the original game manual
How to Play
How to Start/End the Game
The demonstration starts after the Title screen appears. Press any button and the Menu screen appears.
A New Game
For your first play, select "New Game" and press the A button. After selecting the difficulty level on the Level Select screen, the Mission Select screen appears. Choose the mission by moving the directional pad up or down.
Continue
To load your saved game, select "Load the Data" on the Menu screen and press the A button. Select "Continue" and press the A button. The Mission Select screen appears when choosing the difficulty level on the Level Select screen. Choose the mission by moving the directional pad up or down.
Save Game Memory
If there is not enough save game memory in the player, the system will automatically manage the save game memory with a warning message. In this case, delete the unnecessary data of other games saved in the player by following the instructions on the screen.
The filename and capacity of the "Scramble Cobra" game data is GA CBR.DT/320 bytes. For saving and deleting data after starting the game, see page 11.
How to Use the Controller
The following controls apply to the Select screens:
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L button, R button, and B button: Not used for selecting items
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C button: Canceling
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A button and P button: Selection
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Directional pad: Selecting
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X button: Canceling
The Option Screen
You can choose from 12 different configurations for your controller. After selecting "Option" on the Menu screen and pressing the A button, the Option screen comes up.
Select one from TYPE A-C by moving the directional pad up and down and from 1-4 by moving it left and right. Operation type is selected by pressing the A button. The default setting is Type A-1.
TYPE A
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L buttons: Turn to the left
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R button: Turn to the right
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C button: Napalm (for 1, 3); Vulcans (for 2, 4)
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B button: Missiles
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A button: Vulcans (for 1, 3); Napalm (for 2, 4)
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Directional pad:
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Up: Bank forwards and go forwards
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Down: Bank backwards and go backwards
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Left: Bank left and move left
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Right: Bank right and move right
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P button: Pause. The result of the battle is indicated on the screen as "the number of shot-down targets/the number of appeared targets" during Pause.
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X button: Communication image on/off. While playing the game, the communication image on the monitor is turned off by pressing the X button (though the sound of communication is still on). The image is back on by pressing the X button again when the communication line is still on.
*Note: For missions 3 and 4, the back and forth operation is opposite. Buttons with '1' have the same functions for all types.*
TYPE B
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L button: Bank left and move left
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R button: Bank right and move right
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Directional pad:
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Up: Bank forwards and go forwards
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Down: Bank backwards and go backwards
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Left: Turn to the left
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Right: Turn to the right
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The operation of X, P, A, B, and C is the same as TYPE A.
*Note: For missions 3 and 4, the back and forth operation is opposite.*
TYPE C
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L button: Move backwards
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R button: Move forwards
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Directional pad:
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Up: Bank forwards
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Down: Bank backwards
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Left: Bank left and turn to the left
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Right: Bank right and turn to the right
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The operation of X, P, A, B, and C is the same as TYPE A.
*Note: For missions 3 and 4, the back and forth operation is opposite.*
Connect the control pad when the power switch is off.
Missions
Besides all the missions, there is one training mission. The goal of this game is to accomplish 10 missions. 10 missions are divided into 2 parts: Mission 1-5 in the first half and Mission 6-10 in the last half.
For the first half, you can choose each mission freely. For the last half, the game starts with Mission 6 and progresses in order from 6 to 10.
Briefing
On the Mission Select screen, choose your mission by pressing the A button. You will be briefed on your mission. To skip the briefing, press any button. The selected mission will start.
Failure
The mission fails when the durability gauge is empty or all the buildings that you are protecting are destroyed. The mission also fails when you run out of time. If your Cobra, or the enemy, crosses the strategy line, your mission fails.
The Advice screen appears when the mission fails. The Mission Failed screen appears when pressing the A button.
Mission Accomplished
After accomplishing the mission, Target Score comes up to show the marks and then returns to the Mission Accomplished screen. Choose one among 3 choices by moving the directional pad up and down.
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Select Mission: Go back to the Mission Select screen.
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Save Data: Save your latest mission.
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Intro: Go back to the title screen.
Select "SAVE DATA" on the Mission Completed screen to save the data. Choose the saving area by moving
Items & Weapons
Vulcan
20mm bullets that are fired sequentially to the center of the sight. You won't run out of AMMO, but your weapon can overheat, so pay attention to the heat gauge in the cockpit.
Missiles
An Image Recognition missile that locks on when the sight brackets targets in range and turns red. Pressing the A button launches one missile per locked target, which pursues until impact or fuel depletion, with a total loadout of 20 missiles (10 left, 10 right) that can be reloaded at the supply truck.
Napalm
The powerful flame burns up the target. 3 napalms are loaded and can be reloaded at the supply truck.
Radar Screen
The radar screen uses color-coded points to indicate enemies (red), targets (yellow), supply trucks (green), allies (blue), and buildings (white), along with an orange strategy line and the player's position (Cobra) at the center.
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