Tac/Scan

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Tac/Scan
System(s): G80, Atari 2600
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Genre: Shoot-'em-Up

















Number of players: 1-2 (alternating)
Release Date RRP Code
Arcade (G80)
JP
¥? ?
Arcade (G80)
US
$? ?


































Atari 2600
US
01-001

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Tac/Scan (タック・スキャン) is an arcade game developed by Sega Electronics in 1982. It runs on the vector version of the G80 hardware.

Gameplay

Tac/Scan is a shoot-'em up; however, unlike traditional shooters, the player pilots up to a maximum of seven space ships at once. Ships can be taken out by enemy fire, but may be re-obtained later on and activated when the player sees fit.

As the game is powered by vector-based hardware, the game is able to switch views seamlessly. A third of the game has a traditional top-down shoot-'em-up setting, another third uses a third-person perspective and the last third has the player navigate through a series of hoops.

History

Legacy

Tac/Scan was brought to the Atari 2600 in 1983, also by Sega Electronics. This port suffers considerably and removes the third-person segments. Tac/Scan has recently been included as part of Sega Mega Drive Collection on the PlayStation 2.

Sega Electronics also developed versions for Atari 8-bit computers and the Commodore VIC-20, but they were not released. A prototype of the VIC-20 has since surfaced on the internet, however.

Magazine articles

Main article: Tac/Scan/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

TacScan G80 US Flyer.pdf

PDF
G80 US flyer
TacScan G80 US Flyer.pdf

Photo gallery

Physical scans

Sega G80 version

G80, US
TacScan G80 US Manual.pdf
Manual
TacScan G80 US Manual Preliminary.pdf
Preliminary Manual

Atari 2600 version

Atari 2600, US
TacScan Atari2600 US Box Back.jpgNospine.pngTacScan Atari2600 US Box Front.jpg
Cover
TacScan Atari2600 US Cart.jpg
Cart
TacScan 2600 US Poster.jpg
Poster

References