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Radiant Silvergun

Manufacturer: Treasure
Year: 1998
Type: Videogame

Class: Wide Release
Genre: Shooter
Monitor:

Orientation: Horizontal
Type: Raster: Standard Resolution
CRT: Color

Conversion Class: Sega Titan ST-V - JAMMA
Number of Simultaneous Players: 2
Maximum number of Players: 2
Gameplay: Joint
Control Panel Layout: Multiple Player
Controls:

Joystick: 8-way
Buttons: 3 [Vulcan Laser|Homing Shot|Spread Shot]

Sound: Amplified Stereo (two channel)

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Radiant Silvergun Description

A vertically scrolling shoot-em-up.

Game Play

There are actually four other weapons besides the three buttons. They are activated using the following button combinations:

A + B = Homing Plasma
A + C = Backwards Wide Shot
B + C = Homing Spread
A + B + C = Radiant Sword

What makes Radiant Silvergun unique is that you have all your weapons in the beginning.

At first, the weapons are very weak, but they can be improved by shooting same-colored enemies ("chaining") - similar to gaining experience for a weapon in a role playing game.

Miscellaneous

The only console port exists on the Sega Saturn.

VAPS Arcade Census

There are 7,003 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 4,025 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 65,382 machines (3,803 unique titles).

Common - There are 29 known instances of this machine owned by Radiant Silvergun collectors who are members. Of these, It is an original dedicated machine., 2 of them are conversions in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet, and 26 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

For Sale - There is one VAPS member with a Radiant Silvergun machine for sale. VAPS members are totally independent of VAPS and the International Arcade Museum, and we are unable to recommend, endorce, or guarantee any person or company selling games or game parts.

Wanted - No members have added this machine to their wish list. There is one VAPS member looking for a Radiant Silvergun circuit board set.

This game ranks a 17 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.

Rarity is NOT necessarily an indication of value. [More Information]

Technical

The motherboard must be configured for two players, otherwise the game will not boot. The number of players can be changed in "System Assignments"-service menu.

Trivia

Widely acclaimed as _the_ best shoot'em up ever. So far everyone who has played the game agrees...

A PlayStation port of this game was planned, but eventually scrapped, as the console did not have enough power to pump out all the 2d-sprites the game requires.

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Radiant Silvergun - Title screen image
Photo contributed by: Ronny Pietsch

Photo contributed by: Ronny Pietsch

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