Time Pilot '84
タイム・パイロット'８４
Description
The player pilots his ship flies over alien cityscapes, shooting down various ground and air enemies using bullets and missiles. Defeat the bosses with guided missiles at the end of each level.
Time Pilot '84 was produced by Konami in 1984.
Konami released 442 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1978. Konami was based in Japan.
Other machines made by Konami during the time period Time Pilot '84 was produced include: Mega Zone, Roc'n Rope, Juno First, Gyruss, Hyper Olympic, Badlands, Circus Charlie, Comic Bakery, Hyper Olympic '84, and Antarctic Adventure
Specs
| Name | Time Pilot '84 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Konami (Japan) |
| Year | 1984 |
| Type | Videogame |
| KLOV/MOG # | 10120 |
| Class | Wide Release |
| Genre | Space |
| Monitor |
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| Conversion Class | Konami Classic |
| Game Specific | Time Pilot '84 Pinout |
| # Simultaneous Players | 1 |
| # Maximum Players | 2 |
| Game Play | Alternating |
| Control Panel Layout | Single Player |
| Controls |
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| Sound | Amplified Mono (one channel) |
| Cabinet Styles |
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| Dipswitch Settings |
Video Clips
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Game Introduction
Continuing where Time Pilot left off, Time Pilot '84 is set only over futurstic fantastic alien cityscapes. Each level features unique ships, including metallic vehicles that cannot be shot by bullets but must be shot with a guided missile after acquiring lock-on. Each level ends with the same boss, a large saucer that shoots guided missiles. This boss appears after destroying a certain unknown number of enemies.
Game Play
As in Time Pilot, pushing the joystick in a direction makes player's ship rotate to face that direction and travel that way. Guided missiles can be shot continuously they are unlimited in number.
Time Pilot '84 KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 3.50 (1 vote)
Fun Factor: 3.50
Overall Like |
4.00 |
|---|---|
| Fun (Social) | 3.00 |
| Fun (Solo) | 4.00 |
| Collector Desire | 3.00 |
Technical Rating: 3.50
| Gameplay | 3.00 |
|---|---|
| Graphics | 4.00 |
| Originality | 4.00 |
| Sound/Music | 3.00 |
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Cheats, Tricks, Bugs, and Easter Eggs
There are several hidden targets to shoot and hidden static ground targets will appear when locked-on. The biplane and formations of the player's ship from Time Pilot occasionally appear. Shoot any formation of like ships for bonus points. Destroying the biplane from Time Pilot which occasionally appears will earn you an extra life.
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VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Time Pilot '84 Census
There are 16,777 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 10,137 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 172,846 machines (7,256 unique titles).
There are 7 known instances of this machine owned by Time Pilot '84 collectors who are active members. Of these, 1 of them are original dedicated machines. 6 of them are conversions in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet. Active members hold 18 circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired. Additionally, former members held 9 original machines, 16 conversions, and 64 game boards.
For Sale - There is one active VAPS member with a Time Pilot '84 machine for sale. There are 2 active VAPS members with a Time Pilot '84 circuit boards for sale. Former members previously had 1 machine and 3 boards for sale.
Wanted - No active members have added this machine to their wish list. Former members previously were looking for 6 games.
This game ranks a 41 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.
This game ranks a 9 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census want list records.
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Technical
The game uses two 6809 microprocessors and one Z80 microprocessor and three SN76489A PSGs for sound.
Legacy or Series
- Time Pilot
- Time Pilot '84
Manuals
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MLA Citation Style
"Time Pilot '84 - Videogame by Konami." Museum of the Game, www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/time-pilot-84. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.
Chicago Bibliographic
International Arcade Museum. "Time Pilot '84 - Videogame by Konami." Accessed July 15, 2026. https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/time-pilot-84.
Chicago Footnote/Endnote
1. "Time Pilot '84 - Videogame by Konami," International Arcade Museum, accessed July 15, 2026, https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/time-pilot-84.
APA Bibliographic
International Arcade Museum. (n.d.). Time Pilot '84 - videogame by Konami. Retrieved July 15, 2026 from https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/time-pilot-84