Area 88, known in the west as UN Squadron, is perhaps the greatest-ever shmup on Super NES, but its arcade roots are quite a bit different than what we'd see at home. And now, we have an original CPS-1 arcade board to see what's what. Let's take a look at the arcade legend behind the legend at home, with Area 88 on CPS-1.
0:00 - Legends
1:07 - The Fighter Wing: About UN Squadron
2:19 - Base of Operations: Capcom CPS (1)
4:12 - Mission Start (Gameplay)
9:39 - Spoils of War (Scoring)
10:52 - Radar Lock (Presentation and Comparison)
16:00 - Legendary Pilot (Final Thoughts)
17:41 - What's new on Tengokuno
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Source and Reference Links
UN Squadron General Info
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.N._Squadron
https://capcom.fandom.com/wiki/U.N._Squadron
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/arcade/583864-un-squadron/images?pid=588815&img=1
Area 88 General Info
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Area_88
CPS Genral Info
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CP_System
https://arcadehacker.blogspot.com/2015/04/capcom-cps1-part-1.html