M.A.C.H. 3

M.A.C.H. 3 is a LaserDisc shoot 'em up video game created by Gottlieb and released in arcades in the US in 1983 under their Mylstar brand. The player controls a high-speed fighter aircraft in one of two missions: either a "Fighter Raid" seen flying forward at low altitude or "Bombing Run" seen in a top-down mode. Video backgrounds from the LaserDisc are overlaid by computer graphics. The title refers both to the speed of sound and is an acronym for "Military Air Command Hunter". It was released in Japan by Taito.

M.A.C.H. 3
North American flyer
Developer(s)Gottlieb
Publisher(s)Mylstar (NA)
Taito (JP)
Platform(s)Arcade
Release1983
Genre(s)Shoot 'em up
Mode(s)Single-player
CabinetUpright, Cockpit
Arcade systemMylstar Video Disc Graphics System
CPU8088
SoundStereo
Display16 color, 256x240 over LaserDisc background

Development

The primary programmers and game designers were Chris Brewer and Fred Darmstadt.[1] The overlaid graphics of the fighter were by Gottlieb's video graphics artist, Jeff Lee. Hardware enabling the graphics overlay on top of the background video was designed by David Pfeiffer. Clay Lacy shot the jet footage.

Reception

In Japan, Game Machine listed M.A.C.H. 3 on their March 15, 1984 issue as being the second most-successful upright arcade unit of the year.[2] M.A.C.H. 3 was one of the few laser disc games that made its way to the number one position in RePlay magazine's "Player's Choice," and Play Meter's "Equipment Poll."

See also
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References
  1. http://www.uvlist.net/jp/game-514-M.A.C.H.+3
  2. "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - アップライト, コックピット型TVゲーム機 (Upright/Cockpit Videos)". Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 232. Amusement Press, Inc. 15 March 1984. p. 31.
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