Arch Rivals: The Arcade Game (GG)

Arch Rivals: The Arcade Game

Platform: Game Gear Year: 1992 Developer: Arc Developments Buy: Amazon

Arch Rivals is a basketball game based on Arch Rivals (ARC) by Midway. The game works as a normal 2-on-2 basketball game, except you can attack your opponents. There are four 4-minute periods. The goal of the game is to get the highest score by the end of the game. The Game Gear version of Arch Rivals was programmed by Byron Nilsson, with graphics by Gary Tonge, programming support by Julian Scott, and music and sound effects by Mark Cooksey. Arc Developments also developed the Genesis version.

Screenshots

The title screen. Selecting a team. Score! Two points!

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Music

The game's soundtrack is ported from the arcade version composed by Dan Forden. It was converted to the Game Gear by Mark Cooksey. According to Cooksey, he wrote the music in Notator for the Atari ST and converted them to his sound driver. Cooksey also ported the music to the Genesis version.

Recording

#	Title	Composer	Arranger	Length	Listen	Download
01	Title Screen	Dan Forden	Mark Cooksey	3:39		Download
02	Fanfare 1	Unknown	Mark Cooksey	0:02		Download
03	Fanfare 2	Tommy Walker	Mark Cooksey	0:01		Download
04	Fanfare 3	Dan Forden	Mark Cooksey	0:03		Download
05	End of Period	Dan Forden	Mark Cooksey	0:10		Download
06	End of Game	Dan Forden	Mark Cooksey	0:35		Download

Credits

• Ripper: N/A
• Recorder: Doommaster1994
• Game Credits:
  • Not Credited Composer: Dan Forden
  • Not Credited Composer: Unknown
  • Not Credited Composer: Tommy Walker
  • Not Credited Arranger: Mark Cooksey
  • Not Credited Programmer: Chris Coupe

(Source: Verification from composer; game lacks credits.)

The Game Gear version of Arch Rivals is the only console port to contain credits. Unfortunately, it is also one of the many games which fails to credit anyone involved with the audio.

Game Rip

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Releases

USA Title: Arch Rivals: The Arcade Game Platform: Game Gear Released: 1992-??-?? Publisher: Flying Edge

Links

• mobygames.com/game/game-gear/arch-rivals - MobyGames.
• gamefaqs.gamespot.com/gamegear/586637-arch-rivals-the-arcade-game - GameFAQs.

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Notable Personnel	Dan Forden