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{{Infobox Game
 
| Title          = Life Force
 
| Title          = Life Force
 
| BoxArt          = Life Force - NES - USA.jpg
 
| BoxArt          = Life Force - NES - USA.jpg
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'''''Life Force''''' AKA '''''沙羅曼蛇 (Salamander)''''' is a well-known scrolling shooter that borrowed heavily from [[Gradius (NES)]]. It has plenty of the staple scrolling shooter elements: different weapons, option powers, missiles, and memorable bosses. The level design lends itself to being inside of a human body and fighting off various invaders. ''Life Force'' isn't a direct port from the arcade, but a mash-up of [[Life Force (ARC)]] and [[Life Force Deluxe (ARC)]]. Most of the game comes from ''Salamander'', but the powerup system is taken from the deluxe version. Also, some of the levels have been completely redesigned like the Temple Stage and Cell Stage 2.
 
'''''Life Force''''' AKA '''''沙羅曼蛇 (Salamander)''''' is a well-known scrolling shooter that borrowed heavily from [[Gradius (NES)]]. It has plenty of the staple scrolling shooter elements: different weapons, option powers, missiles, and memorable bosses. The level design lends itself to being inside of a human body and fighting off various invaders. ''Life Force'' isn't a direct port from the arcade, but a mash-up of [[Life Force (ARC)]] and [[Life Force Deluxe (ARC)]]. Most of the game comes from ''Salamander'', but the powerup system is taken from the deluxe version. Also, some of the levels have been completely redesigned like the Temple Stage and Cell Stage 2.
 
  
 
==Screenshots==
 
==Screenshots==
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{| align="center" |
{{Template: Screenshots
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| TitleScreen = Life Force - NES - Title.png
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{{Screenshot
| Screen01    = Life Force - NES - Stage 1.png
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| Image      = Life Force - NES - Title.png
| Screen02    = Life Force - NES - Stage 2.png
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| Description = The title screen.}}
| Screen03    = Life Force - NES - Stage 3.png
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{{Screenshot
| Screen04    = Life Force - NES - Stage 4.png
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| Image      = Life Force - NES - Stage 1.png
| Screen05    = Life Force - NES - Title (Japan).png
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| Description = Shooting enemies in Cell Stage 1.}}
| Caption01  = Shooting enemies in Cell Stage 1.
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{{Screenshot
| Caption02  = Avoid the walls in the Volcanic Stage.
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| Image      = Life Force - NES - Stage 2.png
| Caption03  = The burning fires of The Prominence Stage.
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| Description = Avoid the walls in the Volcanic Stage.}}
| Caption04  = Things get pretty sticky in Cell Stage 2.
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{{Screenshot
| Caption05  = The Japanese title screen.
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| Image      = Life Force - NES - Stage 3.png
}}
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| Description = The burning fires of The Prominence Stage.}}
 
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{{Screenshot
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| Image      = Life Force - NES - Stage 4.png
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| Description = Things get pretty sticky in Cell Stage 2.}}
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{{Screenshot
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| Image      = Life Force - NES - Title (Japan).png
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| Description = The Japanese title screen.}}
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|}
  
 
==Music==
 
==Music==
''Life Force'' has an above-average soundtrack composed by [[Miki Higashino]] with an science fiction theme. Though not ground breaking, the music is professional and refined for the time. The NES audio has a warmer sound than the arcade soundtrack, but the fidelity is slightly lower.
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{{Album Art|Life Force - NES - Album Art.jpg}}
  
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The music of ''Life Force'' was originally composed by [[Miki Higashino]] for the arcade version. It was arranged for the NES by several of Konami's staff. The NES audio has a warmer sound than the arcade soundtrack, but the fidelity is slightly lower.
  
 
===Recording===
 
===Recording===
{{Template: Table Recording
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{{TrackListBegin
| Caption01 = #
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| Arranger = Y
| Caption02 = Title
 
| Caption03 = Composer
 
| Caption04 = Arranger
 
| Caption05 = Length
 
| Caption06 = Size
 
| Caption07 = Listen
 
 
}}
 
}}
| 01
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{{TrackListEntry
| [[Power of Anger]]
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| Track      = 1
| [[Miki Higashino]]
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| Title      = Power of Anger
| [[Shinya Sakamoto]], [[Satoe Terashima]], [[Hidenori Maezawa]], [[Atsushi Fujio]]
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| Composer    = {{TrackListComposer|Miki Higashino}}
| 1:10
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| Arranger    = {{TrackListArranger|Shinya Sakamoto}}, {{TrackListArranger|Satoe Terashima}}, {{TrackListArranger|Hidenori Maezawa}}, {{TrackListArranger|Atsushi Fujio}}
| 1.1 MB
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| DurationMin = 1
| {{Song-List|01 - Life Force - NES - Power of Anger.ogg}}
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| DurationSec = 10
|-
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| Game        = Life Force
| 02
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| Platform    = NES
| [[Starfield]]
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| Recording  = 01 - Life Force - NES - Power of Anger.ogg
| [[Miki Higashino]]
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}}
| [[Shinya Sakamoto]], [[Satoe Terashima]], [[Hidenori Maezawa]], [[Atsushi Fujio]]
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{{TrackListEntry
| 1:07
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| Track      = 2
| 951 KB
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| Title      = Starfield
| {{Song-List|02 - Life Force - NES - Starfield.ogg}}
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| Composer    = {{TrackListComposer|Miki Higashino}}
|-
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| Arranger    = {{TrackListArranger|Shinya Sakamoto}}, {{TrackListArranger|Satoe Terashima}}, {{TrackListArranger|Hidenori Maezawa}}, {{TrackListArranger|Atsushi Fujio}}
| 03
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| DurationMin = 1
| [[Planet Ratis]]
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| DurationSec = 7
| [[Miki Higashino]]
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| Game        = Life Force
| [[Shinya Sakamoto]], [[Satoe Terashima]], [[Hidenori Maezawa]], [[Atsushi Fujio]]
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| Platform    = NES
| 1:11
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| Recording  = 02 - Life Force - NES - Starfield.ogg
| 1.0 MB
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}}
| {{Song-List|03 - Life Force - NES - Planet Ratis.ogg}}
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{{TrackListEntry
|-
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| Track      = 3
| 04
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| Title      = Planet Ratis
| [[Burn the Wind]]
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| Composer    = {{TrackListComposer|Miki Higashino}}
| [[Miki Higashino]]
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| Arranger    = {{TrackListArranger|Shinya Sakamoto}}, {{TrackListArranger|Satoe Terashima}}, {{TrackListArranger|Hidenori Maezawa}}, {{TrackListArranger|Atsushi Fujio}}
| [[Shinya Sakamoto]], [[Satoe Terashima]], [[Hidenori Maezawa]], [[Atsushi Fujio]]
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| DurationMin = 1
| 1:10
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| DurationSec = 11
| 1.0 MB
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| Game        = Life Force
| {{Song-List|04 - Life Force - NES - Burn the Wind.ogg}}
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| Platform    = NES
|-
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| Recording  = 03 - Life Force - NES - Planet Ratis.ogg
| 05
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}}
| [[Thunderbolt]]
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{{TrackListEntry
| [[Miki Higashino]], [[Suzuki Kyouta]], [[Akira Yamaoka]]
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| Track      = 4
| [[Shinya Sakamoto]], [[Satoe Terashima]], [[Hidenori Maezawa]], [[Atsushi Fujio]]
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| Title      = Burn the Wind
| 1:26
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| Composer    = {{TrackListComposer|Miki Higashino}}
| 1.3 MB
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| Arranger    = {{TrackListArranger|Shinya Sakamoto}}, {{TrackListArranger|Satoe Terashima}}, {{TrackListArranger|Hidenori Maezawa}}, {{TrackListArranger|Atsushi Fujio}}
| {{Song-List|05 - Life Force - NES - Thunderbolt.ogg}}
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| DurationMin = 1
|-
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| DurationSec = 10
| 06
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| Game        = Life Force
| [[Aircraft Carrier]]
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| Platform    = NES
| [[Miki Higashino]]
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| Recording  = 04 - Life Force - NES - Burn the Wind.ogg
| [[Shinya Sakamoto]], [[Satoe Terashima]], [[Hidenori Maezawa]], [[Atsushi Fujio]]
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}}
| 0:24
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{{TrackListEntry
| 364 KB
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| Track      = 5
| {{Song-List|06 - Life Force - NES - Aircraft Carrier.ogg}}
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| Title      = Thunderbolt
|-
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| Composer    = {{TrackListComposer|Miki Higashino}}, {{TrackListComposer|Suzuki Kyouta}}, {{TrackListComposer|Akira Yamaoka}}
| 07
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| Arranger    = {{TrackListArranger|Shinya Sakamoto}}, {{TrackListArranger|Satoe Terashima}}, {{TrackListArranger|Hidenori Maezawa}}, {{TrackListArranger|Atsushi Fujio}}
| [[Destroy Them All]]
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| DurationMin = 1
| [[Miki Higashino]]
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| DurationSec = 26
| [[Shinya Sakamoto]], [[Satoe Terashima]], [[Hidenori Maezawa]], [[Atsushi Fujio]]
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| Game        = Life Force
| 1:23
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| Platform    = NES
| 1.2 MB
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| Recording  = 05 - Life Force - NES - Thunderbolt.ogg
| {{Song-List|07 - Life Force - NES - Destroy Them All.ogg}}
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}}
|-
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{{TrackListEntry
| 08
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| Track      = 6
| [[Poison of Snake]]
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| Title      = Aircraft Carrier
| [[Miki Higashino]]
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| Composer    = {{TrackListComposer|Miki Higashino}}
| [[Shinya Sakamoto]], [[Satoe Terashima]], [[Hidenori Maezawa]], [[Atsushi Fujio]]
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| Arranger    = {{TrackListArranger|Shinya Sakamoto}}, {{TrackListArranger|Satoe Terashima}}, {{TrackListArranger|Hidenori Maezawa}}, {{TrackListArranger|Atsushi Fujio}}
| 1:20
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| DurationMin = 0
| 1.2 MB
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| DurationSec = 24
| {{Song-List|08 - Life Force - NES - Poison of Snake.ogg}}
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| Game        = Life Force
|-
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| Platform    = NES
| 09
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| Recording  = 06 - Life Force - NES - Aircraft Carrier.ogg
| [[Crystal Forever]]
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}}
| [[Miki Higashino]]
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{{TrackListEntry
| [[Shinya Sakamoto]], [[Satoe Terashima]], [[Hidenori Maezawa]], [[Atsushi Fujio]]
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| Track      = 7
| 0:24
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| Title      = Destroy Them All
| 342 KB
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| Composer    = {{TrackListComposer|Miki Higashino}}
| {{Song-List|09 - Life Force - NES - Crystal Forever.ogg}}
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| Arranger    = {{TrackListArranger|Shinya Sakamoto}}, {{TrackListArranger|Satoe Terashima}}, {{TrackListArranger|Hidenori Maezawa}}, {{TrackListArranger|Atsushi Fujio}}
|-
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| DurationMin = 1
| 10
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| DurationSec = 23
| [[Peace Again]]
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| Game        = Life Force
| [[Miki Higashino]]
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| Platform    = NES
| [[Shinya Sakamoto]], [[Satoe Terashima]], [[Hidenori Maezawa]], [[Atsushi Fujio]]
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| Recording  = 07 - Life Force - NES - Destroy Them All.ogg
| 0:56
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}}
| 709 KB
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{{TrackListEntry
| {{Song-List|10 - Life Force - NES - Peace Again.ogg}}
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| Track      = 8
|}
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| Title      = Poison of Snake
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| Composer    = {{TrackListComposer|Miki Higashino}}
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| Arranger    = {{TrackListArranger|Shinya Sakamoto}}, {{TrackListArranger|Satoe Terashima}}, {{TrackListArranger|Hidenori Maezawa}}, {{TrackListArranger|Atsushi Fujio}}
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| DurationMin = 1
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| DurationSec = 20
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| Game        = Life Force
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| Platform    = NES
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| Recording  = 08 - Life Force - NES - Poison of Snake.ogg
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}}
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{{TrackListEntry
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| Track      = 9
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| Title      = Crystal Forever
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| Composer    = {{TrackListComposer|Miki Higashino}}
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| Arranger    = {{TrackListArranger|Shinya Sakamoto}}, {{TrackListArranger|Satoe Terashima}}, {{TrackListArranger|Hidenori Maezawa}}, {{TrackListArranger|Atsushi Fujio}}
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| DurationMin = 0
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| DurationSec = 24
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| Game        = Life Force
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| Platform    = NES
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| Recording  = 09 - Life Force - NES - Crystal Forever.ogg
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}}
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{{TrackListEntry
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| Track      = 10
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| Title      = Peace Again
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| Composer    = {{TrackListComposer|Miki Higashino}}
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| Arranger    = {{TrackListArranger|Shinya Sakamoto}}, {{TrackListArranger|Satoe Terashima}}, {{TrackListArranger|Hidenori Maezawa}}, {{TrackListArranger|Atsushi Fujio}}
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| DurationMin = 0
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| DurationSec = 56
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| Game        = Life Force
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| Platform    = NES
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| Recording  = 10 - Life Force - NES - Peace Again.ogg
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}}
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{{TrackListEnd}}
  
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[[Category: Needed Song Descriptions]]
  
 
===Credits===
 
===Credits===
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(Sources: [[:File:Salamander - FC - Credits.png|Salamander (FC) Credits]], [[:File:Salamander - ARC - Credits.png|Salamander (ARC) Credits]], [[:File:Life Force - ARC - Credits (USA).jpg|Life Force USA (ARC) Credits]])
 
(Sources: [[:File:Salamander - FC - Credits.png|Salamander (FC) Credits]], [[:File:Salamander - ARC - Credits.png|Salamander (ARC) Credits]], [[:File:Life Force - ARC - Credits (USA).jpg|Life Force USA (ARC) Credits]])
  
The credits of ''Life Force'' are pretty complicated. When you beat the USA release, you get a short ending with the Konami logo, but no credits. However, when you beat the Japanese release, you're treated to some extra animation and a staff roll, entirely in English (makes you wonder why it was left out of the USA release). In the Japanese release music is credited to: [[Shinya Sakamoto]], [[Satoe Terashima]], [[Hidenori Maezawa]], and [[Atsushi Fujio]]. Atsushi Fujio was probably the audio programmer, since he is usually credited as such in later games. The other three were probably arrangers of the arcade music since all of the music in ''Life Force'' is ported from the arcade games.
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The credits of ''Life Force'' are pretty complicated. When you beat the USA release, you get a short ending with the Konami logo, but no credits. However, when you beat the Japanese release, you're treated to some extra animation and a staff roll. In the Japanese release music is credited to: [[Shinya Sakamoto]], [[Satoe Terashima]], [[Hidenori Maezawa]], and [[Atsushi Fujio]]. Atsushi Fujio was probably the audio programmer, since he is usually credited as such in later games. The other three were probably arrangers of the arcade music since all of the music in ''Life Force'' is ported from the arcade games.
  
 
However, another complication arises because the arcade versions of ''Salamander'' and ''Life Force [USA]'' and ''Life Force [[Japan]]'' all have different credits! Using the process of elimination, we find that all of ''Salamander's'' music was composed by [[Miki Higashino]], and ''Life Force's'' additional music was composed by [[Suzuki Kyouta]] and [[Akira Yamaoko]]. Only one track ([[Thunderbolt]]) is taken from ''Life Force'', and that's why it credits the additional composers.
 
However, another complication arises because the arcade versions of ''Salamander'' and ''Life Force [USA]'' and ''Life Force [[Japan]]'' all have different credits! Using the process of elimination, we find that all of ''Salamander's'' music was composed by [[Miki Higashino]], and ''Life Force's'' additional music was composed by [[Suzuki Kyouta]] and [[Akira Yamaoko]]. Only one track ([[Thunderbolt]]) is taken from ''Life Force'', and that's why it credits the additional composers.
  
[[Category:Games Without Credits]]
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[[Category: Games Without Credits]]
 
 
  
 
===Albums===
 
===Albums===
{{Template: Table Albums
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{| align="center" |
| Title01 = Salamander ~Again~
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| Date01 = 1998/09/23
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{{Album
| Image01 = Salamander Again.jpg
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| Title = Salamander ~Again~
 
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| Image = Salamander Again.jpg
| Title02 = Salamander Arcade Soundtrack
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| Date = 1998-09-23
| Date02 = 2003/04/09
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}}
| Image02 = Salamander Arcade Soundtrack.jpg
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{{Album
 
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| Title = Salamander Arcade Soundtrack
| Title03 = Konami Music Classics Collection
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| Image = Salamander Arcade Soundtrack.jpg
| Date03 = 2004/10/01
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| Date = 2003-04-09
| Image03 = Konami Music Classics Collection.jpg
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}}
 
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{{Album
| Title04 = Energy Force -Gradius & Salamander-
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| Title = Konami Music Masterpiece Collection
| Date04  = 2007/12/30
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| Image = Konami Music Masterpiece Collection - Cover.jpg
| Image04 = Energy Force - Gradius & Salamander.jpg
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| Date = 2004-10-01
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}}
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{{Album
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| Title = Energy Force -Gradius & Salamander-
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| Image = Energy Force - Gradius & Salamander.jpg
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| Date  = 2007-12-30
 
}}
 
}}
 
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|}
  
 
===Game Rip===
 
===Game Rip===
{{Template: Table Recording
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{{Rips
| Caption01 = Formats
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| Formats = {{Format|NSF}} {{Format|NSFE}}
| Caption02 = Download
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| File    = Life Force (NES).zip
| Caption03 = Size
 
 
}}
 
}}
| style="text-align:center;" |
 
{{Template: Format|NSF}} {{Template: Format|NSFE}}
 
| [http://www.vgmpf.com/Rips/LifeForce-NES.zip Download]
 
| 19 KB
 
|}
 
  
 
Ripping NES music is a very arduous process that is beyond the scope of this site.
 
Ripping NES music is a very arduous process that is beyond the scope of this site.
 
  
 
==Releases==
 
==Releases==
{|
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{| align="center" |
 
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{{Publication
 
{{Publication
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| PublisherName = Konami Industry Co., Ltd.
 
| PublisherName = Konami Industry Co., Ltd.
 
| PublisherPage = Konami
 
| PublisherPage = Konami
| Released      = 1987/09/25
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| Released      = 1987-09-25
 
| Country      = Japan
 
| Country      = Japan
 
}}
 
}}
 
 
{{Publication
 
{{Publication
 
| Title        = Life Force
 
| Title        = Life Force
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| PublisherName = Konami of America, Inc.
 
| PublisherName = Konami of America, Inc.
 
| PublisherPage = Konami
 
| PublisherPage = Konami
| Released      = 1988/08/??
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| Released      = 1988-08-??
 
| Country      = USA
 
| Country      = USA
 
}}
 
}}
 
 
{{Publication
 
{{Publication
 
| Title        = Life Force Salamander
 
| Title        = Life Force Salamander
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| PublisherName = Konami
 
| PublisherName = Konami
 
| PublisherPage = Konami
 
| PublisherPage = Konami
| Released      = 1989/11/22
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| Released      = 1989-11-22
 
| Country      = France
 
| Country      = France
 
}}
 
}}
 
 
{{Publication
 
{{Publication
 
| Title        = 라이프 포스 사라만다
 
| Title        = 라이프 포스 사라만다
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| PublisherName = Konami
 
| PublisherName = Konami
 
| PublisherPage = Konami
 
| PublisherPage = Konami
| Released      = 1990/??/??
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| Released      = 1990-??-??
 
| Country      = South Korea
 
| Country      = South Korea
 
}}
 
}}
 
|}
 
|}
 
  
 
==Links==
 
==Links==
* '''Wikipedia:''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_Force_%28arcade_game%29 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_Force_(arcade_game)]
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* [http://www.mobygames.com/game/nes/life-force mobygames.com/game/nes/life-force] - MobyGames.
* '''Moby Games:''' [http://www.mobygames.com/game/nes/life-force mobygames.com/game/nes/life-force]
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* [http://www.gamefaqs.com/nes/587413-life-force gamefaqs.com/nes/587413-life-force] - GameFAQs.
* '''GameFAQs:''' [http://www.gamefaqs.com/nes/587413-life-force gamefaqs.com/nes/587413-life-force]
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_Force_%28arcade_game%29 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_Force_(arcade_game)] - Wikipedia.
 
 
 
 
[[Category:Needed Song Descriptions]]
 
[[Category:Unknown Arranger]]
 

Revision as of 19:44, 1 November 2016

Life Force
Life Force - NES - USA.jpg
Platform: NES
Year: 1987
Developer: Konami Industry Co., Ltd.
Buy: Amazon

Life Force AKA 沙羅曼蛇 (Salamander) is a well-known scrolling shooter that borrowed heavily from Gradius (NES). It has plenty of the staple scrolling shooter elements: different weapons, option powers, missiles, and memorable bosses. The level design lends itself to being inside of a human body and fighting off various invaders. Life Force isn't a direct port from the arcade, but a mash-up of Life Force (ARC) and Life Force Deluxe (ARC). Most of the game comes from Salamander, but the powerup system is taken from the deluxe version. Also, some of the levels have been completely redesigned like the Temple Stage and Cell Stage 2.

Screenshots

Life Force - NES - Title.png

The title screen.

Life Force - NES - Stage 1.png

Shooting enemies in Cell Stage 1.

Life Force - NES - Stage 2.png

Avoid the walls in the Volcanic Stage.

Life Force - NES - Stage 3.png

The burning fires of The Prominence Stage.

Life Force - NES - Stage 4.png

Things get pretty sticky in Cell Stage 2.

Life Force - NES - Title (Japan).png

The Japanese title screen.

Music

VGMPF Album Art       Icon-Help.png

Life Force - NES - Album Art.jpg

The music of Life Force was originally composed by Miki Higashino for the arcade version. It was arranged for the NES by several of Konami's staff. The NES audio has a warmer sound than the arcade soundtrack, but the fidelity is slightly lower.

Recording

# Title ComposerArranger Length Listen Download
01 Power of Anger Miki HigashinoShinya Sakamoto, Satoe Terashima, Hidenori Maezawa, Atsushi Fujio 1:10
Download
02 Starfield Miki HigashinoShinya Sakamoto, Satoe Terashima, Hidenori Maezawa, Atsushi Fujio 1:07
Download
03 Planet Ratis Miki HigashinoShinya Sakamoto, Satoe Terashima, Hidenori Maezawa, Atsushi Fujio 1:11
Download
04 Burn the Wind Miki HigashinoShinya Sakamoto, Satoe Terashima, Hidenori Maezawa, Atsushi Fujio 1:10
Download
05 Thunderbolt Miki Higashino, Suzuki Kyouta, Akira YamaokaShinya Sakamoto, Satoe Terashima, Hidenori Maezawa, Atsushi Fujio 1:26
Download
06 Aircraft Carrier Miki HigashinoShinya Sakamoto, Satoe Terashima, Hidenori Maezawa, Atsushi Fujio 0:24
Download
07 Destroy Them All Miki HigashinoShinya Sakamoto, Satoe Terashima, Hidenori Maezawa, Atsushi Fujio 1:23
Download
08 Poison of Snake Miki HigashinoShinya Sakamoto, Satoe Terashima, Hidenori Maezawa, Atsushi Fujio 1:20
Download
09 Crystal Forever Miki HigashinoShinya Sakamoto, Satoe Terashima, Hidenori Maezawa, Atsushi Fujio 0:24
Download
10 Peace Again Miki HigashinoShinya Sakamoto, Satoe Terashima, Hidenori Maezawa, Atsushi Fujio 0:56
Download

Credits

(Sources: Salamander (FC) Credits, Salamander (ARC) Credits, Life Force USA (ARC) Credits)

The credits of Life Force are pretty complicated. When you beat the USA release, you get a short ending with the Konami logo, but no credits. However, when you beat the Japanese release, you're treated to some extra animation and a staff roll. In the Japanese release music is credited to: Shinya Sakamoto, Satoe Terashima, Hidenori Maezawa, and Atsushi Fujio. Atsushi Fujio was probably the audio programmer, since he is usually credited as such in later games. The other three were probably arrangers of the arcade music since all of the music in Life Force is ported from the arcade games.

However, another complication arises because the arcade versions of Salamander and Life Force [USA] and Life Force Japan all have different credits! Using the process of elimination, we find that all of Salamander's music was composed by Miki Higashino, and Life Force's additional music was composed by Suzuki Kyouta and Akira Yamaoko. Only one track (Thunderbolt) is taken from Life Force, and that's why it credits the additional composers.

Albums

Salamander ~Again~

Salamander Again.jpg

1998-09-23

Game Rip

Format

Download

NSF.png NSFE.png

Download

(Info)


Ripping NES music is a very arduous process that is beyond the scope of this site.

Releases

  Japan.svg   Japan
Life Force - NES - Japan.jpg
Title: 沙羅曼蛇 (Salamander)
Platform: Famicom
Released: 1987-09-25
Publisher: Konami Industry Co., Ltd.
  USA.svg   USA
Life Force - NES - USA.jpg
Title: Life Force
Platform: NES
Released: 1988-08-??
Publisher: Konami of America, Inc.
  France.svg   France
Life Force - NES - France.jpg
Title: Life Force Salamander
Platform: NES
Released: 1989-11-22
Publisher: Konami
  South Korea.svg   South Korea
Life Force - NES - South Korea.jpg
Title: 라이프 포스 사라만다 (Life Force Salamander)
Platform: NES
Released: 1990-??-??
Publisher: Konami

Links