AREA 51
Official Title  Area 51
Common Title  Area 51
Serial Number(s)  SLES-00578
Region  PAL
Genre / Style  Action 

Developer  Tantalus Interactive.
Publisher  GT Interactive / Midway.
Date Released  26 November 1996
Disc Number &
Printed Serial Number		 DISC 1

SLES-00578
Serial Number In Disc SLES-00578
Media Disc ID N / A
Number Of Tracks 1
( 1 Data Track )
Approx. Image Size
( Image Format Used )		 592 MB
( .bin / .cue )
Approx.Size On Disc 515 MB
Approx. Archive Size
( Archive Type Used )		 450 MB
( 1 RAR File with
2% Recovery )
Barcode Number(s)
( UPC / EAN )
From the back cover.
  •  5029988001033  - 
     

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English
French
German
Spanish
Menus and gameplay are in Multi-4 (English, French, German & Spanish).

Midway's Area 51 infiltrated the top of the arcade charts for 10 months, so it is no surprise that the home version has become popular on the PlayStation. With impressive cinematic effects and stop-motion animation sequences, Area 51 is filled with a generous amount of alien warfare and nonstop action. One or two players can play as soldiers in the elite Strategic Tactical Advanced Alien Response (S.T.A.A.R.) team, which is aiming to stop the spread of an alien-bred lethal infection that has taken over the high security air base at Area 51.

The S.T.A.A.R. team, which is trained to deal with hostile alien life forms, must survive six extensive stages of gunfire and alien encounters. The sci-fi storyline eventually leads players to covert rooms, government secrets, and cover-ups, and more than a few aliens and UFOs.

Area 51. The infamous high-security military base hidden in the barren Nevada desert and made famous by the blockbuster motion picture Independence Day. It is from here that top-secret research into extra-terrestrial activity is undertaken. Alien craft and creatures examined in the closest detail. Mission : . . . Penetrate Area 51, battle against an alien invasion, destroy the enemy and their spacecraft and save the base from a devastating hostile takeover. Go to it!

  Manufacturer's description:

As a soldier in the elite S.T.A.A.R. Forces, your assignment is to penetrate alien forces at Area 51 and eliminate the threat of the deadly alien infection that has spread throughout the base. Your gear is strapped on, your gun is loaded and now you're ready to clean house. Good Luck!

  Features:
  • First person perspective.
  • 2D graphics
  • Prerendered graphics
  • SCI-FI & Aliens themes.
Number Of Players  1-2 Players
Number Of Memory Card Blocks  1 Block
Compatible Controllers Tested
( Official Gamepads Only )		  Standard Controller ( Digital Controller compatible only )
Compatible Light Guns
( Official Light Guns Only )		  Konami HyperBlaster
Other Compatible Controllers
( Official Controllers Only )		  Mouse compatible
Special Controllers Included Or
Supported ( Official Only )		  None
Vibration Function Compatible  No
Multi-Tap Function Compatible  No
Link Cable Function Compatibile  No
Emulator  ePSXe v1.9.0
Video Plugin  Pete's OpenGL Driver v2.9 ( internal X & Internal Y= Very High, Stretching mode: Stretch to full window size, render Mode: 2 (Use framebuffer object) text filt = 2 FPS limit= 53, Compatibility=1,3,2; Shader effects= 1 (Fullscreen smoothin))
Audio Plugin  ePSXe SPU Core v.1.9.0
CD-ROM Plugin  ePSXe Cdrom plugin
Game Pad Plugin  N / A
Vibration Compatible  The game doesn't have it (Digital only) (Mouse compatible).
Console Bios Used  SCPH7502

  NOTE:   This is not the only possible combination of plugins. There are others that will work (better or worse) for your particular hardware. We provide you with one working set-up so that you may get the game up and running, hassle-free. Testing other emulators/plugins is up to you.
 

 NORMAL CONTROLS:
  Aim crosshair -  D-Pad
  Fire gun -  X Button
  Reload -  Circle Button
  Pause game -  Start Button

 MOUSE CONTROLS:
  Aim crosshair -  Move mouse
  Fire gun -  Left Mouse Button
  Reload -  Right Mouse Button
  Throw grenade -  Left Click On The Grenade Displayed On-Screen

 ARCADE GUN CONTROLS:
  Aim crosshair -  Move gun
  Throw grenade -  Fire at grenade
  Fire gun -  Pull trigger
  Reload -  Point gun off-screen pull trigger
  Pause game -  Start Button

 

MISC CODES:
  Start with a shotgun -   At the pause screen, press Triangle, Square, Triangle, Left, R1.  
  Endings -   For the best ending, shoot off all the panels on the Mothership. For the worst ending, let the Mothership escape without hitting any panels 
  Rebel Kronn Hunter mode -   Shoot the first three S.T.A.A.R. team members at the beginning of the game. 
  Invincibility -   While paused press X, Circle, Circle, Triangle, Circle, X 
  Shotgun -   While paused press Triangle, Square, Triangle, Left, R1 

GAMESHARK CODES:
  Infinite energy Player 1 -  
8006D970 0005 
  Infinite energy Player 2 -  
8006DA1C 0005 
 - Jewel Case Covers
FRONT BACK INSIDE
CLICK THE IMAGE
Dim. - 1460 x 1487 pix.
Res. - 300 dpi
File Size - 765 KB		 CLICK THE IMAGE
Dim. - 1932 x 1438 pix.
Res. - 300 dpi
File Size - 852 KB		 MISSING
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 - Advert Covers
FRENCH ADVERT
CLICK THE IMAGE
Dim. - 1650 x 2166 pix.
Res. - 300 dpi
File Size - 1'01 MB
 - Disc Cover
DISC
CLICK THE IMAGE
Dim. - 772 x 768 pix.
Res. - 72 dpi
File Size - 62 KB

 NTSC-J:
  • Area 51 [SLPS-00726]  - 
     
  • Area 51 Special Pack [SLPS-00725]  - 
     
 NTSC-U:
  • Area 51 [SLUS-00164]  - 
     
 PAL:
  • Area 51 [Midway Classics] [SLES-03783]  - 
     

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