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A-Jax is a 1987 vertically scrolling shooter video game developed and published by Konami for arcades. Initially only released in Japan, Imagine Software ported the game to the ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, and Commodore 64, releasing the game in Europe as Typhoon.

The players control a "Tom Tiger" helicopter (in the 2D stage) and later a "Jerry Mouse" fighter jet (in the 3D stage), and shoot enemies in the air and bomb them on the ground, collecting power-ups and defeating bosses to advance levels.

The game was later released by Hamster Corporation as part of their Arcade Archives series for the PlayStation 4 in 2015 and Nintendo Switch in 2021; this version was included in Konami's Arcade Classics Anniversary Collection.

From Wikipedia's article A-Jax (video game), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0

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This is a PC game: it uses the keyboard the way it did under MS-DOS, and the mouse where the game supports it. Click the game screen first so it gets your key presses.

Many DOS games start with a menu or ask a question first — read the screen and answer with the keyboard. Arrow keys, Enter, Space, Ctrl and Alt are the usual game keys.

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Controls

This is a PC game: it uses the keyboard the way it did under MS-DOS, and the mouse where the game supports it. Click the game screen first so it gets your key presses.

Many DOS games start with a menu or ask a question first — read the screen and answer with the keyboard. Arrow keys, Enter, Space, Ctrl and Alt are the usual game keys.

Emulator help & troubleshooting

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