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andromed: MAME ROM Information.


History:

Andromeda (c) 1979 IPM Corp.


Exciting Space Game! Mysterious Enemies Attack The Earth! Players' Beam-Cannon can be moved from side to side by the lever. Beams to destroy 'ANDROMEDA-SHIPS' are fired by pressing the button. When all 'ANDRO-SHIPS' are destroyed, a new screen image of all ships will appear again. Bonus points shown at the bottom of the screen will be added to player's total points, as player resumes the game.


- TECHNICAL -


Cocktail cabinet dimensions : 25~29'' High x 33'' Wide x 22'' Deep.

Cocktail cabinet weight : 99 lbs.


Main CPU : M6502 (@ 2.5 Mhz)


Players : 2

Control : 2-way joystick

Buttons : 1


- TRIVIA -


Released in July 1980.


- SCORING -


Stationary Andro-ship : 10 points.

Attacking Andro-ship : 40 points.

Commander Ship : 500~900 points.

Each time the pattern changes : Bonus points.


An additional Beam-Cannon is won by player when player have gained 5000 points.


- SOURCES -


Game's rom.




MAME Info:

0.74u2 [?]

0.68 [?]


Samples required (IPM Invader)


TODO:

* Dump missing rom am08 (epoxy module?)


WIP:

- 0.128u3: Changed M6502 CPU1 clock speed to 781250 Hz and VSync to 61.783314 Hz.

- 0.122u4: Changed M6502 CPU1 clock speed to 625000 Hz and VSync to 60.012483 Hz. Added Samples sound and 'Unknown 1-6' dipswitches.

- 0.74u2: Added Andromeda (Japan?) (Irem 1979).

- 0.68: Added Andromeda (Japan?) (Testdriver).


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Andromeda

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Magical Spot

Magical Spot II

Moon Cresta

Moon Quasar

Quasar

Space Trek

Speak & Rescue

Pisces

UniWar S

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Saturn


Romset: 9 kb / 9 files / 7.60 zip




MAME XML Output:

       <game name="andromed" sourcefile="m10.c" sampleof="ipminvad">
              <description>Andromeda (Japan?)</description>
              <year>1979</year>
              <manufacturer>IPM</manufacturer>
              <rom name="am1" size="1024" crc="53df0152" sha1="d27113740094d219b0e05a930d8daa4c22129183" region="maincpu" offset="1000"/>
              <rom name="am2" size="1024" crc="dab64957" sha1="77ced520f8e78bb08ddab4213646cf55d834e63e" region="maincpu" offset="1400"/>
              <rom name="am3" size="1024" crc="f983f35c" sha1="1bfee6cf7d18b56594831f2efa7dcc53b47d7e30" region="maincpu" offset="1800"/>
              <rom name="am4" size="1024" crc="09f20717" sha1="c54c9b7d16b40a7ab49eac255906b43b03939d2b" region="maincpu" offset="1c00"/>
              <rom name="am5" size="1024" crc="518a3b88" sha1="5e20c905c2190b381a105327e112fcc0a127bb2f" region="maincpu" offset="2000"/>
              <rom name="am6" size="1024" crc="ce3d5fff" sha1="c34178aca9ffb8b2dd468d9e3369a985f52daf9a" region="maincpu" offset="2400"/>
              <rom name="am7" size="1024" crc="30d3366f" sha1="aa73bba194fa6d1f3909f8df517a0bff07583ea9" region="maincpu" offset="2800"/>
              <rom name="am8" size="1024" status="nodump" region="maincpu" offset="2c00"/>
              <rom name="am9" size="1024" crc="a1c8f4db" sha1="bedf5d7126c7e9b91ad595188c69aa2c043c71e8" region="gfx1" offset="0"/>
              <rom name="am10" size="1024" crc="be2de8f3" sha1="7eb3d1eb88b4481b0dcb7d001207f516a5db32b3" region="gfx1" offset="400"/>
              <sample name="1"/>
              <sample name="2"/>
              <sample name="3"/>
              <sample name="4"/>
              <sample name="5"/>
              <sample name="6"/>
              <sample name="7"/>
              <sample name="8"/>
              <sample name="9"/>
              <sample name="0"/>
              <chip type="cpu" tag="maincpu" name="M6502" clock="781250"/>
              <chip type="audio" tag="mono" name="Speaker"/>
              <chip type="audio" tag="samples" name="Samples"/>
              <display tag="screen" type="raster" rotate="270" width="240" height="224" refresh="61.783314" pixclock="6250000" htotal="360" hbend="8" hbstart="248" vtotal="281" vbend="16" vbstart="240" />
              <sound channels="1"/>
              <input players="2" buttons="1" coins="1">
                     <control type="joy" ways="2"/>
              </input>
              <dipswitch name="Lives" tag="DSW" mask="3">
                     <dipvalue name="3" value="0" default="yes"/>
                     <dipvalue name="4" value="1"/>
                     <dipvalue name="5" value="2"/>
              </dipswitch>
              <dipswitch name="Unknown 1" tag="DSW" mask="4">
                     <dipvalue name="Off" value="0" default="yes"/>
                     <dipvalue name="On" value="4"/>
              </dipswitch>
              <dipswitch name="Unknown 2" tag="DSW" mask="8">
                     <dipvalue name="Off" value="0" default="yes"/>
                     <dipvalue name="On" value="8"/>
              </dipswitch>
              <dipswitch name="Unknown 3" tag="DSW" mask="16">
                     <dipvalue name="Off" value="0" default="yes"/>
                     <dipvalue name="On" value="16"/>
              </dipswitch>
              <dipswitch name="Unknown 4" tag="DSW" mask="32">
                     <dipvalue name="Off" value="0" default="yes"/>
                     <dipvalue name="On" value="32"/>
              </dipswitch>
              <dipswitch name="Unknown 5" tag="DSW" mask="64">
                     <dipvalue name="Off" value="0" default="yes"/>
                     <dipvalue name="On" value="64"/>
              </dipswitch>
              <dipswitch name="Unknown 6" tag="DSW" mask="128">
                     <dipvalue name="Off" value="0" default="yes"/>
                     <dipvalue name="On" value="128"/>
              </dipswitch>
              <configuration name="Cabinet" tag="CAB" mask="1">
                     <confsetting name="Upright" value="0" default="yes"/>
                     <confsetting name="Cocktail" value="1"/>
              </configuration>
              <configuration name="Demo Sounds" tag="CAB" mask="2">
                     <confsetting name="Off" value="0" default="yes"/>
                     <confsetting name="On" value="2"/>
              </configuration>
              <driver status="preliminary" emulation="preliminary" color="imperfect" sound="preliminary" graphic="good" cocktail="preliminary" savestate="supported" palettesize="16"/>
       </game>
 
 


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