blkbustr: MAME ROM Information. History:
BlockBuster (c) 1983 Kiwako.
A puzzle game.
- TECHNICAL -
Main CPU : Z80 (@ 2.578 Mhz)
Sound Chips : (2x) SN76496 (@ 2.578 Mhz)
Players : 2
Control : 4-way joystick
Buttons : 1
- TRIVIA -
Released in March 1983.
Licensed to Kiwako by ECI.
This game is also known as "Crazy Blocks" and is known in Japan as "Mr. Jong".
- SOURCES -
Game's rom.
MAME Info:
0.37b1 [Takahiro Nogi]
< Japan >
WIP:
- 0.136u4: Fabio Priuli added driver_data struct and save states to Mr. Jong.
- 0.131u1: Angelo Salese merged memory maps in Mr. Jong, also cleaned-up the spriteram routines.
- 0.123u2: Changed palettesize to 128 colors.
- 0.115u4: Lord Nightmare fixed Mr. Jong to explicitly use the SN76489 now that it behaves differently from the SN76496.
- 0.68: David Haywood added clone BlockBuster (ECI license).
- 23rd April 2003: David Haywood added BlockBuster to the Mr. Jong driver.
- 14th April 2003: Guru - Blockbuster (Kiwako 1983) arrived from Taucher.
- 0.37b3: Added missing color prom ($20) to clone Crazy Blocks.
- 0.37b1: Added Mr. Jong (Japan) (Kiwako 1983) and clone Crazy Blocks (Kiwako (ECI license)). Mr.Jong was distributed by Sanritsu.
- 31st March 2000: Takahiro Nogi sent in a driver for Mr. Jong and Crazy Blocks.
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Romset: 41 kb / 8 files / 23.7 zip
MAME XML Output:
   | <game name="blkbustr" sourcefile="mrjong.c" cloneof="mrjong" romof="mrjong"> |
   |    | <description>BlockBuster</description> |
   |    | <year>1983</year> |
   |    | <manufacturer>Kiwako (ECI license)</manufacturer> |
   |    | <rom name="6a.bin" size="8192" crc="9e4b426c" sha1="831360c473ab2452f4d0da12609c96c601e21c17" region="maincpu" offset="0"/> |
   |    | <rom name="c2.a7" size="8192" crc="75070978" sha1="7f59460c094e596a521014f956d76e5c714022a2" region="maincpu" offset="2000"/> |
   |    | <rom name="8a.bin" size="8192" crc="0e803777" sha1="bccc182ccbd7312fc6545ffcef4d54637416dae7" region="maincpu" offset="4000"/> |
   |    | <rom name="c4.a8" size="8192" crc="c7f5a247" sha1="de79341f9c6c7032f76cead46d614e13d4af50f9" region="maincpu" offset="6000"/> |
   |    | <rom name="4h.bin" size="4096" crc="67dd6c19" sha1="d3dc0cb9b108c2584c4844fc0eb4c9ee170986fe" region="gfx1" offset="0"/> |
   |    | <rom name="5h.bin" size="4096" crc="50fba1d4" sha1="40ba480713284ae484c6687490f91bf62a7167e1" region="gfx1" offset="1000"/> |
   |    | <rom name="clr.j7" size="32" crc="ee1cf1d5" sha1="4f4cfde1a896da92d8265889584dd0c5678de033" region="proms" offset="0"/> |
   |    | <rom name="clr.g5" size="256" crc="bcb1e2e3" sha1="c09731836a9d4e50316a84b86f61b599a1ef944d" region="proms" offset="20"/> |
   |    | <chip type="cpu" tag="maincpu" name="Z80" clock="2578000"/> |
   |    | <chip type="audio" tag="mono" name="Speaker"/> |
   |    | <chip type="audio" tag="sn1" name="SN76489" clock="2578000"/> |
   |    | <chip type="audio" tag="sn2" name="SN76489" clock="2578000"/> |
   |    | <display tag="screen" type="raster" rotate="90" width="240" height="224" refresh="60.000000" /> |
   |    | <sound channels="1"/> |
   |    | <input players="2" buttons="1" coins="2"> |
   |    |    | <control type="joy" ways="4"/> |
   |    | </input> |
   |    | <dipswitch name="Cabinet" tag="DSW" mask="1"> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="Upright" value="1" default="yes"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="Cocktail" value="0"/> |
   |    | </dipswitch> |
   |    | <dipswitch name="Flip Screen" tag="DSW" mask="2"> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="Off" value="0" default="yes"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="On" value="2"/> |
   |    | </dipswitch> |
   |    | <dipswitch name="Bonus Life" tag="DSW" mask="4"> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="30k" value="0" default="yes"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="50k" value="4"/> |
   |    | </dipswitch> |
   |    | <dipswitch name="Difficulty" tag="DSW" mask="8"> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="Normal" value="0" default="yes"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="Hard" value="8"/> |
   |    | </dipswitch> |
   |    | <dipswitch name="Lives" tag="DSW" mask="48"> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="3" value="0" default="yes"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="4" value="16"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="5" value="32"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="6" value="48"/> |
   |    | </dipswitch> |
   |    | <dipswitch name="Coinage" tag="DSW" mask="192"> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="2 Coins/1 Credit" value="192"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="1 Coin/1 Credit" value="0" default="yes"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="1 Coin/2 Credits" value="64"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="1 Coin/3 Credits" value="128"/> |
   |    | </dipswitch> |
   |    | <driver status="good" emulation="good" color="good" sound="good" graphic="good" savestate="supported" palettesize="128"/> |
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