gemini: MAME ROM Information. History:
Gemini Wing (c) 1987 Tecmo.
A vertically scrolling shooter. Destroy enemies and collect items, such as speed, that are stored in a tail behind your ship. Press the second button to activate them one by one in the order they were collected.
- TECHNICAL -
Main CPU : Z80 (@ 6 Mhz)
Sound CPU : Z80 (@ 4 Mhz)
Sound Chips : YM3812 (@ 4 Mhz), MSM5205 (@ 384 Khz)
Players : 2
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 2
- TRIVIA -
Released in October 1987 in Japan.
- STAFF -
Screenplay : S. Sakurazaki
Background designer : K. Niwakamaru
Logo & Base designer : Noise Holic
Monster designers : Willy Ichiro, Strong Shima, Soccer Kozou
Music / Sound Effects : Mikio Saito (Metal Yuhki)
Test play : Sugar Beet, Faw
Programmed by : Clark Gent
Directed by : S. Sakurazaki
- PORTS -
* Computers :
Sinclair ZX Spectrum (1989)
Commodore C64 (1989)
Amstrad CPC (1989)
Commodore Amiga (1989)
Atari ST (1989)
Sharp X68000 (1990)
- SOURCES -
Game's rom.
Machine's picture.
MAME Info:
0.31 [Mirko Buffoni]
Bugs:
- [possible] The music in Gemini Wing is transposed incorrectly. Judge Spear (ID 01185)
WIP:
- 0.143u4: Brian Troha added proper region to Gemini and DIP locations. Changed description to 'Gemini Wing (Japan)'.
- 0.124u1: Changed MSM5205 clock speed to 400000 Hz.
- 0.37b5: Replaced ADPCM sound with MSM5205 (384000 Hz). Changed Z80 CPU1 clock speed to 6MHz.
- 0.35RC2: Changed YM-3812 clock speed to 4MHz.
- 0.34RC2: Changed YM-3812 clock speed to 3.6MHz.
- 0.33b5: Nicola Salmoria fixed sprite/background priority in Gemini Wing. Games which use the dynamic palette system and no longer need 16-bit modes: Section Z, Legendary Wings, Trojan, Speed Rumbler, Rygar, Silkworm, Gemini Wing and Tiger Road [Nicola Salmoria].
- 0.33b3: Dani Portillo added high score saving to Gemini Wing.
- 0.33b1: Li Jih Hwa fixed gfx glitches in Gemini Wing.
- 0.31: Mirko Buffoni added Gemini Wing (Tecmo 1987).
- 8th November 1997: J-ROM dumped Gemini Wing (c)1987 TECMO.
LEVELS: 7
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Romset: 992 kb / 17 files / 340.6 zip
MAME XML Output:
   | <game name="gemini" sourcefile="tecmo.c"> |
   |    | <description>Gemini Wing (Japan)</description> |
   |    | <year>1987</year> |
   |    | <manufacturer>Tecmo</manufacturer> |
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   |    | <rom name="gw10-1n.rom" size="65536" crc="5e84cd4f" sha1="e85320291027a16619c87fc2365448367bda454a" region="gfx3" offset="0"/> |
   |    | <rom name="gw11-2na.rom" size="65536" crc="08b458e1" sha1="b3426faa57dca51dc053db44fa4968425d8bf3ee" region="gfx3" offset="10000"/> |
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   |    | <rom name="gw01-6a.rom" size="32768" crc="d78afa05" sha1="b02a739b045f5cddf943ce59226ef234463eeebe" region="adpcm" offset="0"/> |
   |    | <chip type="cpu" tag="maincpu" name="Z80" clock="6000000"/> |
   |    | <chip type="cpu" tag="soundcpu" name="Z80" clock="4000000"/> |
   |    | <chip type="audio" tag="mono" name="Speaker"/> |
   |    | <chip type="audio" tag="ymsnd" name="YM3812" clock="4000000"/> |
   |    | <chip type="audio" tag="msm" name="MSM5205" clock="400000"/> |
   |    | <display tag="screen" type="raster" rotate="90" width="256" height="224" refresh="60.000000" /> |
   |    | <sound channels="1"/> |
   |    | <input players="2" buttons="2" coins="2"> |
   |    |    | <control type="joy" ways="8"/> |
   |    | </input> |
   |    | <dipswitch name="Coin A" tag="DSWA" mask="7"> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="2 Coins/1 Credit" value="6"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="1 Coin/1 Credit" value="0" default="yes"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="2 Coins/3 Credits" value="7"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="1 Coin/2 Credits" value="1"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="1 Coin/3 Credits" value="2"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="1 Coin/4 Credits" value="3"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="1 Coin/5 Credits" value="4"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="1 Coin/6 Credits" value="5"/> |
   |    | </dipswitch> |
   |    | <dipswitch name="Final Round Continuation" tag="DSWA" mask="8"> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="Round 6" value="0" default="yes"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="Round 7" value="8"/> |
   |    | </dipswitch> |
   |    | <dipswitch name="Coin B" tag="DSWA" mask="112"> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="2 Coins/1 Credit" value="96"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="1 Coin/1 Credit" value="0" default="yes"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="2 Coins/3 Credits" value="112"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="1 Coin/2 Credits" value="16"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="1 Coin/3 Credits" value="32"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="1 Coin/4 Credits" value="48"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="1 Coin/5 Credits" value="64"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="1 Coin/6 Credits" value="80"/> |
   |    | </dipswitch> |
   |    | <dipswitch name="Buy in During Final Round" tag="DSWA" mask="128"> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="No" value="0" default="yes"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="Yes" value="128"/> |
   |    | </dipswitch> |
   |    | <dipswitch name="Lives" tag="DSWB" mask="3"> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="2" value="3"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="3" value="0" default="yes"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="4" value="1"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="5" value="2"/> |
   |    | </dipswitch> |
   |    | <dipswitch name="Difficulty" tag="DSWB" mask="12"> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="Easy" value="0" default="yes"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="Normal" value="4"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="Hard" value="8"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="Hardest" value="12"/> |
   |    | </dipswitch> |
   |    | <dipswitch name="Bonus Life" tag="DSWB" mask="112"> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="50000 200000" value="0" default="yes"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="50000 300000" value="16"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="100000 500000" value="32"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="50000" value="48"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="100000" value="64"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="200000" value="80"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="300000" value="96"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="None" value="112"/> |
   |    | </dipswitch> |
   |    | <dipswitch name="Demo Sounds" tag="DSWB" mask="128"> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="Off" value="128"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="On" value="0" default="yes"/> |
   |    | </dipswitch> |
   |    | <driver status="good" emulation="good" color="good" sound="good" graphic="good" savestate="unsupported" palettesize="1024"/> |
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