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gulfstrm: MAME ROM Information.


History:

Gulf. Storm (c) 1991 Dooyong.


A vertically scrolling shooter from Korean-based company Dooyong.


- TECHNICAL -


Main CPU : Z80 (@ 8 Mhz)

Sound CPU : Z80 (@ 4 Mhz)

Sound Chips : (2x) YM2203 (@ 4 Mhz)


Players : 2

Control : 8-way joystick

Buttons : 2


- TRIVIA -


Dooyong was the first Korean video game company to export in Japan, USA and Europe.


Also licensed to Media Shoji for distribution.


Initially, the game subject wasn't 'Gulf War' but after the Gulf War breaks out, game's subject was changed to the Gulf War.


This game was sold very well, and it was exported very well. Dooyong took the 'export prize' and set up sisterhood relationship with U.S.A. and Japan Company.


- SOURCES -


Game's rom.




MAME Info:

0.54 [Nicola Salmoria]


TODO:

* Accurate video emulation


WIP:

- 0.145u8: Bonkey0013 added clone Gulf Storm (set 2). Changed parent description to 'Gulf Storm (set 1)'.

- 0.141u3: Tomasz Slanina fixed sound issues in Gulf Storm. Changed Z80 CPU2 clock speed to 8MHz and the 2x YM2203 to 1.5MHz.

- 0.136u3: MASH fixed audio regression in Gulf Storm.

- 0.133u1: Renamed (gulfstr2) to (gulfstrmm).

- 0.106u3: Added 'Bonus Life' and 'Power Rise(?)' dipswitches.

- 0.96u1: Fixed input and added 'Coin Type' dipswitch.

- 0.54: Nicola Salmoria added Gulf Storm (Dooyong 1991) and clone (Media Shoji).

- 20th August 2001: Nicola Salmoria added Gulf Storm to the Dooyong driver.


LEVELS: 6


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Romset: 1792 kb / 17 files / 452.4 zip




MAME XML Output:

       <game name="gulfstrm" sourcefile="dooyong.c">
              <description>Gulf Storm (set 1)</description>
              <year>1991</year>
              <manufacturer>Dooyong</manufacturer>
              <rom name="1.l4" size="131072" crc="59e0478b" sha1="dd6e48c6e91ddb087d20336eab79bbadd968d4b1" region="maincpu" offset="0"/>
              <rom name="3.c5" size="65536" crc="c029b015" sha1="86f8d4f6560cb99e25e8e8baf72dde743a7b9c4c" region="audiocpu" offset="0"/>
              <rom name="2.s4" size="65536" crc="c2d65a25" sha1="a198b42c0737b253aca5bab6fb58ab561ccc1d5c" region="gfx1" offset="0"/>
              <rom name="14.b1" size="131072" crc="67bdf73d" sha1="3e357448b6f255fdec731f143afa3d3149523ed2" region="gfx2" offset="0"/>
              <rom name="16.c1" size="131072" crc="7770a76f" sha1="4f9f5245f59008b26ed60e636285ea85271744e7" region="gfx2" offset="1"/>
              <rom name="15.b1" size="131072" crc="84803f7e" sha1="74b694c0d20c5b016b9d7258b0296229972151d5" region="gfx2" offset="40000"/>
              <rom name="17.e1" size="131072" crc="94706500" sha1="8f4a6f7ce20b1b50577271601c2c2632b5a2292c" region="gfx2" offset="40001"/>
              <rom name="4.d8" size="131072" crc="858fdbb6" sha1="4c317ab6069a8509287d3df88cf4272f512a40a3" region="gfx3" offset="0"/>
              <rom name="5.b9" size="131072" crc="c0a552e8" sha1="31dcb14eb8815c609b0bf4d5f1ea17b26ab18aec" region="gfx3" offset="1"/>
              <rom name="6.d8" size="131072" crc="20eedda3" sha1="8c8b1284e07f5380037f8431f2649aa99fd47542" region="gfx3" offset="40000"/>
              <rom name="7.d9" size="131072" crc="294f8c40" sha1="b7afb87510ab52682151ff2b13029427487589ec" region="gfx3" offset="40001"/>
              <rom name="12.r8" size="131072" crc="ec3ad3e7" sha1="276da309b788091cd6e5faada2ff9e5b0df2caea" region="gfx4" offset="0"/>
              <rom name="13.r9" size="131072" crc="c64090cb" sha1="5dab576e5f454c62c7826d477b3f699e979753ad" region="gfx4" offset="1"/>
              <rom name="8.e8" size="65536" crc="8d7f4693" sha1="a7c8573d9e54c8230decc3e88f76ae729d77b096" region="gfx5" offset="0"/>
              <rom name="9.e9" size="65536" crc="34d440c4" sha1="74b0e15e75f62106177234b6ea54a5d312628802" region="gfx5" offset="1"/>
              <rom name="10.n8" size="65536" crc="b4f15bf4" sha1="cb203390c3f917f213807a23c442e43bc6bcfc67" region="gfx6" offset="0"/>
              <rom name="11.n9" size="65536" crc="7dfe4a9c" sha1="40982b5b266e4a928544ab5ec330080935588c57" region="gfx6" offset="1"/>
              <chip type="cpu" tag="maincpu" name="Z80" clock="8000000"/>
              <chip type="cpu" tag="audiocpu" name="Z80" clock="8000000"/>
              <chip type="audio" tag="mono" name="Speaker"/>
              <chip type="audio" tag="ym1" name="YM2203" clock="1500000"/>
              <chip type="audio" tag="ym2" name="YM2203" clock="1500000"/>
              <display tag="screen" type="raster" rotate="270" width="384" height="240" refresh="60.000000" />
              <sound channels="1"/>
              <input players="2" buttons="2" coins="2">
                     <control type="joy" ways="8"/>
              </input>
              <dipswitch name="Service Mode" tag="DSWA" mask="1">
                     <dipvalue name="Off" value="1" default="yes"/>
                     <dipvalue name="On" value="0"/>
              </dipswitch>
              <dipswitch name="Coin Type" tag="DSWA" mask="2">
                     <dipvalue name="A" value="2" default="yes"/>
                     <dipvalue name="B" value="0"/>
              </dipswitch>
              <dipswitch name="Demo Sounds" tag="DSWA" mask="4">
                     <dipvalue name="Off" value="0"/>
                     <dipvalue name="On" value="4" default="yes"/>
              </dipswitch>
              <dipswitch name="Flip Screen" tag="DSWA" mask="8">
                     <dipvalue name="Off" value="8" default="yes"/>
                     <dipvalue name="On" value="0"/>
              </dipswitch>
              <dipswitch name="Coin A" tag="DSWA" mask="48">
                     <dipvalue name="2 Coins/1 Credit" value="16"/>
                     <dipvalue name="1 Coin/1 Credit" value="48" default="yes"/>
                     <dipvalue name="2 Coins/3 Credits" value="0"/>
                     <dipvalue name="1 Coin/2 Credits" value="32"/>
                     <dipvalue name="4 Coins/1 Credit" value="0"/>
                     <dipvalue name="3 Coins/1 Credit" value="16"/>
                     <dipvalue name="2 Coins/1 Credit" value="32"/>
                     <dipvalue name="1 Coin/1 Credit" value="48" default="yes"/>
              </dipswitch>
              <dipswitch name="Coin B" tag="DSWA" mask="192">
                     <dipvalue name="2 Coins/1 Credit" value="64"/>
                     <dipvalue name="1 Coin/1 Credit" value="192" default="yes"/>
                     <dipvalue name="2 Coins/3 Credits" value="0"/>
                     <dipvalue name="1 Coin/2 Credits" value="128"/>
                     <dipvalue name="1 Coin/2 Credits" value="192" default="yes"/>
                     <dipvalue name="1 Coin/3 Credits" value="128"/>
                     <dipvalue name="1 Coin/4 Credits" value="64"/>
                     <dipvalue name="1 Coin/6 Credits" value="0"/>
              </dipswitch>
              <dipswitch name="Lives" tag="DSWB" mask="3">
                     <dipvalue name="1" value="0"/>
                     <dipvalue name="2" value="2"/>
                     <dipvalue name="3" value="3" default="yes"/>
                     <dipvalue name="4" value="1"/>
              </dipswitch>
              <dipswitch name="Difficulty" tag="DSWB" mask="12">
                     <dipvalue name="Easy" value="8"/>
                     <dipvalue name="Normal" value="12" default="yes"/>
                     <dipvalue name="Hard" value="4"/>
                     <dipvalue name="Hardest" value="0"/>
              </dipswitch>
              <dipswitch name="Bonus Life" tag="DSWB" mask="48">
                     <dipvalue name="Every 300,000" value="48" default="yes"/>
                     <dipvalue name="Every 400,000" value="32"/>
                     <dipvalue name="Every 500,000" value="16"/>
                     <dipvalue name="None" value="0"/>
              </dipswitch>
              <dipswitch name="Power Rise(?)" tag="DSWB" mask="64">
                     <dipvalue name="1" value="64" default="yes"/>
                     <dipvalue name="2" value="0"/>
              </dipswitch>
              <dipswitch name="Allow Continue" tag="DSWB" mask="128">
                     <dipvalue name="No" value="0"/>
                     <dipvalue name="Yes" value="128" default="yes"/>
              </dipswitch>
              <driver status="good" emulation="good" color="good" sound="good" graphic="good" savestate="supported" palettesize="1024"/>
       </game>
 
 


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