mt_kcham: MAME ROM Information. History:
Kid Chameleon [Mega-Tech 60] (c) 1992 Sega.
A platform game from Sega. The premise of the game is that the main character Kid Chameleon can use masks to change into different characters in order to use different abilities.
- TECHNICAL -
Cabinet dimensions :
Width : 53 cm.
Depth : 76 cm.
Height : 176 cm.
Weight : 113 Kg.
Sega Mega-Tech hardware
Game ID : Mega-Tech No. 60
Main CPU : 68000 (@ 7.670442 Mhz), (2x) Z80 (@ 3.57954 Mhz)
Sound Chips : YM3438 (@ 7.670442 Mhz), (2x) SN76496 (@ 3.57954 Mhz)
Screen orientation : Horizontal
Video resolution : 320 x 416 pixels
Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz
Palette colors : 96
Players : 2
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 3
- TRIVIA -
Released in May 1992.
This game is known in Japan as "Chameleon Kid".
You can get a powerup that would turn Kid Chameleon into Rick from "Splatterhouse".
Mega-Tech System list of games :
[Mega-Tech 01] Altered Beast
[Mega-Tech 02] Space Harrier II
[Mega-Tech 03] Super Thunder Blade
[Mega-Tech 04] Great Golf
[Mega-Tech 05] Great Soccer
[Mega-Tech 06] Out Run
[Mega-Tech 07] Alien Syndrome
[Mega-Tech 08] Shinobi
[Mega-Tech 09] Fantasy Zone
[Mega-Tech 10] After Burner
[Mega-Tech 11] Thunder Force II MD
[Mega-Tech 12] ???
[Mega-Tech 13] Astro Warrior
[Mega-Tech 14] ???
[Mega-Tech 15] ???
[Mega-Tech 16] ???
[Mega-Tech 17] ???
[Mega-Tech 18] ???
[Mega-Tech 19] ???
[Mega-Tech 20] Last Battle - Legend of the Final Hero
[Mega-Tech 21] World Championship Soccer
[Mega-Tech 22] Tetris
[Mega-Tech 23] Ghouls'n Ghosts
[Mega-Tech 24] Super Hang-On
[Mega-Tech 25] Golden Axe
[Mega-Tech 26] Forgotten Worlds
[Mega-Tech 27] Mystic Defender
[Mega-Tech 28] The Revenge of Shinobi
[Mega-Tech 29] Parlour Games
[Mega-Tech 31] Arnold Palmer Tournament Golf
[Mega-Tech 32] Super Real Basketball
[Mega-Tech 33] ???
[Mega-Tech 34] ???
[Mega-Tech 35] Tommy Lasorda Baseball
[Mega-Tech 36] Columns
[Mega-Tech 37] ???
[Mega-Tech 38] E-SWAT Cyber Police - Enhanced Special Weapons and Tactics
[Mega-Tech 39] Super Monaco GP
[Mega-Tech 40] Moonwalker
[Mega-Tech 41] Crack Down
[Mega-Tech 42] ???
[Mega-Tech 43] Shadow Dancer
[Mega-Tech 44] Arrow Flash
[Mega-Tech 45] ???
[Mega-Tech 46] ???
[Mega-Tech 47] Alien Storm
[Mega-Tech 48] Wrestle War
[Mega-Tech 49] Bonanza Bros.
[Mega-Tech 50] ???
[Mega-Tech 51] Streets of Rage
[Mega-Tech 52] Sonic The Hedgehog
[Mega-Tech 53] Fire Shark
[Mega-Tech 54] Spider-Man Vs. The Kingpin
[Mega-Tech 55] California Games
[Mega-Tech 56] ???
[Mega-Tech 57] Golden Axe II
[Mega-Tech 58] Joe Montana II - Sports Talk Football
[Mega-Tech 59] Mario Lemieux Hockey
[Mega-Tech 60] Kid Chameleon
[Mega-Tech 61] Turbo Out Run
[Mega-Tech 62] Sonic The Hedgehog 2
- TIPS AND TRICKS -
* 5,000 Bonus Points : Complete any level without collecting any special items to get 5,000 bonus points.
- STAFF -
Game Design : Hoyt Ng, Rick Macaraeg, Graeme Bayless, Bill Dunn
Software : Bc. Tchiu Le, Steve Woita, Bill Willis, Mark Cerny
Art : Craig Stitt, Alan Ackerman, Judy Totoya, Brenda Ross, Paul Mica
Sound By : Nu Romantic Productions
Special Thanks To : Scott Chandler, Hugh Bowen, Haven Carter, And The Test Group
- PORTS -
* Consoles :
Nintendo Wii (2007, "Virtual Console")
- SOURCES -
Game's rom.
Machine's picture.
MAME Info:
0.72u2 [?]
WIP:
- 0.88u2: Changed description to 'Kid Chameleon (Mega-Tech)'.
- 0.83: Changed description to 'Mega-Tech: Kid Chameleon'.
- 0.72u2: Added 'MegaTech: Kid Chameleon' (Sega 1989).
STORY:
- There was a new machine in the arcade that one could walk into and play. It used holograms to create a reality not our own. Everybody played it. But it was a little too real. The boss escaped, and begin capturing kids by defeating them at the game. This is the story of someone too tough to beat. Someone known as... Kid Chameleon.
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Romset: 1056 kb / 2 files / 726.6 zip
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