quartet: MAME ROM Information.
History:
Quartet (c) 1986 Sega.
A platform shoot-em-up hybrid from Sega for one to four players, selected from either Joe (yellow), Mary (red), Lee (blue) and Edgar (green). The action takes place over a number of sideways scrolling levels, the bulk of which consist of straightforward platform action. On some levels, however, there are jet packs for the players to collect, and the gameplay's emphasis switched to that of a standard, sideways scrolling shoot-em-up.
The object of the game is to destroy an army of robots that have taken over an Earth colony satellite station. Each level has a boss character that must be destroyed. Upon its death it releases a door key that must be used to exit the level. Weapon and character power-ups can be collected to aid players in their task.
Due to its potential for four-player shoot-em-up gameplay, Quartet's gameplay feels vaguely similar to (though by no means as accomplished as) Atari's 1985 classic, "Gauntlet".
- TECHNICAL -
Sega System 16A hardware
Main CPU : 68000 (@ 10 Mhz), I8751 (@ 8 Mhz)
Sound CPU : Z80 (@ 4 Mhz), N7751 (@ 400 Khz)
Sound Chips : YM2151 (@ 4 Mhz), DAC
Screen orientation : Horizontal
Video resolution : 320 x 224 pixels
Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz
Palette colors : 6144
Players : 4
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 2
- TRIVIA -
Released in April 1986.
Alfa Records released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Sega Game Music Vol.2 - 28XA-108) on 25/02/1987.
- STAFF -
Music composed by : Katsuhiro Hayashi (Funkey K.H)
From highscore table : YAS, IDA, KEN, MIY, AGU, CHI, OOO, TOM, KAW, Reiko Kodama (REI), KAW, TOH, Katsuhiro Hayashi (HAY), HON, UCH, JOE, LEE, EDG, MAR
- PORTS -
* Consoles :
Sega Master System (1987, "Double Target")
Sega Master System (1987, "Quartet")
Sony PlayStation 2 (2005, "Sega AGES 2500 Series Vol. 21 SDI & Quartett ~SEGA System 16 Collection Vol.1~")
* Computers :
Commodore C64 (1987)
Sinclair ZX Spectrum (1987)
Amstrad CPC (1987)
* Others :
Mobile phones (2002)
- SOURCES -
Game's rom.
Machine's picture.
MAME Info:
0.36b1 [Andrew Prime]
0.34b4 [Phil Stroffolino]
Artwork available
WIP:
- 0.138u1: Alex Jackson fixed Quartet (Rev A, 8751 315-5194) and Quartet (8751 315-5194) doesn't start.
- 0.132u1: Renamed (quart2) to (quartet2a), (quart21) to (quartet2) and (quartet1) to (quarteta).
- 0.131u3: Aaron Giles and Dr. Decapitator added/hooked MCU dump in clone Quartet 2 (8751 317-0010).
- 6th May 2009: Guru - Chip 8751 found on Quartet 2 317-0010 has just been decapped and dumped.
- 0.130: Kevin Eshbach added board numbers to SEGA's Quartet 2 documentation.
- 17th February 2009: Mr. Do - Kiltron got extra busy this past month: Quartet artwork, thanks to Star Worlds Arcade and Lachlan Keown.
- 0.111u1: Alex Jackson fixed dipswitch defaults ('Credit Power' and 'Difficulty') for Quartet and Quartet 2.
- 0.107u2: Renamed (quartet2) to (quart21), (quartetj) to (quartet1) and (quartt2j) to (quart2).
- 0.106u13: MASH added pld ($400 - pls153.8j) to Quartet and clone (Japan).
- 0.89u2: Added I8751 (8MHz) MCU.
- 0.89u1: Aaron Giles hooked up column/row scroll. This fixed the title screen in Quartet. Changed Z80 CPU2 clock speed to 4MHz.
- 0.88u7: Changed description to 'Quartet (8751 317-unknown)' and clones 'Quartet (Japan)' to 'Quartet (Japan, 8751 317-unknown))', 'Quartet 2' to 'Quartet 2 (8751 317-unknown)' and 'Quartet 2 (Japan)' to 'Quartet 2 (Japan, 8751 317-unknown)'. Changed Z80 CPU2 clock speed to 5MHz palettesize to 6144 colors.
- 0.69: MASH added clone Quartet 2 (Japan).
- 0.37b14: Changed description of clone 'Quartet II' to 'Quartet 2'.
- 0.36b15: Added clone Quartet (Japan).
- 0.36b2: Added N7751 (400000 Hz) sound and roms. Replaced uPD7759 sound with DAC.
- 0.36b1: Andrew Prime added Quartet (Sega 1986).
- 0.34b4: Phil Stroffolino added Quartet II (Sega 1986), not working.
- 6th November 1996: Dumped Quartet 2 (8751 317-0010).
LEVELS: 32 (endless)
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* FB Alpha
* System 16
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Romset: 706 kb / 24 files / 305.3 zip
MAME XML Output:
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| | | <description>Quartet (Rev A, 8751 315-5194)</description> |
| | | <manufacturer>Sega</manufacturer> |
| | | <rom name="epr-7458a.9b" size="32768" crc="42e7b23e" sha1="9df3b1b915723f9a927ef03d80ae7983a8c91a21" region="maincpu" offset="0"/> |
| | | <rom name="epr-7455a.6b" size="32768" crc="01631ab2" sha1="2d613d23fe79072f850ccc9020830dea54312b23" region="maincpu" offset="1"/> |
| | | <rom name="epr-7459a.10b" size="32768" crc="6b540637" sha1="4b2e9ba06b80f8fb502310ab770805f8c6a47567" region="maincpu" offset="10000"/> |
| | | <rom name="epr-7456a.7b" size="32768" crc="31ca583e" sha1="8ade8f7e42ae3e171b138410374e4c090fdc4ecb" region="maincpu" offset="10001"/> |
| | | <rom name="epr-7460.11b" size="32768" crc="a444ea13" sha1="884ed22d606e3bd30d8401fe1750687e54674e82" region="maincpu" offset="20000"/> |
| | | <rom name="epr-7457.8b" size="32768" crc="3b282c23" sha1="95de41a97f50f6169887c6d9724d5c42a41bb264" region="maincpu" offset="20001"/> |
| | | <rom name="epr-7461.9c" size="32768" crc="f6af07f2" sha1="546fabbda936d61a90d2395d033fd4d6bb0bc38a" region="gfx1" offset="0"/> |
| | | <rom name="epr-7462.10c" size="32768" crc="7914af28" sha1="4bf59fe4a0b0aa5d4cc0b6f9375ffab3c96e8a2b" region="gfx1" offset="8000"/> |
| | | <rom name="epr-7463.11c" size="32768" crc="827c5603" sha1="8db3bd6eae5aeeb229e017471049ef5347974df5" region="gfx1" offset="10000"/> |
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| | | <rom name="epr-7470.3b" size="32768" crc="16fc67b1" sha1="788fe2878c5c9faea43c2f166f32c22ee51c7d09" region="gfx2" offset="10000"/> |
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| | | <rom name="epr-7468.8c" size="32768" crc="ddfd40c0" sha1="6c12ad668cd0c82e7d7d46bfbdcee8b9d46ebd09" region="gfx2" offset="30001"/> |
| | | <rom name="epr-7472.5b" size="32768" crc="8e2762ec" sha1="872e19a6aab81d7a2472367d0e31dc1295da7182" region="gfx2" offset="30000"/> |
| | | <rom name="epr-7464.1b" size="32768" crc="9f291306" sha1="96a09542a863ccf2ded43e2df6f913722b3f97b1" region="soundcpu" offset="0"/> |
| | | <rom name="7751.bin" size="1024" crc="6a9534fc" sha1="67ad94674db5c2aab75785668f610f6f4eccd158" region="n7751" offset="0"/> |
| | | <rom name="epr-7473.1c" size="32768" crc="06ec75fa" sha1="5f14bc887449122700c46ad22c0379a1682e0bdb" region="n7751data" offset="0"/> |
| | | <rom name="epr-7475.2c" size="32768" crc="7abd1206" sha1="54d52dc0b9c245cd2df647e714310a71b803cbcf" region="n7751data" offset="8000"/> |
| | | <rom name="epr-7474.3c" size="32768" crc="dbf853b8" sha1="e82f497e1144f23f3233b5c45ef182bfc7923715" region="n7751data" offset="10000"/> |
| | | <rom name="epr-7476.4c" size="32768" crc="5eba655a" sha1="6713ef12037cba3139d0f469c82bd90b44bae8ce" region="n7751data" offset="18000"/> |
| | | <rom name="315-5194.mcu" size="4096" status="nodump" region="mcu" offset="0"/> |
| | | <rom name="pal16r6a.22g" size="260" status="nodump" region="plds" offset="0"/> |
| | | <rom name="pal16r6a.23g" size="260" status="nodump" region="plds" offset="200"/> |
| | | <rom name="pls153.8j" size="235" crc="0fe1eefd" sha1="38ba6f57006af8c0d4d7f74aa4778ac1ee2a21fc" region="plds" offset="400"/> |
| | | <chip type="cpu" tag="maincpu" name="68000" clock="10000000"/> |
| | | <chip type="cpu" tag="soundcpu" name="Z80" clock="4000000"/> |
| | | <chip type="cpu" tag="n7751" name="N7751" clock="6000000"/> |
| | | <chip type="cpu" tag="mcu" name="I8751" clock="8000000"/> |
| | | <chip type="audio" tag="mono" name="Speaker"/> |
| | | <chip type="audio" tag="ymsnd" name="YM2151" clock="4000000"/> |
| | | <chip type="audio" tag="dac" name="DAC"/> |
| | | <display tag="screen" type="raster" rotate="0" width="320" height="224" refresh="60.000000" pixclock="5376240" htotal="342" hbend="0" hbstart="320" vtotal="262" vbend="0" vbstart="224" /> |
| | | <input players="4" buttons="2" coins="4"> |
| | | | <control type="joy" ways="8"/> |
| | | <dipswitch name="Coin A" tag="DSW1" mask="15"> |
| | | | <dipvalue name="4 Coins/1 Credit" value="7"/> |
| | | | <dipvalue name="3 Coins/1 Credit" value="8"/> |
| | | | <dipvalue name="2 Coins/1 Credit" value="9"/> |
| | | | <dipvalue name="2 Coins/1 Credit, 5/3, 6/4" value="5"/> |
| | | | <dipvalue name="2 Coins/1 Credit, 4/3" value="4"/> |
| | | | <dipvalue name="1 Coin/1 Credit" value="15" default="yes"/> |
| | | | <dipvalue name="1 Coin/1 Credit, 5/6" value="3"/> |
| | | | <dipvalue name="1 Coin/1 Credit, 4/5" value="2"/> |
| | | | <dipvalue name="1 Coin/1 Credit, 2/3" value="1"/> |
| | | | <dipvalue name="2 Coins/3 Credits" value="6"/> |
| | | | <dipvalue name="1 Coin/2 Credits" value="14"/> |
| | | | <dipvalue name="1 Coin/3 Credits" value="13"/> |
| | | | <dipvalue name="1 Coin/4 Credits" value="12"/> |
| | | | <dipvalue name="1 Coin/5 Credits" value="11"/> |
| | | | <dipvalue name="1 Coin/6 Credits" value="10"/> |
| | | | <dipvalue name="Free Play (if Coin B too) or 1/1" value="0"/> |
| | | <dipswitch name="Coin B" tag="DSW1" mask="240"> |
| | | | <dipvalue name="4 Coins/1 Credit" value="112"/> |
| | | | <dipvalue name="3 Coins/1 Credit" value="128"/> |
| | | | <dipvalue name="2 Coins/1 Credit" value="144"/> |
| | | | <dipvalue name="2 Coins/1 Credit, 5/3, 6/4" value="80"/> |
| | | | <dipvalue name="2 Coins/1 Credit, 4/3" value="64"/> |
| | | | <dipvalue name="1 Coin/1 Credit" value="240" default="yes"/> |
| | | | <dipvalue name="1 Coin/1 Credit, 5/6" value="48"/> |
| | | | <dipvalue name="1 Coin/1 Credit, 4/5" value="32"/> |
| | | | <dipvalue name="1 Coin/1 Credit, 2/3" value="16"/> |
| | | | <dipvalue name="2 Coins/3 Credits" value="96"/> |
| | | | <dipvalue name="1 Coin/2 Credits" value="224"/> |
| | | | <dipvalue name="1 Coin/3 Credits" value="208"/> |
| | | | <dipvalue name="1 Coin/4 Credits" value="192"/> |
| | | | <dipvalue name="1 Coin/5 Credits" value="176"/> |
| | | | <dipvalue name="1 Coin/6 Credits" value="160"/> |
| | | | <dipvalue name="Free Play (if Coin A too) or 1/1" value="0"/> |
| | | <dipswitch name="Demo Sounds" tag="DSW2" mask="1"> |
| | | | <dipvalue name="Off" value="1"/> |
| | | | <dipvalue name="On" value="0" default="yes"/> |
| | | <dipswitch name="Credit Power" tag="DSW2" mask="6"> |
| | | | <dipvalue name="500" value="4"/> |
| | | | <dipvalue name="1000" value="6" default="yes"/> |
| | | | <dipvalue name="2000" value="2"/> |
| | | | <dipvalue name="9000" value="0"/> |
| | | <dipswitch name="Difficulty" tag="DSW2" mask="24"> |
| | | | <dipvalue name="Easy" value="16"/> |
| | | | <dipvalue name="Normal" value="24" default="yes"/> |
| | | | <dipvalue name="Hard" value="8"/> |
| | | | <dipvalue name="Hardest" value="0"/> |
| | | <dipswitch name="Coin During Game" tag="DSW2" mask="32"> |
| | | | <dipvalue name="Power" value="32" default="yes"/> |
| | | | <dipvalue name="Credit" value="0"/> |
| | | <dipswitch name="Free Play" tag="DSW2" mask="64"> |
| | | | <dipvalue name="Off" value="64" default="yes"/> |
| | | | <dipvalue name="On" value="0"/> |
| | | <dipswitch name="Service Mode" tag="DSW2" mask="128"> |
| | | | <dipvalue name="Off" value="128" default="yes"/> |
| | | | <dipvalue name="On" value="0"/> |
| | | <driver status="preliminary" emulation="good" color="good" sound="good" graphic="good" protection="preliminary" savestate="supported" palettesize="6144"/> |
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