sci: MAME ROM Information.
History:
S.C.I. - Special Criminal Investigation (c) 1989 Taito.
A direct sequel to 1988's "Chase H.Q.", S.C.I. once again puts the player in charge of an unmarked police car - this time a Nissan 300ZX T-Top Turbo - in which the player must chase and capture a criminal mastermind before the time limit expires. Graphically, S.C.I. is very similar to its predecessor, although there are slight improvements with both a better use of colour and the introduction of some new weather effects; such as the rain on the first stage. Unlike the first game, the player is armed with a gun; this is used to take out criminals and roadblocks as the player races against the time limit, and also to capture the criminal mastermind and make an arrest before the time limit expires.
- TECHNICAL -
This game was available in at least 3 different dedicated cabinets, plus it was also sold as a conversion kit for "Chase H.Q".
* The sitdown version is a strange plastic monstrosity with a huge monitor. This may have been a Japan only release, as the cabinet looks very similar to the popular Japanese cabinet style.
* The standup versions are all very solid wooden affairs, covered with full painted sideart (very few games still used painted sideart in the late eighties).
All versions use Happ Controls force feedback steering wheels (the ones that can spin all the way around), a high low shifter (different versions had this on different sides), and a single pedal.
Taito Z System hardware
Board Number : M4300140A
Prom Stickers : C09
Main CPU : (2x) 68000 (K1100492A, K1100491A)
Sound CPU : Z80
Sound Chips : YM2610
Players : 1
Control : Steering wheel
Buttons : 6
- TRIVIA -
Released in October 1989.
The car you are driving is a Nissan 300ZX T-Top Turbo.
Soundtrack releases :
S.C.I / Taito - Pony Canyon / Scitron - PCCB-00024 - Apr 21, 1990
- UPDATES -
The Japanese version uses KM/M, World and US version use MPS.
Nancy, in the World version, is called "Halen".
The Japanese version has different voice.
The US version has the "Winners Don't Use Drugs" screen.
- TIPS AND TRICKS -
A little known trick (or is it a very generous bug?) to this game : Start a new game, and accelerate VERY slowly until your score reaches 90. Now STOP and just let the time run out. Once your game ends, don't continue, just let the timer run down. Once that happens, you'll notice that your score will SKYROCKET to the ridiculous amount of 76,543,210. Now go ahead and claim your top spot on the hi-score table (cheater!@#).
- SERIES -
1. Chase H.Q. (1988)
2. S.C.I. - Special Criminal Investigation (1989)
3. Super Chase - Criminal Termination (1992)
4. Ray Tracers (1997, Sony PlayStation)
5. Chase H.Q. 2 (2007)
- STAFF -
Project leader : George Jyuttute
Game designers : Hiroyuki Sakou, Fumio Horiuchi, Eiji Nishikawa
Software : George K-5, Yuichi Kikuchi, David Uematsu, Kazunori Sako
Character designers : Oolong Yamada, Gyoza Ohmae, Kawamoyan, Gishikun, Kazumasa Fuseya, Gomachan, Neko Minako, Kohzoh Igarashi, Senba Takatsuna, Tetsuya Shinoda, Takayuki Ogawa
Sound created by Team Zuntata : Takami Asano (Godiego)
Hardware : Masahiro Yamaguchi, Yuzuru Yoshimura
Mechanical designers : Itsuji Yamada, Kazuaki Sasaki, Takaaki Deguchi
Designer : Atsushi Iwaoka
- PORTS -
* Consoles :
NEC PC-Engine (1991)
Amstrad GX4000 (1991)
Sega Master System (1992)
Sega Mega Drive (1992, "Chase H.Q. II")
Sega Saturn (1996, "Chase H.Q. Plus S.C.I.")
Sony PlayStation 2 [JP] (January 27, 2007; "Taito Memories II Joukan [Model SLPM-66649]")
Sony PlayStation 2 (2007, "Taito Memories II Vol. 1") (Japan only)
* Computers :
Atari ST (1990)
Sinclair ZX Spectrum (1991, "Chase H.Q. II")
Amstrad CPC+ (1991)
Commodore C64 (1991)
Commodore Amiga (1991)
- SOURCES -
Game's rom.
Machine's picture.
MAME Info:
0.53 [David Graves]
WIP:
- 0.143u4: MASH added missing PORT_TOGGLE to the gear shifters input of Special Criminal Investigation.
- 0.131u3: Fabio Priuli changed description of clone 'Special Criminal Investigation (Negro Torino hack)' to 'Super Special Criminal Investigation (Negro Torino hack)'. Fixed game title is different as shown in picture in clone (Negro Torino hack).
- 0.131u1: Corrado Tomaselli added clone Special Criminal Investigation (Negro Torino hack).
- 25th April 2009: Corrado Tomaselli dumped Special Criminal Investigation (Negro Torino hack).
- 0.129u6: Mr. Do added built-in layouts for Special Criminal Investigation.
- 0.124u2: Added 4x Volume Filters.
- 0.119u2: Fixed cpu1 rom name.
- 0.119u1: Team Japump added clone Special Criminal Investigation (Japan). Fixed rom names.
- 0.84: Brian Troha improved dipswitches in SCI. Changed 'Respond to Controls' dipswitch to 'Steering Radius'.
- 0.78u1: Stefan Jokisch added user2 roms ($0).
- 0.53: David Graves added Special Criminal Investigation (World set 1) (Taito 1989) and clones (World set 2) and (US).
- 0.37b13: Changed description to 'Special Criminal Investigation'. Renamed Testdrivers (chasehq2) to (sci), (chashq2a) to (scia) and (chashq2u) to (sciu).
- 0.37b11: David Graves added Chase HQ 2: SCI (World set 1) (Testdriver) and clones (World set 2) and (US). Known issues: No road. Wheel control poor-ish. Sprite frames were plotted in opposite order so flickered. Reversing this has lost us alternate frames: probably we have to buffer at least one half of sprite ram?
PLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
- Player controled two cops, the first would drive a Nissan 300ZX T-Top Turbo in pursuit of the suspect vehicles, and the second would stand up in the passenger seat and fire upon the enemy cars, when the player pressed one of the steering wheel's trigger buttons.
LEVELS: 6
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* FB Alpha
* Raine
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Romset: 6465 kb / 21 files / 2.82 zip
MAME XML Output:
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| | | <description>Special Criminal Investigation (World set 1)</description> |
| | | <manufacturer>Taito Corporation Japan</manufacturer> |
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| | | <chip type="cpu" tag="audiocpu" name="Z80" clock="4000000"/> |
| | | <chip type="cpu" tag="sub" name="68000" clock="12000000"/> |
| | | <chip type="audio" tag="lspeaker" name="Speaker"/> |
| | | <chip type="audio" tag="rspeaker" name="Speaker"/> |
| | | <chip type="audio" tag="ymsnd" name="YM2610" clock="8000000"/> |
| | | <chip type="audio" tag="2610.1.r" name="Volume Filter"/> |
| | | <chip type="audio" tag="2610.1.l" name="Volume Filter"/> |
| | | <chip type="audio" tag="2610.2.r" name="Volume Filter"/> |
| | | <chip type="audio" tag="2610.2.l" name="Volume Filter"/> |
| | | <display tag="screen" type="raster" rotate="0" width="320" height="240" refresh="60.000000" /> |
| | | <input players="1" buttons="6" coins="2" tilt="yes"> |
| | | | <control type="joy" ways="2"/> |
| | | | <control type="stick" minimum="0" maximum="255" sensitivity="50" keydelta="15"/> |
| | | <dipswitch name="Cabinet" tag="DSWA" mask="1"> |
| | | | <dipvalue name="Cockpit" value="1"/> |
| | | | <dipvalue name="Upright" value="0" default="yes"/> |
| | | <dipswitch name="Unused" tag="DSWA" mask="2"> |
| | | | <dipvalue name="Off" value="2" default="yes"/> |
| | | | <dipvalue name="On" value="0"/> |
| | | <dipswitch name="Service Mode" tag="DSWA" mask="4"> |
| | | | <dipvalue name="Off" value="4" default="yes"/> |
| | | | <dipvalue name="On" value="0"/> |
| | | <dipswitch name="Demo Sounds" tag="DSWA" mask="8"> |
| | | | <dipvalue name="Off" value="0"/> |
| | | | <dipvalue name="On" value="8" default="yes"/> |
| | | <dipswitch name="Coin A" tag="DSWA" mask="48"> |
| | | | <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 name="Coin B" tag="DSWA" mask="192"> |
| | | | <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 name="Difficulty" tag="DSWB" mask="3"> |
| | | | <dipvalue name="Easy" value="2"/> |
| | | | <dipvalue name="Medium" value="3" default="yes"/> |
| | | | <dipvalue name="Hard" value="1"/> |
| | | | <dipvalue name="Hardest" value="0"/> |
| | | <dipswitch name="Timer Setting" tag="DSWB" mask="12"> |
| | | | <dipvalue name="70 Seconds" value="8"/> |
| | | | <dipvalue name="65 Seconds" value="4"/> |
| | | | <dipvalue name="60 Seconds" value="12" default="yes"/> |
| | | | <dipvalue name="55 Seconds" value="0"/> |
| | | <dipswitch name="Turbos Stocked" tag="DSWB" mask="16"> |
| | | | <dipvalue name="3" value="16" default="yes"/> |
| | | | <dipvalue name="5" value="0"/> |
| | | <dipswitch name="Steering Radius" tag="DSWB" mask="32"> |
| | | | <dipvalue name="270 Degree" value="0"/> |
| | | | <dipvalue name="360 Degree" value="32" default="yes"/> |
| | | <dipswitch name="Damage Cleared at Continue" tag="DSWB" mask="64"> |
| | | | <dipvalue name="Off" value="0"/> |
| | | | <dipvalue name="On" value="64" default="yes"/> |
| | | <dipswitch name="Siren Volume" tag="DSWB" mask="128"> |
| | | | <dipvalue name="Normal" value="128" default="yes"/> |
| | | | <dipvalue name="Low" value="0"/> |
| | | <dipswitch name="Steering type" tag="FAKE" mask="16"> |
| | | | <dipvalue name="Digital" value="16"/> |
| | | | <dipvalue name="Analogue" value="0" default="yes"/> |
| | | <driver status="imperfect" emulation="good" color="good" sound="good" graphic="imperfect" savestate="supported" palettesize="4096"/> |
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