snowbro2: MAME ROM Information. History:
Snow Bros. 2 - With New Elves (c) 1994 Hanafram.
A direct sequel to the 1990 original, Snow Bros. 2 plays identically to its predecessor; the only notable difference being the introduction of three new playable characters - the 'New Elves' of the game's subtitle.
- TECHNICAL -
Main CPU : 68000 (@ 16 Mhz)
Sound Chips : YM2151 (@ 3.375 Mhz), OKI6295 (@ 20.454 Khz)
Players : 4
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 2
- TRIVIA -
Developed by Toaplan. Released in April 1994. After the development of Snow Bros. 2, Toaplan faced a bankruptcy and closed its doors in the same year.
This game is known in Japan as "Otenki Paradise - Snow Bros. 2" (translates from Japanese as 'Weather Paradise').
- UPDATES -
On Japanese dipswitch settings (Otenki Paradise), the portraits on the character select screen are different.
- SERIES -
1. Snow Bros. - Nick & Tom (1990)
2. Snow Bros. 2 - With New Elves (1994)
3. Snow Brothers 3 - Magical Adventure (2002)
- SOURCES -
Game's rom.
MAME Info:
0.36RC1 [Quench]
Bugs:
- After a certain number of games/continues, the game will no longer register coins. 39 coins apparently. Thenasty (ID 00943)
WIP:
- 0.70: Changed description to 'Snow Bros. 2 - With New Elves / Otenki Paradise'.
- 6th June 2003: Quench fixed the player 3 and 4 buttons in Snow Bros 2.
- 0.67: Changed description to 'Snow Bros. 2 / Otenki Paradise'.
- 0.37b10: Changed OKI6295 clock speed to 20454 Hz.
- 0.37b9: Changed OKI6295 clock speed to 20000 Hz.
- 0.37b6: Changed YM2151 clock speed to 3375000 Hz.
- 0.36RC1: Quench added Snow Bros. 2 - With New Elves (Toaplan/Hanafram 1994).
- 12th January 2000: Quench sent a driver for some later Toaplan games such as Teki Paki, Ghox, Dogyuun, Knuckle Bash, Pipi & Bibis / Whoopee!! and Snow Bros 2.
LEVELS: 50
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* FB Alpha
* Raine
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Romset: 4096 kb / 6 files / 1.69 zip
MAME XML Output:
   | <game name="snowbro2" sourcefile="toaplan2.c"> |
   |    | <description>Snow Bros. 2 - With New Elves / Otenki Paradise</description> |
   |    | <year>1994</year> |
   |    | <manufacturer>Hanafram</manufacturer> |
   |    | <rom name="pro-4" size="524288" crc="4c7ee341" sha1="ad46c605a38565d0148daac301be4e4b72302fe7" region="maincpu" offset="0"/> |
   |    | <rom name="rom2-l" size="1048576" crc="e9d366a9" sha1="e87e3966fce3395324b90db6c134b3345104c04b" region="gfx1" offset="0"/> |
   |    | <rom name="rom2-h" size="524288" crc="9aab7a62" sha1="611f6a15fdbac5d3063426a365538c1482e996bf" region="gfx1" offset="100000"/> |
   |    | <rom name="rom3-l" size="1048576" crc="eb06e332" sha1="7cd597bfffc153d178530c0f0903bebd751c9dd1" region="gfx1" offset="180000"/> |
   |    | <rom name="rom3-h" size="524288" crc="df4a952a" sha1="b76af61c8437caca573ff1312832898666a611aa" region="gfx1" offset="280000"/> |
   |    | <rom name="rom4" size="524288" crc="638f341e" sha1="aa3fca25f099339ece1878ea730c5e9f18ec4823" region="oki" offset="0"/> |
   |    | <chip type="cpu" tag="maincpu" name="68000" clock="16000000"/> |
   |    | <chip type="audio" tag="mono" name="Speaker"/> |
   |    | <chip type="audio" tag="ymsnd" name="YM2151" clock="3375000"/> |
   |    | <chip type="audio" tag="oki" name="OKI6295" clock="2700000"/> |
   |    | <display tag="screen" type="raster" rotate="0" width="320" height="240" refresh="60.000000" pixclock="6791040" htotal="432" hbend="0" hbstart="320" vtotal="262" vbend="0" vbstart="240" /> |
   |    | <sound channels="1"/> |
   |    | <input players="4" buttons="2" coins="2" tilt="yes"> |
   |    |    | <control type="joy" ways="8"/> |
   |    | </input> |
   |    | <dipswitch name="Test Switch" tag="SYS" mask="4"> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="Off" value="0" default="yes"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="On" value="4"/> |
   |    | </dipswitch> |
   |    | <dipswitch name="Continue Price" tag="DSWA" mask="1"> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="Normal" value="0" default="yes"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="Discount" value="1"/> |
   |    | </dipswitch> |
   |    | <dipswitch name="Flip Screen" tag="DSWA" mask="2"> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="Off" value="0" default="yes"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="On" value="2"/> |
   |    | </dipswitch> |
   |    | <dipswitch name="Service Mode" tag="DSWA" mask="4"> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="Off" value="0" default="yes"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="On" value="4"/> |
   |    | </dipswitch> |
   |    | <dipswitch name="Demo Sounds" tag="DSWA" mask="8"> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="Off" value="8"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="On" value="0" default="yes"/> |
   |    | </dipswitch> |
   |    | <dipswitch name="Coin A" tag="DSWA" mask="48"> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="4 Coins/1 Credit" value="48"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="3 Coins/1 Credit" value="32"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="2 Coins/1 Credit" value="32"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="2 Coins/1 Credit" value="16"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="1 Coin/1 Credit" value="0" default="yes"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="2 Coins/3 Credits" value="48"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="1 Coin/2 Credits" value="16"/> |
   |    | </dipswitch> |
   |    | <dipswitch name="Coin B" tag="DSWA" mask="192"> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="2 Coins/1 Credit" value="128"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="1 Coin/1 Credit" value="0" default="yes"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="2 Coins/3 Credits" value="192"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="1 Coin/2 Credits" value="64"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="1 Coin/2 Credits" value="0" default="yes"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="1 Coin/3 Credits" value="64"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="1 Coin/4 Credits" value="128"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="1 Coin/6 Credits" value="192"/> |
   |    | </dipswitch> |
   |    | <dipswitch name="Difficulty" tag="DSWB" mask="3"> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="Easy" value="1"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="Normal" value="0" default="yes"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="Hard" value="2"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="Very Hard" value="3"/> |
   |    | </dipswitch> |
   |    | <dipswitch name="Bonus Life" tag="DSWB" mask="12"> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="None" value="12"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="200k only" value="8"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="100k only" value="0" default="yes"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="100k and every 500k" value="4"/> |
   |    | </dipswitch> |
   |    | <dipswitch name="Lives" tag="DSWB" mask="48"> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="1" value="48"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="2" value="32"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="3" value="0" default="yes"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="4" value="16"/> |
   |    | </dipswitch> |
   |    | <dipswitch name="Invulnerability (Cheat)" tag="DSWB" mask="64"> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="Off" value="0" default="yes"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="On" value="64"/> |
   |    | </dipswitch> |
   |    | <dipswitch name="Maximum Players" tag="DSWB" mask="128"> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="2" value="128"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="4" value="0" default="yes"/> |
   |    | </dipswitch> |
   |    | <dipswitch name="Region" tag="JMPR" mask="7168"> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="Europe" value="2048" default="yes"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="USA" value="1024"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="Japan" value="0"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="Korea" value="3072"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="Hong Kong" value="4096"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="Taiwan" value="5120"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="Southeast Asia" value="6144"/> |
   |    | </dipswitch> |
   |    | <dipswitch name="Show All Rights Reserved" tag="JMPR" mask="8192"> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="No" value="0" default="yes"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="Yes" value="8192"/> |
   |    | </dipswitch> |
   |    | <driver status="good" emulation="good" color="good" sound="good" graphic="good" savestate="supported" palettesize="65536"/> |
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