truxton: MAME ROM Information. History:
Truxton (c) 1988 Taito Corp.
Taking place somewhere in the near future of space travel, an alien armada is invading the player's home planet aboard 5 gargantuan asteroids. After surviving an attack on the player's cargo barge, players board and pilot one remaining fighter and challenge the aliens in a desperate attempt to quell the alien invasion and divert their asteroid fortresses in the process.
Truxton is a vertical scrolling shooter arcade game, featuring 8 levels with non-stop action and 5 bosses.
- TECHNICAL -
Game ID : TP-013B
Prom Stickers : B65
Main CPU : 68000 (@ 10 Mhz), Z80 (@ 3.5 Mhz)
Sound Chips : YM3812 (@ 3.5 Mhz)
Players : 2
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 2
- TRIVIA -
Developed by Toaplan.
Released in October 1988 in Japan.
This game is known in Japan as 'Tatsujin' (translates from Japanese as 'Master/Expert').
Polystar released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Tatsujin : Toaplan Game Music Scene One - H24X-10005) on 25/06/1989.
- TIPS AND TRICKS -
* Hidden Functions : If the 'Invulnerability dip switch' is enabled, you are invulnerable but you may also 'Pause' the game with P2 Start and restart with P1 Start.
- SERIES -
1. Truxton [TP-013B] (1988)
2. Truxton II [TP-024] (1992)
- STAFF -
Staff : Lee Ota
Music composed by : Masahiro Yuge
- PORTS -
* Consoles :
Sega Mega Drive (1989, "Tatsujin [Model G-4020]")
NEC PC-Engine (1992, "Tatsujin [Model TP-04022]")
FM Towns Marty ("Tatsujin")
- SOURCES -
Game's rom.
MAME Info:
0.35b13 [Darren Olafson]
WIP:
- 0.139u2: Robiza fixed background colour on the title screen of Truxton.
- 0.136u4: Stephane Humbert fixed dipswitches and inputs in Truxton (after verification of the M68000 and Z80 code).
- 0.133u1: Corrado Tomaselli changed VSync to 57.59 Hz in Truxton.
- 0.113u4: Changed VSync to 60Hz.
- 0.113u2: Changed VSync to 57.613169 Hz.
- 0.61: Changed VSync to 57.613171Hz.
- 0.35b13: Darren Olafson added Truxton / Tatsujin (Toaplan / Taito 1988).
- 16th May 1999: Marco Cassili fixed Truxton dips.
- 15th May 1999: Darren Olafson sent in the Toaplan driver with Outzone and Truxton support.
- 8th May 1999: Darren Olafson sent some pictures of a work-in-progress Truxton driver.
- 30th August 1998: FREE WING dumped Truxton / Tatsujin.
LEVELS: 1 (endless)
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* FB Alpha
* Raine
* Shark
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Romset: 1313 kb / 13 files / 549.9 zip
MAME XML Output:
   | <game name="truxton" sourcefile="toaplan1.c"> |
   |    | <description>Truxton / Tatsujin</description> |
   |    | <year>1988</year> |
   |    | <manufacturer>Toaplan / Taito Corporation</manufacturer> |
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   |    | <rom name="b65_10.bin" size="131072" crc="aff5195d" sha1="a7f379dc35e3acf9e7a8ae8a47a9b5b4193f93a1" region="maincpu" offset="1"/> |
   |    | <rom name="b65_09.bin" size="32768" crc="f1c0f410" sha1="05deb759f8acb14fff92c56b536134cfd84516a8" region="audiocpu" offset="0"/> |
   |    | <rom name="b65_08.bin" size="131072" crc="d2315b37" sha1="eb42a884df319728c830c067c2423043ed4536ee" region="gfx1" offset="0"/> |
   |    | <rom name="b65_07.bin" size="131072" crc="fb83252a" sha1="48a38584d223f56286137f7acdfaec86ee6588e7" region="gfx1" offset="20000"/> |
   |    | <rom name="b65_06.bin" size="131072" crc="36cedcbe" sha1="f79d4b1e98b3c9091ae907fb671ad201d3698b42" region="gfx1" offset="40000"/> |
   |    | <rom name="b65_05.bin" size="131072" crc="81cd95f1" sha1="526a437fbe033ac21054ee5c3bf1ba2fed354c7a" region="gfx1" offset="60000"/> |
   |    | <rom name="b65_04.bin" size="131072" crc="8c6ff461" sha1="5199e31f4eb23bad01f7d1079f3618fe39d8a32e" region="gfx2" offset="0"/> |
   |    | <rom name="b65_03.bin" size="131072" crc="58b1350b" sha1="7eb2fe329579a6f651d3c1aed9155ac6ffefbc4b" region="gfx2" offset="20000"/> |
   |    | <rom name="b65_02.bin" size="131072" crc="1dd55161" sha1="c537456ac56801dea0ac48fb1389228530d00a61" region="gfx2" offset="40000"/> |
   |    | <rom name="b65_01.bin" size="131072" crc="e974937f" sha1="ab282472c04ce6d9ed368956c427403275bc9080" region="gfx2" offset="60000"/> |
   |    | <rom name="b65_12.bpr" size="32" crc="bc88cced" sha1="5055362710c0f58823c05fb4c0e0eec638b91e3d" region="proms" offset="0"/> |
   |    | <rom name="b65_13.bpr" size="32" crc="a1e17492" sha1="9ddec4c97f2d541f69f3c32c47aaa21fd9699ae2" region="proms" offset="20"/> |
   |    | <chip type="cpu" tag="maincpu" name="68000" clock="10000000"/> |
   |    | <chip type="cpu" tag="audiocpu" name="Z80" clock="3500000"/> |
   |    | <chip type="audio" tag="mono" name="Speaker"/> |
   |    | <chip type="audio" tag="ymsnd" name="YM3812" clock="3500000"/> |
   |    | <display tag="screen" type="raster" rotate="270" width="320" height="240" refresh="57.584258" pixclock="7000000" htotal="473" hbend="0" hbstart="320" vtotal="257" vbend="0" vbstart="240" /> |
   |    | <sound channels="1"/> |
   |    | <input players="2" buttons="2" coins="2" tilt="yes"> |
   |    |    | <control type="joy" ways="8"/> |
   |    | </input> |
   |    | <dipswitch name="Cabinet" tag="DSWA" mask="1"> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="Upright" value="1" default="yes"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="Cocktail" value="0"/> |
   |    | </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="50k 200k 150k+" value="4"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="70k 270k 200k+" value="0" default="yes"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="100k Only" value="8"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="None" value="12"/> |
   |    | </dipswitch> |
   |    | <dipswitch name="Lives" tag="DSWB" mask="48"> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="2" value="48"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="3" value="0" default="yes"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="4" value="32"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="5" value="16"/> |
   |    | </dipswitch> |
   |    | <dipswitch name="Show Dip Switch Settings" tag="DSWB" mask="64"> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="No" value="0" default="yes"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="Yes" value="64"/> |
   |    | </dipswitch> |
   |    | <dipswitch name="Allow Continue" tag="DSWB" mask="128"> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="No" value="128"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="Yes" value="0" default="yes"/> |
   |    | </dipswitch> |
   |    | <dipswitch name="Territory" tag="TJUMP" mask="7"> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="Europe" value="2" default="yes"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="USA" value="4"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="USA (Romstar license)" value="1"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="Japan" value="0"/> |
   |    | </dipswitch> |
   |    | <dipswitch name="Unused" tag="TJUMP" mask="8"> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="Off" value="0" default="yes"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="On" value="8"/> |
   |    | </dipswitch> |
   |    | <driver status="good" emulation="good" color="good" sound="good" graphic="good" savestate="unsupported" palettesize="2048"/> |
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