Columns 97 | 1996

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Developer: Sega
Controls/Input Device: Control(joy8way), Buttons(6)
Number of Players: 2
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Columns 97 VGMuseum Game Endings
Columns 97 on CAESAR
Columns 97 high score and replay at MARP
Columns 97 on datObase

Mameinfo.dat entry:
0.37b10 [Yochizo]


WIP:

- 0.147u2: hap fixed clone Omega Fighter Special. The game fails to boot or finish post. After showing bad rom errors, the game resets.

- 0.147u1: Fixed maincpu rom loading.

- 0.122u7: Fixed gfx1/2/3/4/5 rom loading.

- 0.89u3: Changed Z80 CPU2 clock speed to 5MHz.

- 0.37b10: Yochizo added 'Omega Fighter' (UPL 1989) and clone Omega Fighter Special.

- 21st November 2000: Yochizo fixed some graphics bugs in the Omega Fighter / Atomic Robo-kid driver.

- 8th November 2000: Yochizo sent in a driver for Omega Fighter and Atomic Robo-kid.

- 25th April 1999: Dumped Omega Fighter Special.


LEVELS: 8 (restarts once)


Other Emulators:

* FB Alpha

* JFF

* Raine


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Romset: 2016 kb / 8 files / 457.8 zip


Credits Mameinfo and Mametesters Project Robert J. Rabgno et al.

History.dat entry:
Columns '97 (c) 1996 Sega.

Sets of colored jewels fall in random order. The object of the game is to arrange the jewels vertically, horizontally or diagonally in rows of three or more to make them disappear.

- TECHNICAL -

Runs on the "ST-V [Sega Titan Video Game System]" hardware.
Cartridge ID: [Model 610-0373-20]

Players: 2
Control: 8-way joystick
Buttons: 6

- TRIVIA -

Columns '97 was released on December 9, 1996.

- SERIES -

1. Columns (1990, Arcade)
2. Columns II - The Voyage Through Time (1990, Arcade)
3. Columns III - Revenge of Columns (1993, Arcade)
4. Stack Columns (1994, Arcade)
5. Super Columns [Model G-3226] (1995, Game Gear)
6. Columns '97 [Model 610-0373-20] (1997, Arcade)
7. Hanagumi Taisen Columns - Sakura Wars (1998, Arcade)
8. Hanagumi Taisen Columns 2 (2000, Dreamcast)
9. Columns Crown (2002, GBA)

- PORTS -

* Consoles :
Sega Saturn (1997, "Columns Arcade Collection")

- CONTRIBUTE -

Edit this entry: http://www.arcade-history.com/?&page=detail&id=484&o=2


Licensed from Alexis Bousiges under a CC Attribution 3.0 License

cheat.dat entry:
60000000 0000 00000000 00000000 ------------------------------ REASON 11
60000000 0000 00000000 00000000 This game hasn't even been
60000000 0000 00000000 00000000 looked at due to time
60000000 0000 00000000 00000000 constraints - Too many games
60000000 0000 00000000 00000000 and so little time. It is
60000000 0000 00000000 00000000 even possible that this game
60000000 0000 00000000 00000000 may be a clone of an
60000000 0000 00000000 00000000 existing game which may have
60000000 0000 00000000 00000000 cheats. Please search the
60000000 0000 00000000 00000000 cheat forums before posting
60000000 0000 00000000 00000000 ANY cheat requests or before
60000000 0000 00000000 00000000 commencing cheat finding.
60000000 0000 00000000 00000000 ------------------------------ REASON 11

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