Runark (Japan)| 1990 |
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Developer: Taito Corporation
Controls/Input Device: Control(joy8way), Buttons(3)
Number of Players: 4
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Developer: Taito Corporation
Controls/Input Device: Control(joy8way), Buttons(3)
Number of Players: 4
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Runark (Japan) VGMuseum Game Endings
Runark (Japan) on CAESAR
Runark (Japan) high score and replay at MARP
Runark (Japan) on datObase
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Runark (Japan) VGMuseum Game Endings
Runark (Japan) on CAESAR
Runark (Japan) high score and replay at MARP
Runark (Japan) 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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Astro Warrior (Mega-Tech)
Mission 660
Rafflesia
S.R.D. Mission
Truxton / Tatsujin
Tatsujin (Tourvision PCE bootleg)
Truxton II / Tatsujin Oh
Blast Off
Blazing Lazers
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The Next Space
Omega Fighter
Super Star Soldier (Tourvision PCE bootleg)
Lethal Thunder
Pollux
Strike Gunner S.T.G
Vimana
Explosive Breaker
Final Star Force
Galmedes
Gunlock
GunNail
Nebulas Ray
Super-X
Gekirindan
Viper Phase 1
Fever SOS
Mars Matrix: Hyper Solid Shooting
Romset: 2016 kb / 8 files / 457.8 zip
Credits Mameinfo and Mametesters Project Robert J. Rabgno et al.
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
Recommended Games (Star Force):
Catacomb
Vega
Espial
Night Star (DECO Cassette)
Nova 2001
Star Jacker
Stunt Air
Zodiack
Star Force
Alpha Mission / ASO
Alpha Mission II / ASO II
Astro Warrior (Mega-Tech)
Mission 660
Rafflesia
S.R.D. Mission
Truxton / Tatsujin
Tatsujin (Tourvision PCE bootleg)
Truxton II / Tatsujin Oh
Blast Off
Blazing Lazers
GunHed (Tourvision PCE bootleg)
The Next Space
Omega Fighter
Super Star Soldier (Tourvision PCE bootleg)
Lethal Thunder
Pollux
Strike Gunner S.T.G
Vimana
Explosive Breaker
Final Star Force
Galmedes
Gunlock
GunNail
Nebulas Ray
Super-X
Gekirindan
Viper Phase 1
Fever SOS
Mars Matrix: Hyper Solid Shooting
Romset: 2016 kb / 8 files / 457.8 zip
Credits Mameinfo and Mametesters Project Robert J. Rabgno et al.
History.dat entry:
Runark (c) 1990 Taito Corp.
A huge melee battle featuring 4 forest rangers out to save the animals from the sinister poachers. Lots of enemies onscreen make for a hectic fight!
- TECHNICAL -
Runs on the "Taito F2 System" hardware.
Board Number : K1100638B
Prom Stickers : C74
Players : 4
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 2
- TRIVIA -
Even if titlescreen says 1990, Runark was released in January 1991 in Japan.
This game is known in US as "Growl".
This game was dedicated to the late Mr. Katsujiro Fujimoto.
The game forbids the initials 'SEX' on the high score table. If you try, it gets changed to 'KOU'.
Pony Canyon / Scitron released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Runark, Gun Frontier - PCCB-00060) on April 4, 1991.
Zuntata Records released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Zuntata History L'ab-normal 1st - ZTTL-0038) on April 1, 1999.
- TIPS AND TRICKS -
INSCTRUCTIONS:
- Press the Attack button to perform various attacks and to use weapons.
- Press the Attack and Jump buttons together for head-butt and spinning kick special attacks.
- Press the Attack button in mid-air to perform a flying kick.
- Press Attack when standing next to a weapon to pick it up.
- Press Down and Attack together to exchange your current weapon for the one you are standing on.
- Press Down, Attack and Jump together to discard your weapon.
COLLECTABLE WEAPONS:
- Gun (six shots)
- Knife
- Sword
- Club
- Grenade
- Machine Gun (seven shots)
- Whip
- Rocket Launcher (four shots)
- STAFF -
Promotion object : Hiromitsu Mihara
Music & Sound effects (Zuntata) : Yasuhisa Watanabe (Yack.)
Character designers : Yasuhiko Kikuchi, Kohzoh Igarashi (Aya Inochi Igarashi), Fujiwaran X, Senba Takatsuna, Hisakazu Kato
Hardware : Eikichi Takahashi, Bruiser Kushiro
Trifling work : Insector Fjw
Software : 3D Master Sugawara, Muscle Sato, Masaki Yagi (Yamabanga Yagi Ymot), On a Ninja Daisuke Yasukouchi, Chinpuson Mr2 Tanaka, Yuichi Kohyama (as God Mountain Y. Kohyama)
Software support : Hideki Hashimoto, Takashi Kitabayashi
Base game plan : Exit Yab
Game direction : Hide Chan
Project management : Hidehiro Fujiwara
- PORTS -
* Consoles :
Sega Mega Drive [KO] (1991) "Runark [Model GM 4016 JT]"
Sega Mega Drive [JP] (November 15, 1991) "Runark [Model T-11153]"
Sony PlayStation 2 [JP] (July 28, 2005) "Taito Memories Joukan [Model SLPM-66057]"
- CONTRIBUTE -
Edit this entry: http://www.arcade-history.com/?&page=detail&id=2275&o=2
Licensed from Alexis Bousiges under a CC Attribution 3.0 License
Runark (c) 1990 Taito Corp.
A huge melee battle featuring 4 forest rangers out to save the animals from the sinister poachers. Lots of enemies onscreen make for a hectic fight!
- TECHNICAL -
Runs on the "Taito F2 System" hardware.
Board Number : K1100638B
Prom Stickers : C74
Players : 4
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 2
- TRIVIA -
Even if titlescreen says 1990, Runark was released in January 1991 in Japan.
This game is known in US as "Growl".
This game was dedicated to the late Mr. Katsujiro Fujimoto.
The game forbids the initials 'SEX' on the high score table. If you try, it gets changed to 'KOU'.
Pony Canyon / Scitron released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Runark, Gun Frontier - PCCB-00060) on April 4, 1991.
Zuntata Records released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Zuntata History L'ab-normal 1st - ZTTL-0038) on April 1, 1999.
- TIPS AND TRICKS -
INSCTRUCTIONS:
- Press the Attack button to perform various attacks and to use weapons.
- Press the Attack and Jump buttons together for head-butt and spinning kick special attacks.
- Press the Attack button in mid-air to perform a flying kick.
- Press Attack when standing next to a weapon to pick it up.
- Press Down and Attack together to exchange your current weapon for the one you are standing on.
- Press Down, Attack and Jump together to discard your weapon.
COLLECTABLE WEAPONS:
- Gun (six shots)
- Knife
- Sword
- Club
- Grenade
- Machine Gun (seven shots)
- Whip
- Rocket Launcher (four shots)
- STAFF -
Promotion object : Hiromitsu Mihara
Music & Sound effects (Zuntata) : Yasuhisa Watanabe (Yack.)
Character designers : Yasuhiko Kikuchi, Kohzoh Igarashi (Aya Inochi Igarashi), Fujiwaran X, Senba Takatsuna, Hisakazu Kato
Hardware : Eikichi Takahashi, Bruiser Kushiro
Trifling work : Insector Fjw
Software : 3D Master Sugawara, Muscle Sato, Masaki Yagi (Yamabanga Yagi Ymot), On a Ninja Daisuke Yasukouchi, Chinpuson Mr2 Tanaka, Yuichi Kohyama (as God Mountain Y. Kohyama)
Software support : Hideki Hashimoto, Takashi Kitabayashi
Base game plan : Exit Yab
Game direction : Hide Chan
Project management : Hidehiro Fujiwara
- PORTS -
* Consoles :
Sega Mega Drive [KO] (1991) "Runark [Model GM 4016 JT]"
Sega Mega Drive [JP] (November 15, 1991) "Runark [Model T-11153]"
Sony PlayStation 2 [JP] (July 28, 2005) "Taito Memories Joukan [Model SLPM-66057]"
- CONTRIBUTE -
Edit this entry: http://www.arcade-history.com/?&page=detail&id=2275&o=2
Licensed from Alexis Bousiges under a CC Attribution 3.0 License
cheat.dat entry:
00000000 107869 00000028 FFFFFFFF Infinite Energy PL1
00000000 1078C5 000000EE FFFFFFFF Invincibility PL1
00000000 107845 00000006 FFFFFFFF Infinite Ammo PL1
60000000 000000 00000000 00000000 [ Note - these weapon cheats must be used with ]
60000000 000000 00000000 00000000 [ invincibility enabled and a weapon in use at ]
60000000 000000 00000000 00000000 [ the time. ]
00000001 1078BB 00000000 FFFFFFFF Lose Weapon Now! PL1
00000001 1078BB 00000001 FFFFFFFF Change to Knife Now! PL1
00000001 1078BB 00000002 FFFFFFFF Change to Revolver Now! PL1
00000001 1078BB 00000003 FFFFFFFF Change to Whip Now! PL1
00000001 1078BB 00000005 FFFFFFFF Change to Assault Rifle Now! PL1
00000001 1078BB 00000006 FFFFFFFF Change to Rocket Launcher Now! PL1
00000001 1078BB 00000007 FFFFFFFF Change to Grenade Now! PL1
00000001 1078BB 00000008 FFFFFFFF Change to Crow Bar Now! PL1
00000001 1078BB 00000009 FFFFFFFF Change to Sword Now! PL1
60000000 000000 00000000 00000000
00000000 107969 00000028 FFFFFFFF Infinite Energy PL2
00000000 1079C5 000000EE FFFFFFFF Invincibility PL2
00000000 107945 00000006 FFFFFFFF Infinite Ammo PL2
60000000 000000 00000000 00000000 [ Note - these weapon cheats must be used with ]
60000000 000000 00000000 00000000 [ invincibility enabled and a weapon in use at ]
60000000 000000 00000000 00000000 [ the time. ]
00000001 1079BB 00000000 FFFFFFFF Lose Weapon Now! PL2
00000001 1079BB 00000001 FFFFFFFF Change to Knife Now! PL2
00000001 1079BB 00000002 FFFFFFFF Change to Revolver Now! PL2
00000001 1079BB 00000003 FFFFFFFF Change to Whip Now! PL2
00000001 1079BB 00000005 FFFFFFFF Change to Assault Rifle Now! PL2
00000001 1079BB 00000006 FFFFFFFF Change to Rocket Launcher Now! PL2
00000001 1079BB 00000007 FFFFFFFF Change to Grenade Now! PL2
00000001 1079BB 00000008 FFFFFFFF Change to Crow Bar Now! PL2
00000001 1079BB 00000009 FFFFFFFF Change to Sword Now! PL2
60000000 000000 00000000 00000000
00000000 107A69 00000028 FFFFFFFF Infinite Energy PL3
00000000 107AC5 000000EE FFFFFFFF Invincibility PL3
00000000 107A45 00000006 FFFFFFFF Infinite Ammo PL3
60000000 000000 00000000 00000000 [ Note - these weapon cheats must be used with ]
60000000 000000 00000000 00000000 [ invincibility enabled and a weapon in use at ]
60000000 000000 00000000 00000000 [ the time. ]
00000001 107ABB 00000000 FFFFFFFF Lose Weapon Now! PL3
00000001 107ABB 00000001 FFFFFFFF Change to Knife Now! PL3
00000001 107ABB 00000002 FFFFFFFF Change to Revolver Now! PL3
00000001 107ABB 00000003 FFFFFFFF Change to Whip Now! PL3
00000001 107ABB 00000005 FFFFFFFF Change to Assault Rifle Now! PL3
00000001 107ABB 00000006 FFFFFFFF Change to Rocket Launcher Now! PL3
00000001 107ABB 00000007 FFFFFFFF Change to Grenade Now! PL3
00000001 107ABB 00000008 FFFFFFFF Change to Crow Bar Now! PL3
00000001 107ABB 00000009 FFFFFFFF Change to Sword Now! PL3
60000000 000000 00000000 00000000
00000000 107B69 00000028 FFFFFFFF Infinite Energy PL4
00000000 107BC5 000000EE FFFFFFFF Invincibility PL4
00000000 107B45 00000006 FFFFFFFF Infinite Ammo PL4
60000000 000000 00000000 00000000 [ Note - these weapon cheats must be used with ]
60000000 000000 00000000 00000000 [ invincibility enabled and a weapon in use at ]
60000000 000000 00000000 00000000 [ the time. ]
00000001 107BBB 00000000 FFFFFFFF Lose Weapon Now! PL4
00000001 107BBB 00000001 FFFFFFFF Change to Knife Now! PL4
00000001 107BBB 00000002 FFFFFFFF Change to Revolver Now! PL4
00000001 107BBB 00000003 FFFFFFFF Change to Whip Now! PL4
00000001 107BBB 00000005 FFFFFFFF Change to Assault Rifle Now! PL4
00000001 107BBB 00000006 FFFFFFFF Change to Rocket Launcher Now! PL4
00000001 107BBB 00000007 FFFFFFFF Change to Grenade Now! PL4
00000001 107BBB 00000008 FFFFFFFF Change to Crow Bar Now! PL4
00000001 107BBB 00000009 FFFFFFFF Change to Sword Now! PL4
Credit Pugsy's MAME Cheat file
00000000 107869 00000028 FFFFFFFF Infinite Energy PL1
00000000 1078C5 000000EE FFFFFFFF Invincibility PL1
00000000 107845 00000006 FFFFFFFF Infinite Ammo PL1
60000000 000000 00000000 00000000 [ Note - these weapon cheats must be used with ]
60000000 000000 00000000 00000000 [ invincibility enabled and a weapon in use at ]
60000000 000000 00000000 00000000 [ the time. ]
00000001 1078BB 00000000 FFFFFFFF Lose Weapon Now! PL1
00000001 1078BB 00000001 FFFFFFFF Change to Knife Now! PL1
00000001 1078BB 00000002 FFFFFFFF Change to Revolver Now! PL1
00000001 1078BB 00000003 FFFFFFFF Change to Whip Now! PL1
00000001 1078BB 00000005 FFFFFFFF Change to Assault Rifle Now! PL1
00000001 1078BB 00000006 FFFFFFFF Change to Rocket Launcher Now! PL1
00000001 1078BB 00000007 FFFFFFFF Change to Grenade Now! PL1
00000001 1078BB 00000008 FFFFFFFF Change to Crow Bar Now! PL1
00000001 1078BB 00000009 FFFFFFFF Change to Sword Now! PL1
60000000 000000 00000000 00000000
00000000 107969 00000028 FFFFFFFF Infinite Energy PL2
00000000 1079C5 000000EE FFFFFFFF Invincibility PL2
00000000 107945 00000006 FFFFFFFF Infinite Ammo PL2
60000000 000000 00000000 00000000 [ Note - these weapon cheats must be used with ]
60000000 000000 00000000 00000000 [ invincibility enabled and a weapon in use at ]
60000000 000000 00000000 00000000 [ the time. ]
00000001 1079BB 00000000 FFFFFFFF Lose Weapon Now! PL2
00000001 1079BB 00000001 FFFFFFFF Change to Knife Now! PL2
00000001 1079BB 00000002 FFFFFFFF Change to Revolver Now! PL2
00000001 1079BB 00000003 FFFFFFFF Change to Whip Now! PL2
00000001 1079BB 00000005 FFFFFFFF Change to Assault Rifle Now! PL2
00000001 1079BB 00000006 FFFFFFFF Change to Rocket Launcher Now! PL2
00000001 1079BB 00000007 FFFFFFFF Change to Grenade Now! PL2
00000001 1079BB 00000008 FFFFFFFF Change to Crow Bar Now! PL2
00000001 1079BB 00000009 FFFFFFFF Change to Sword Now! PL2
60000000 000000 00000000 00000000
00000000 107A69 00000028 FFFFFFFF Infinite Energy PL3
00000000 107AC5 000000EE FFFFFFFF Invincibility PL3
00000000 107A45 00000006 FFFFFFFF Infinite Ammo PL3
60000000 000000 00000000 00000000 [ Note - these weapon cheats must be used with ]
60000000 000000 00000000 00000000 [ invincibility enabled and a weapon in use at ]
60000000 000000 00000000 00000000 [ the time. ]
00000001 107ABB 00000000 FFFFFFFF Lose Weapon Now! PL3
00000001 107ABB 00000001 FFFFFFFF Change to Knife Now! PL3
00000001 107ABB 00000002 FFFFFFFF Change to Revolver Now! PL3
00000001 107ABB 00000003 FFFFFFFF Change to Whip Now! PL3
00000001 107ABB 00000005 FFFFFFFF Change to Assault Rifle Now! PL3
00000001 107ABB 00000006 FFFFFFFF Change to Rocket Launcher Now! PL3
00000001 107ABB 00000007 FFFFFFFF Change to Grenade Now! PL3
00000001 107ABB 00000008 FFFFFFFF Change to Crow Bar Now! PL3
00000001 107ABB 00000009 FFFFFFFF Change to Sword Now! PL3
60000000 000000 00000000 00000000
00000000 107B69 00000028 FFFFFFFF Infinite Energy PL4
00000000 107BC5 000000EE FFFFFFFF Invincibility PL4
00000000 107B45 00000006 FFFFFFFF Infinite Ammo PL4
60000000 000000 00000000 00000000 [ Note - these weapon cheats must be used with ]
60000000 000000 00000000 00000000 [ invincibility enabled and a weapon in use at ]
60000000 000000 00000000 00000000 [ the time. ]
00000001 107BBB 00000000 FFFFFFFF Lose Weapon Now! PL4
00000001 107BBB 00000001 FFFFFFFF Change to Knife Now! PL4
00000001 107BBB 00000002 FFFFFFFF Change to Revolver Now! PL4
00000001 107BBB 00000003 FFFFFFFF Change to Whip Now! PL4
00000001 107BBB 00000005 FFFFFFFF Change to Assault Rifle Now! PL4
00000001 107BBB 00000006 FFFFFFFF Change to Rocket Launcher Now! PL4
00000001 107BBB 00000007 FFFFFFFF Change to Grenade Now! PL4
00000001 107BBB 00000008 FFFFFFFF Change to Crow Bar Now! PL4
00000001 107BBB 00000009 FFFFFFFF Change to Sword Now! PL4
Credit Pugsy's MAME Cheat file
