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Tank Force (US)

 
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Tank Force (US)

| 1991
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Developer: Namco
Controls/Input Device: Control(joy8way), Buttons(3)
Number of Players: 2
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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:
Tank Force (c) 1991 Namco.

- TECHNICAL -

Namco System 1 hardware
Game ID : TF

Main CPU : Motorola M6809 (@ 1.536 Mhz)
Sub CPU : Motorola M6809 (@ 1.536 Mhz)
Sound CPU : Motorola M6809 (@ 1.536 Mhz)
MCU : HD63701 (@ 1.536 Mhz)
Sound Chips : Yamaha YM2151 (@ 3.57958), Namco advanced 8-channel stereo WSG, stereo DAC

Screen orientation : Horizontal
Video resolution : 288 x 224 pixels
Screen refresh : 60.61 Hz
Palette colors : 24-bit RGB palette

Players : 2
Control : 4-way joystick
Buttons : 1 (FIRE)

- TRIVIA -

Released in December 1991.

The round 17 is an illustration of "Pac-Man".

Victor Entertainment released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Namco Video Game Graffiti Vol.9 - VICL-8089) on 22/09/1993.

- UPDATES -

The US version is slightly different, it has the 'Winners Don't Use Drugs' screen.

- SERIES -

1. Tank Battalion (1980)
2. Vs. Battle City (1985)
3. Tank Force (1991)

- STAFF -

Producers : Masaya Nakamura, K. Sawano
Director : Wan Wan
Game designers : Mr. Demo, Y. Kounoe
Programmer : Boku
Graphic designers : Mr. Demo, Mita Chan
Music composer : John
Adviser : Devil, S. Shimizu

- CONTRIBUTE -

Edit this entry: http://www.arcade-history.com/?&page=detail&id=2832&o=2


Licensed from Alexis Bousiges under a CC Attribution 3.0 License
cheat.dat entry:
00080300 027B 00000023 00000000 Select Starting Round
00000000 02E2 00000001 FFFFFFFF Freeze All Enemy Tanks
00010000 02E4 00000001 FFFFFFFF Freeze All Enemy Tanks (2/2)
00000000 02E7 00000065 FFFFFFFF Invincible Command
00010000 7CD0 00000014 FFFFFFFF Invincible Command (2/9)
00010000 7CD4 00000014 FFFFFFFF Invincible Command (3/9)
00010000 7CD8 00000014 FFFFFFFF Invincible Command (4/9)
00010000 7CDC 00000014 FFFFFFFF Invincible Command (5/9)
00010000 7D60 00000014 FFFFFFFF Invincible Command (6/9)
00010000 7D6C 00000014 FFFFFFFF Invincible Command (7/9)
00010000 7DF0 00000014 FFFFFFFF Invincible Command (8/9)
00010000 7DFC 00000014 FFFFFFFF Invincible Command (9/9)
00100000 027C 00004500 FFFFFFFF Air Strike Never Happens The air strike kills you, so you don't want it.
00100001 027C 00000000 FFFFFFFF Air Strike Now!
60000000 0000 00000000 00000000
00000000 0297 00000087 FFFFFFFF Infinite Lives PL1
00000000 43A3 0000007B FFFFFFFF Invincibility PL1
00010000 43A6 0000007B FFFFFFFF Invincibility PL1 (2/2)
00000000 43B6 00000008 FFFFFFFF Infinite Time PL1
00010000 43B7 00000000 FFFFFFFF Infinite Time PL1 (2/2)
00000000 439A 0000000F FFFFFFFF Max Shot Power PL1
62000000 0000 00000000 00000000 Select Tank Speed PL1
00010000 438A 00000001 FFFFFFFF Normal
00010000 438A 00000002 FFFFFFFF Faster
00010000 438A 00000003 FFFFFFFF Fastest
62000000 0000 00000000 00000000 Select Tank Type PL1
00010000 43B2 00000000 FFFFFFFF Normal
00010000 43B2 00000001 FFFFFFFF Normal + Better Ammo
00010000 43B2 00000002 FFFFFFFF 4 Way
00010000 43B2 00000003 FFFFFFFF Heavy
00010000 43B2 00000004 FFFFFFFF Twin
00010000 43B2 00000005 FFFFFFFF Wave
00010000 43B2 00000006 FFFFFFFF Small
00010000 43B2 00000007 FFFFFFFF Small + Better Ammo
60000000 0000 00000000 00000000
00000000 0298 00000087 FFFFFFFF Infinite Lives PL2
00000000 4323 0000007B FFFFFFFF Invincibility PL2
00010000 4326 0000007B FFFFFFFF Invincibility PL2 (2/2)
00000000 4336 00000008 FFFFFFFF Infinite Time PL2
00010000 4337 00000000 FFFFFFFF Infinite Time PL2 (2/2)
00000000 431A 0000000F FFFFFFFF Max Shot Power PL2
62000000 0000 00000000 00000000 Select Tank Speed PL2
00010000 430A 00000001 FFFFFFFF Normal
00010000 430A 00000002 FFFFFFFF Faster
00010000 430A 00000003 FFFFFFFF Fastest
62000000 0000 00000000 00000000 Select Tank Type PL2
00010000 4332 00000000 FFFFFFFF Normal
00010000 4332 00000001 FFFFFFFF Normal + Better Ammo
00010000 4332 00000002 FFFFFFFF 4 Way
00010000 4332 00000003 FFFFFFFF Heavy
00010000 4332 00000004 FFFFFFFF Twin
00010000 4332 00000005 FFFFFFFF Wave
00010000 4332 00000006 FFFFFFFF Small
00010000 4332 00000007 FFFFFFFF Small + Better Ammo

Credit Pugsy's MAME Cheat file
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