Vulcan Venture| 1988 |
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Developer: Konami
Controls/Input Device: Control(joy8way), Buttons(3)
Number of Players: 2
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Developer: Konami
Controls/Input Device: Control(joy8way), Buttons(3)
Number of Players: 2
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SoundMix: Stereo
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Vulcan Venture VGMuseum Game Endings
Vulcan Venture on CAESAR
Vulcan Venture high score and replay at MARP
Vulcan Venture on datObase
URL: Rules:
URL: Hints:
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URL: Reviews:
Vulcan Venture VGMuseum Game Endings
Vulcan Venture on CAESAR
Vulcan Venture high score and replay at MARP
Vulcan Venture 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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Catacomb
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Espial
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Nova 2001
Star Jacker
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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.
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:
Vulcan Venture (c) 1988 Konami.
Export release. Game developed in Japan. For more information about the game itself, please see the original Japanese release entry; "Gradius II - GOFER no Yabou [Model GX785]".
- TECHNICAL -
Konami Twin 16 Hardware
Game ID : GX785
- TRIVIA -
Vulcan Venture was released in March 1988.
The main differences from the original Japanese are:
* Continue available.
* Different title screen.
* 'Option' is called 'Multiple'.
* 'Ripple Laser' is called 'Pulse Laser' in Vulcan Venture.
The game forbids the initials 'SEX' on the high score table. If you try, it gets changed to 'ASO'.
- SERIES -
1. Nemesis (1985)
2. Lifeforce (1986)
3. Gradius 2 (1987, MSX)
4. Vulcan Venture (1988)
5. Nemesis 3 - The Eve of Destruction (1988, MSX)
6. Gradius III (1989)
7. Gradius - The Interstellar Assault (1991, Nintendo Game Boy)
8. Nemesis '90 Kai (1993, Sharp X68000)
9. Salamander 2 (1996)
10. Solar Assault - Gradius (1997)
11. Solar Assault - Revisited (1997)
12. Gradius Gaiden (1997, Sony PlayStation)
13. Gradius IV - Fukkatsu (1999)
14. Gradius Generation (2002, Nintendo Game Boy Advance)
15. Gradius V (2003, Sony PlayStation 2)
- CONTRIBUTE -
Edit this entry: http://www.arcade-history.com/?&page=detail&id=3126&o=2
Licensed from Alexis Bousiges under a CC Attribution 3.0 License
Vulcan Venture (c) 1988 Konami.
Export release. Game developed in Japan. For more information about the game itself, please see the original Japanese release entry; "Gradius II - GOFER no Yabou [Model GX785]".
- TECHNICAL -
Konami Twin 16 Hardware
Game ID : GX785
- TRIVIA -
Vulcan Venture was released in March 1988.
The main differences from the original Japanese are:
* Continue available.
* Different title screen.
* 'Option' is called 'Multiple'.
* 'Ripple Laser' is called 'Pulse Laser' in Vulcan Venture.
The game forbids the initials 'SEX' on the high score table. If you try, it gets changed to 'ASO'.
- SERIES -
1. Nemesis (1985)
2. Lifeforce (1986)
3. Gradius 2 (1987, MSX)
4. Vulcan Venture (1988)
5. Nemesis 3 - The Eve of Destruction (1988, MSX)
6. Gradius III (1989)
7. Gradius - The Interstellar Assault (1991, Nintendo Game Boy)
8. Nemesis '90 Kai (1993, Sharp X68000)
9. Salamander 2 (1996)
10. Solar Assault - Gradius (1997)
11. Solar Assault - Revisited (1997)
12. Gradius Gaiden (1997, Sony PlayStation)
13. Gradius IV - Fukkatsu (1999)
14. Gradius Generation (2002, Nintendo Game Boy Advance)
15. Gradius V (2003, Sony PlayStation 2)
- CONTRIBUTE -
Edit this entry: http://www.arcade-history.com/?&page=detail&id=3126&o=2
Licensed from Alexis Bousiges under a CC Attribution 3.0 License
cheat.dat entry:
02000000 60400 00000009 FFFFFFFF Infinite Lives
22900000 1B300 00004E71 FFFFFFFF Invincibility
22810000 1B33A 00000060 FFFFFFFF Invincibility (2/2) 1st = Object, 2nd = Scenery
02000000 6040F 0000000C FFFFFFFF Next Capsule Blue
62000000 00000 00000000 00000000 Select Current Speed
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62000000 00000 00000000 00000000 Select Current Shot
02010000 60429 00000000 00000007 Normal
02010000 60429 00000001 00000001 Double
02010000 60429 00000002 00000002 Tail Gun
02010000 60429 00000003 00000003 Ripple Laser
02010000 60429 00000004 00000004 Laser
62000000 00000 00000000 00000000 Select Current Missile
02010000 60428 00000000 00000038 No Missile
02010000 60428 00000008 00000008 Missile
02010000 60428 00000010 00000010 Spread
02010000 60428 00000018 00000018 Photon
02010000 60428 00000020 00000020 Twin
02000000 60068 00000000 00000020 Rapid Fire - Shot Turn it OFF when you have Laser
02000000 60068 00000000 00000040 Rapid Fire - Missile
02000001 60420 00000001 FFFFFFFF Gauge = SpeedUp Now!
02000001 60420 00000002 FFFFFFFF Gauge = Missile Now!
02000001 60420 00000003 FFFFFFFF Gauge = Double Now!
02000001 60420 00000004 FFFFFFFF Gauge = Laser Now!
02000001 60420 00000005 FFFFFFFF Gauge = Option Now!
02000001 60420 00000006 FFFFFFFF Gauge = Shield Now!
02000301 60420 00000006 FFFFFFFF Gauge = Bar Select Now!
60000000 00000 00000000 00000000 Enable these cheats on the weapon select mode screen
60000000 00000 00000000 00000000 Round 1 Area from 1 to 5
60000000 00000 00000000 00000000 Round 2 Area from 1 to 5
60000000 00000 00000000 00000000 Round 3 Area from 1 to 5
60000000 00000 00000000 00000000 Round 4 Area from 1 to 4
60000000 00000 00000000 00000000 Round 5 Area from 1 to 6
60000000 00000 00000000 00000000 Round 6 Area from 1 to 9
60000000 00000 00000000 00000000 Round 7 Area from 1 only
60000000 00000 00000000 00000000 Round 8 Area from 1 to 6
02000101 6041B 000000FF FFFFFFFF Select Starting Lap
02000101 60419 00000008 FFFFFFFF Select Starting Round
02000001 60411 00000000 FFFFFFFF Start in Area 1
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02000001 60411 0000000C FFFFFFFF Start in Area 4
02000001 60411 00000010 FFFFFFFF Start in Area 5
02000001 60411 00000014 FFFFFFFF Start in Area 6
02000001 60411 00000018 FFFFFFFF Start in Area 7
02000001 60411 0000001C FFFFFFFF Start in Area 8
02000001 60411 00000020 FFFFFFFF Start in Area 9
60000000 00000 00000000 00000000
22900000 01052 00001054 FFFFFFFF Skip RAM/ROM Check
02000000 60002 00000000 FFFFFFFF Sound Test Timer Stop [PL1 Shot3]Next Code
Credit Pugsy's MAME Cheat file
02000000 60400 00000009 FFFFFFFF Infinite Lives
22900000 1B300 00004E71 FFFFFFFF Invincibility
22810000 1B33A 00000060 FFFFFFFF Invincibility (2/2) 1st = Object, 2nd = Scenery
02000000 6040F 0000000C FFFFFFFF Next Capsule Blue
62000000 00000 00000000 00000000 Select Current Speed
02010000 60428 00000000 00000007 0
02010000 60428 00000001 00000001 1
02010000 60428 00000002 00000002 2
02010000 60428 00000003 00000003 3
02010000 60428 00000004 00000004 4
02010000 60428 00000005 00000005 5
62000000 00000 00000000 00000000 Select Current Shot
02010000 60429 00000000 00000007 Normal
02010000 60429 00000001 00000001 Double
02010000 60429 00000002 00000002 Tail Gun
02010000 60429 00000003 00000003 Ripple Laser
02010000 60429 00000004 00000004 Laser
62000000 00000 00000000 00000000 Select Current Missile
02010000 60428 00000000 00000038 No Missile
02010000 60428 00000008 00000008 Missile
02010000 60428 00000010 00000010 Spread
02010000 60428 00000018 00000018 Photon
02010000 60428 00000020 00000020 Twin
02000000 60068 00000000 00000020 Rapid Fire - Shot Turn it OFF when you have Laser
02000000 60068 00000000 00000040 Rapid Fire - Missile
02000001 60420 00000001 FFFFFFFF Gauge = SpeedUp Now!
02000001 60420 00000002 FFFFFFFF Gauge = Missile Now!
02000001 60420 00000003 FFFFFFFF Gauge = Double Now!
02000001 60420 00000004 FFFFFFFF Gauge = Laser Now!
02000001 60420 00000005 FFFFFFFF Gauge = Option Now!
02000001 60420 00000006 FFFFFFFF Gauge = Shield Now!
02000301 60420 00000006 FFFFFFFF Gauge = Bar Select Now!
60000000 00000 00000000 00000000 Enable these cheats on the weapon select mode screen
60000000 00000 00000000 00000000 Round 1 Area from 1 to 5
60000000 00000 00000000 00000000 Round 2 Area from 1 to 5
60000000 00000 00000000 00000000 Round 3 Area from 1 to 5
60000000 00000 00000000 00000000 Round 4 Area from 1 to 4
60000000 00000 00000000 00000000 Round 5 Area from 1 to 6
60000000 00000 00000000 00000000 Round 6 Area from 1 to 9
60000000 00000 00000000 00000000 Round 7 Area from 1 only
60000000 00000 00000000 00000000 Round 8 Area from 1 to 6
02000101 6041B 000000FF FFFFFFFF Select Starting Lap
02000101 60419 00000008 FFFFFFFF Select Starting Round
02000001 60411 00000000 FFFFFFFF Start in Area 1
02000001 60411 00000004 FFFFFFFF Start in Area 2
02000001 60411 00000008 FFFFFFFF Start in Area 3
02000001 60411 0000000C FFFFFFFF Start in Area 4
02000001 60411 00000010 FFFFFFFF Start in Area 5
02000001 60411 00000014 FFFFFFFF Start in Area 6
02000001 60411 00000018 FFFFFFFF Start in Area 7
02000001 60411 0000001C FFFFFFFF Start in Area 8
02000001 60411 00000020 FFFFFFFF Start in Area 9
60000000 00000 00000000 00000000
22900000 01052 00001054 FFFFFFFF Skip RAM/ROM Check
02000000 60002 00000000 FFFFFFFF Sound Test Timer Stop [PL1 Shot3]Next Code
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