bsharkjjs: MAME ROM Information. History:
Battle Shark [Japan model] (c) 1989 Taito.
A first-person shooter which has the player looking through a 'periscope' in order to destroy the enemies. This game features simulated damage whenever the player gets hit by either an enemy torpedo or a missile.
- TECHNICAL -
Dimensions :
185,5cm high
162cm deep
69,8cm wide.
Monitor : 25inch.
Taito Z System hardware
Board Number : K1100541A
Prom Stickers : C43
Main CPU : (2x) 68000 (@ 12 Mhz)
Sound Chips : YM2610 (@ 8 Mhz)
Screen orientation : Horizontal
Video resolution : 320 x 240 pixels
Players : 1
Control : stick
Buttons : 6
- TRIVIA -
Even if title screen says 1989, Battle Shark was released in March 1990 in Japan.
Also released as :
"Battle Shark [USA model]"
"Battle Shark [Europe model]"
- UPDATES -
The US version is slightly different, it has the 'Winners Don't Use Drugs' screen.
- TIPS AND TRICKS -
* Battle Shark has a compliment of torpedoes at the start of a level. Once these are depleted there is a short delay before they are replenished.
* Increase the number of torpedoes Battle Shark can hold by defeating the end of level bosses.
- STAFF -
Direction : Captain Imamura, Ichiro Fujisue
Game design : Atsushi Yamamoto
Software : Ichiro Fujisue, Ghost Hashimoto, Takashi Kitabayashi, Naoya Kuroki, Takayuki Ishiwata
Art design : Hisakazu Kato, Takayuki Ogawa, Tsuyoshi Sato, Ken' Ichi Imaeda, Animation 20
Mechanic : Osamu Wakayama, Seiji Doumi, Yasunori Hatsuda
Cabinet : Atsushi Iwaoka
Hardware : Eikichi Takahashi, Katsumi Kaneoka
Sound and Music (Zuntata) : Yasuko Yamada (Devil Yamada), Hidehito Kitamaru
- PORTS -
* Consoles :
Sony PlayStation 2 (2005, "Taito Legends") (US & Europe)
Microsoft XBOX (2005, "Taito Legends") (US & Europe)
Sony PlayStation 2 [JP] (2007, "Taito Memories II Gekan [Model SLPM-66713]")
* Computers :
PC [MS Windows] (2005, "Taito Legends") (US & Europe)
- SOURCES -
Game's rom.
Machine's picture.
MAME XML Output:
   | <game name="bsharkjjs" sourcefile="taito_z.c" cloneof="bshark" romof="bshark"> |
   |    | <description>Battle Shark (Japan, Joystick)</description> |
   |    | <year>1989</year> |
   |    | <manufacturer>Taito Corporation</manufacturer> |
   |    | <rom name="c34_79.98" size="131072" crc="bc3f2e93" sha1="a03778fb8c8fb91956005cab0f2050262bc8f306" region="maincpu" offset="0"/> |
   |    | <rom name="c34_77.75" size="131072" crc="917916d0" sha1="86db550737a20fd5aa2862f7a6be0d47da5fc74e" region="maincpu" offset="1"/> |
   |    | <rom name="c34_78.97" size="131072" crc="f2fcc880" sha1="6d8530056bd2e0e54061d95048b3b5e0b1eb76ef" region="maincpu" offset="40000"/> |
   |    | <rom name="c34_76.74" size="131072" crc="de97fac0" sha1="53baf70bbf0102ff965921330e2d7a918318acff" region="maincpu" offset="40001"/> |
   |    | <rom name="c34_82.128" merge="c34_74.128" size="131072" crc="6869fa99" sha1="16221f25c865a81ca4f6a987b6de02a3ccf3208c" region="sub" offset="0"/> |
   |    | <rom name="c34_80.112" size="131072" crc="e1783eb4" sha1="02aaaf117f258625052734064692d2c1679b80b6" region="sub" offset="1"/> |
   |    | <rom name="c34_83.129" size="131072" crc="eec0b364" sha1="17010b19570ee65020ae09e5734b48a763a12e3f" region="sub" offset="40000"/> |
   |    | <rom name="c34_81.113" size="131072" crc="23ce6bcf" sha1="b084209f809793d8f0f11ddabee217ba1abd6038" region="sub" offset="40001"/> |
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   |    | <rom name="c34_01.14" merge="c34_01.14" size="524288" crc="3ebe8c63" sha1="fa7403bf895c041cb64234209c944683ae372e57" region="gfx2" offset="3"/> |
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   |    | <rom name="c34_09.126" merge="c34_09.126" size="524288" crc="39d12b50" sha1="5c5d1369597604376943e4825f6c09cc28d66047" region="ymsnd.deltat" offset="0"/> |
   |    | <rom name="c34_18.22" merge="c34_18.22" size="65536" crc="7245a6f6" sha1="5bdde4e3bcde8c59dc84478c3cc079d7ef8ee9c5" region="user2" offset="0"/> |
   |    | <rom name="c34_19.72" merge="c34_19.72" size="256" crc="2ee9c404" sha1="3a2ddaaaf7abe9f47f7e062b002fd3a61c80f60b" region="user2" offset="0"/> |
   |    | <rom name="c34_20.89" merge="c34_20.89" size="256" crc="fbf81f30" sha1="c868452c334792345dcced075f6df69cff9e31ca" region="user2" offset="0"/> |
   |    | <rom name="c34_21.7" merge="c34_21.7" size="1024" crc="10728853" sha1="45d7cc8e06fbe01295cc2194bca9586f0ef8b12b" region="user2" offset="0"/> |
   |    | <rom name="c34_22.8" merge="c34_22.8" size="1024" crc="643e8bfc" sha1="a6e6086fb8fbd102e01ec72fe60a4232f5909565" region="user2" offset="0"/> |
   |    | <chip type="cpu" tag="maincpu" name="68000" clock="12000000"/> |
   |    | <chip type="cpu" tag="sub" name="68000" clock="12000000"/> |
   |    | <chip type="audio" tag="lspeaker" name="Speaker"/> |
   |    | <chip type="audio" tag="rspeaker" name="Speaker"/> |
   |    | <chip type="audio" tag="ymsnd" name="YM2610" clock="8000000"/> |
   |    | <chip type="audio" tag="2610.1.r" name="Volume Filter"/> |
   |    | <chip type="audio" tag="2610.1.l" name="Volume Filter"/> |
   |    | <chip type="audio" tag="2610.2.r" name="Volume Filter"/> |
   |    | <chip type="audio" tag="2610.2.l" name="Volume Filter"/> |
   |    | <display tag="screen" type="raster" rotate="0" flipx="yes" width="320" height="240" refresh="60.000000" /> |
   |    | <sound channels="2"/> |
   |    | <input players="1" buttons="2" coins="2" tilt="yes"> |
   |    |    | <control type="joy" ways="8"/> |
   |    | </input> |
   |    | <dipswitch name="Mirror screen" tag="DSWA" mask="1"> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="Off" value="1" default="yes"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="On" value="0"/> |
   |    | </dipswitch> |
   |    | <dipswitch name="Unused" tag="DSWA" mask="2"> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="Off" value="2" default="yes"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="On" value="0"/> |
   |    | </dipswitch> |
   |    | <dipswitch name="Service Mode" tag="DSWA" mask="4"> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="Off" value="4" default="yes"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="On" value="0"/> |
   |    | </dipswitch> |
   |    | <dipswitch name="Demo Sounds" tag="DSWA" mask="8"> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="Off" value="0"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="On" value="8" default="yes"/> |
   |    | </dipswitch> |
   |    | <dipswitch name="Coin A" tag="DSWA" mask="48"> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="2 Coins/1 Credit" value="16"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="1 Coin/1 Credit" value="48" default="yes"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="2 Coins/3 Credits" value="0"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="1 Coin/2 Credits" value="32"/> |
   |    | </dipswitch> |
   |    | <dipswitch name="Coin B" tag="DSWA" mask="192"> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="2 Coins/1 Credit" value="64"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="1 Coin/1 Credit" value="192" default="yes"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="2 Coins/3 Credits" value="0"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="1 Coin/2 Credits" value="128"/> |
   |    | </dipswitch> |
   |    | <dipswitch name="Difficulty" tag="DSWB" mask="3"> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="Easy" value="2"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="Medium" value="3" default="yes"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="Hard" value="1"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="Hardest" value="0"/> |
   |    | </dipswitch> |
   |    | <dipswitch name="Speed of Sight" tag="DSWB" mask="12"> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="Slow" value="12"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="Medium" value="8"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="Fast" value="4" default="yes"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="Fastest" value="0"/> |
   |    | </dipswitch> |
   |    | <dipswitch name="Unused" tag="DSWB" mask="16"> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="Off" value="16" default="yes"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="On" value="0"/> |
   |    | </dipswitch> |
   |    | <dipswitch name="Unused" tag="DSWB" mask="32"> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="Off" value="32" default="yes"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="On" value="0"/> |
   |    | </dipswitch> |
   |    | <dipswitch name="Unused" tag="DSWB" mask="64"> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="Off" value="64" default="yes"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="On" value="0"/> |
   |    | </dipswitch> |
   |    | <dipswitch name="Unused" tag="DSWB" mask="128"> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="Off" value="128" default="yes"/> |
   |    |    | <dipvalue name="On" value="0"/> |
   |    | </dipswitch> |
   |    | <driver status="imperfect" emulation="good" color="good" sound="good" graphic="imperfect" savestate="supported" palettesize="4096"/> |
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