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killcom: MAME ROM Information.


History:

Killer Comet (c) 1980 Centuri.


An early shooter. You goal is the destroy the invading ships around the screen. You can only fire upwards.


- TECHNICAL -


Main CPU : M6502 (@ 894.75 Khz)

Sound CPU : M6502 (@ 894.75 Khz)

Sound Chips : AY8910 (@ 1.7895 Mhz)


Screen orientation : Horizontal

Video resolution : 256 x 256 pixels

Screen refresh : 57.00 Hz

Palette colors : 8


Players : 2

Control : 8-way joystick

Buttons : 4


- TRIVIA -


Released in October 1980.


Developed by GamePlan.


- SOURCES -


Game's rom.

Machine's picture.




MAME Info:

0.31 [Chris Moore]


WIP:

- 0.78u5: Changed AY-3-8910 clock speed to 1789500 Hz. Added 24x 'Unused' dipswitches.

- 0.33b5: Santeri Saarimaa added high score saving to Killer Comet.

- 3rd June 1998: Santeri Saarimaa fixed Killer Comet dipswitches & input ports.

- 0.33b3: Chris Moore added M6502/AY8910 sound in Killer Comet.

- 0.31: Chris Moore added Killer Comet (GamePlan 1980).


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Romset: 18 kb / 9 files / 10.6 zip




MAME XML Output:

       <game name="killcom" sourcefile="gameplan.c">
              <description>Killer Comet</description>
              <year>1980</year>
              <manufacturer>Game Plan (Centuri license)</manufacturer>
              <rom name="killcom.e2" size="2048" crc="a01cbb9a" sha1="a8769243adbdddedfda5f3c8f054e9281a0eca46" region="maincpu" offset="c000"/>
              <rom name="killcom.f2" size="2048" crc="bb3b4a93" sha1="a0ea61ac30a4d191db619b7bfb697914e1500036" region="maincpu" offset="c800"/>
              <rom name="killcom.g2" size="2048" crc="86ec68b2" sha1="a09238190d61684d943ce0acda25eb901d2580ac" region="maincpu" offset="d000"/>
              <rom name="killcom.j2" size="2048" crc="28d8c6a1" sha1="d9003410a651221e608c0dd20d4c9c60c3b0febc" region="maincpu" offset="d800"/>
              <rom name="killcom.j1" size="2048" crc="33ef5ac5" sha1="42f839ad295d3df457ced7886a0003eff7e6c4ae" region="maincpu" offset="e000"/>
              <rom name="killcom.g1" size="2048" crc="49cb13e2" sha1="635e4665042ddd9b8c0b9f275d4bcc6830dc6a98" region="maincpu" offset="e800"/>
              <rom name="killcom.f1" size="2048" crc="ef652762" sha1="414714e5a3f83916bd3ae54afe2cb2271ee9008b" region="maincpu" offset="f000"/>
              <rom name="killcom.e1" size="2048" crc="bc19dcb7" sha1="eb983d2df010c12cb3ffb584fceafa54a4e956b3" region="maincpu" offset="f800"/>
              <rom name="killsnd.e1" size="2048" crc="77d4890d" sha1="a3ed7e11dec5d404f022c521256ff50aa6940d3c" region="audiocpu" offset="e000"/>
              <chip type="cpu" tag="maincpu" name="M6502" clock="894886"/>
              <chip type="cpu" tag="audiocpu" name="M6502" clock="894886"/>
              <chip type="audio" tag="mono" name="Speaker"/>
              <chip type="audio" tag="aysnd" name="AY-3-8910A" clock="1789772"/>
              <display tag="screen" type="raster" rotate="0" width="256" height="256" refresh="59.196429" pixclock="5834400" htotal="352" hbend="0" hbstart="256" vtotal="280" vbend="0" vbstart="256" />
              <sound channels="1"/>
              <input players="2" buttons="4" coins="3" service="yes" tilt="yes">
                     <control type="joy" ways="8"/>
              </input>
              <dipswitch name="Coinage P1/P2" tag="DSW0" mask="3">
                     <dipvalue name="1 Credit/2 Credits" value="3" default="yes"/>
                     <dipvalue name="2 Credits/3 Credits" value="2"/>
                     <dipvalue name="2 Credits/4 Credits" value="1"/>
                     <dipvalue name="Free Play" value="0"/>
              </dipswitch>
              <dipswitch name="Unused" tag="DSW0" mask="4">
                     <dipvalue name="Off" value="4" default="yes"/>
                     <dipvalue name="On" value="0"/>
              </dipswitch>
              <dipswitch name="Lives" tag="DSW0" mask="8">
                     <dipvalue name="4" value="0"/>
                     <dipvalue name="5" value="8" default="yes"/>
              </dipswitch>
              <dipswitch name="Unused" tag="DSW0" mask="16">
                     <dipvalue name="Off" value="16" default="yes"/>
                     <dipvalue name="On" value="0"/>
              </dipswitch>
              <dipswitch name="Unused" tag="DSW0" mask="32">
                     <dipvalue name="Off" value="32" default="yes"/>
                     <dipvalue name="On" value="0"/>
              </dipswitch>
              <dipswitch name="Reaction" tag="DSW0" mask="192">
                     <dipvalue name="Slowest" value="192" default="yes"/>
                     <dipvalue name="Slow" value="128"/>
                     <dipvalue name="Fast" value="64"/>
                     <dipvalue name="Fastest" value="0"/>
              </dipswitch>
              <dipswitch name="Unused" tag="DSW1" mask="1">
                     <dipvalue name="Off" value="1" default="yes"/>
                     <dipvalue name="On" value="0"/>
              </dipswitch>
              <dipswitch name="Unused" tag="DSW1" mask="2">
                     <dipvalue name="Off" value="2" default="yes"/>
                     <dipvalue name="On" value="0"/>
              </dipswitch>
              <dipswitch name="Unused" tag="DSW1" mask="4">
                     <dipvalue name="Off" value="4" default="yes"/>
                     <dipvalue name="On" value="0"/>
              </dipswitch>
              <dipswitch name="Unused" tag="DSW1" mask="8">
                     <dipvalue name="Off" value="8" default="yes"/>
                     <dipvalue name="On" value="0"/>
              </dipswitch>
              <dipswitch name="Unused" tag="DSW1" mask="16">
                     <dipvalue name="Off" value="16" default="yes"/>
                     <dipvalue name="On" value="0"/>
              </dipswitch>
              <dipswitch name="Unused" tag="DSW1" mask="32">
                     <dipvalue name="Off" value="32" default="yes"/>
                     <dipvalue name="On" value="0"/>
              </dipswitch>
              <dipswitch name="Flip Screen" tag="DSW1" mask="64">
                     <dipvalue name="Off" value="64" default="yes"/>
                     <dipvalue name="On" value="0"/>
              </dipswitch>
              <dipswitch name="Cabinet" tag="DSW1" mask="128">
                     <dipvalue name="Upright" value="128" default="yes"/>
                     <dipvalue name="Cocktail" value="0"/>
              </dipswitch>
              <dipswitch name="Unused" tag="DSW2" mask="1">
                     <dipvalue name="Off" value="1" default="yes"/>
                     <dipvalue name="On" value="0"/>
              </dipswitch>
              <dipswitch name="Unused" tag="DSW2" mask="2">
                     <dipvalue name="Off" value="2" default="yes"/>
                     <dipvalue name="On" value="0"/>
              </dipswitch>
              <dipswitch name="Unused" tag="DSW2" mask="4">
                     <dipvalue name="Off" value="4" default="yes"/>
                     <dipvalue name="On" value="0"/>
              </dipswitch>
              <dipswitch name="Unused" tag="DSW2" mask="8">
                     <dipvalue name="Off" value="8" default="yes"/>
                     <dipvalue name="On" value="0"/>
              </dipswitch>
              <dipswitch name="Unused" tag="DSW2" mask="16">
                     <dipvalue name="Off" value="16" default="yes"/>
                     <dipvalue name="On" value="0"/>
              </dipswitch>
              <dipswitch name="Unused" tag="DSW2" mask="32">
                     <dipvalue name="Off" value="32" default="yes"/>
                     <dipvalue name="On" value="0"/>
              </dipswitch>
              <dipswitch name="Unused" tag="DSW2" mask="64">
                     <dipvalue name="Off" value="64" default="yes"/>
                     <dipvalue name="On" value="0"/>
              </dipswitch>
              <dipswitch name="Unused" tag="DSW2" mask="128">
                     <dipvalue name="Off" value="128" default="yes"/>
                     <dipvalue name="On" value="0"/>
              </dipswitch>
              <dipswitch name="Unused" tag="DSW3" mask="1">
                     <dipvalue name="Off" value="1" default="yes"/>
                     <dipvalue name="On" value="0"/>
              </dipswitch>
              <dipswitch name="Unused" tag="DSW3" mask="2">
                     <dipvalue name="Off" value="2" default="yes"/>
                     <dipvalue name="On" value="0"/>
              </dipswitch>
              <dipswitch name="Unused" tag="DSW3" mask="4">
                     <dipvalue name="Off" value="4" default="yes"/>
                     <dipvalue name="On" value="0"/>
              </dipswitch>
              <dipswitch name="Unused" tag="DSW3" mask="8">
                     <dipvalue name="Off" value="8" default="yes"/>
                     <dipvalue name="On" value="0"/>
              </dipswitch>
              <dipswitch name="Unused" tag="DSW3" mask="16">
                     <dipvalue name="Off" value="16" default="yes"/>
                     <dipvalue name="On" value="0"/>
              </dipswitch>
              <dipswitch name="Unused" tag="DSW3" mask="32">
                     <dipvalue name="Off" value="32" default="yes"/>
                     <dipvalue name="On" value="0"/>
              </dipswitch>
              <dipswitch name="Unused" tag="DSW3" mask="64">
                     <dipvalue name="Off" value="64" default="yes"/>
                     <dipvalue name="On" value="0"/>
              </dipswitch>
              <dipswitch name="Unused" tag="DSW3" mask="128">
                     <dipvalue name="Off" value="128" default="yes"/>
                     <dipvalue name="On" value="0"/>
              </dipswitch>
              <driver status="good" emulation="good" color="good" sound="good" graphic="good" savestate="supported" palettesize="0"/>
       </game>
 
 


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