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mt_tfor2: MAME ROM Information.


History:

Thunder Force II MD [Mega-Tech 11] (c) 1989 Sega.


- TECHNICAL -


Cabinet dimensions :

Width : 53 cm.

Depth : 76 cm.

Height : 176 cm.

Weight : 113 Kg.


Sega Mega-Tech hardware

Game ID : Mega-Tech No. 11


Main CPU : 68000 (@ 7.670442 Mhz), (2x) Z80 (@ 3.57954 Mhz)

Sound Chips : YM3438 (@ 7.670442 Mhz), (2x) SN76496 (@ 3.57954 Mhz)


Screen orientation : Horizontal

Video resolution : 320 x 416 pixels

Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz

Palette colors : 96


Players : 2

Control : 8-way joystick

Buttons : 3


- TRIVIA -


Released in June 1989.


'MD' stands for 'Mega Drive'.


Mega-Tech System list of games :

[Mega-Tech 01] Altered Beast

[Mega-Tech 02] Space Harrier II

[Mega-Tech 03] Super Thunder Blade

[Mega-Tech 04] Great Golf

[Mega-Tech 05] Great Soccer

[Mega-Tech 06] Out Run

[Mega-Tech 07] Alien Syndrome

[Mega-Tech 08] Shinobi

[Mega-Tech 09] Fantasy Zone

[Mega-Tech 10] After Burner

[Mega-Tech 11] Thunder Force II MD

[Mega-Tech 12] ???

[Mega-Tech 13] Astro Warrior

[Mega-Tech 14] ???

[Mega-Tech 15] ???

[Mega-Tech 16] ???

[Mega-Tech 17] ???

[Mega-Tech 18] ???

[Mega-Tech 19] ???

[Mega-Tech 20] Last Battle - Legend of the Final Hero

[Mega-Tech 21] World Championship Soccer

[Mega-Tech 22] Tetris

[Mega-Tech 23] Ghouls'n Ghosts

[Mega-Tech 24] Super Hang-On

[Mega-Tech 25] Golden Axe

[Mega-Tech 26] Forgotten Worlds

[Mega-Tech 27] Mystic Defender

[Mega-Tech 28] The Revenge of Shinobi

[Mega-Tech 29] Parlour Games

[Mega-Tech 31] Arnold Palmer Tournament Golf

[Mega-Tech 32] Super Real Basketball

[Mega-Tech 33] ???

[Mega-Tech 34] ???

[Mega-Tech 35] Tommy Lasorda Baseball

[Mega-Tech 36] Columns

[Mega-Tech 37] ???

[Mega-Tech 38] E-SWAT Cyber Police - Enhanced Special Weapons and Tactics

[Mega-Tech 39] Super Monaco GP

[Mega-Tech 40] Moonwalker

[Mega-Tech 41] Crack Down

[Mega-Tech 42] ???

[Mega-Tech 43] Shadow Dancer

[Mega-Tech 44] Arrow Flash

[Mega-Tech 45] ???

[Mega-Tech 46] ???

[Mega-Tech 47] Alien Storm

[Mega-Tech 48] Wrestle War

[Mega-Tech 49] Bonanza Bros.

[Mega-Tech 50] ???

[Mega-Tech 51] Streets of Rage

[Mega-Tech 52] Sonic The Hedgehog

[Mega-Tech 53] Fire Shark

[Mega-Tech 54] Spider-Man Vs. The Kingpin

[Mega-Tech 55] California Games

[Mega-Tech 56] ???

[Mega-Tech 57] Golden Axe II

[Mega-Tech 58] Joe Montana II - Sports Talk Football

[Mega-Tech 59] Mario Lemieux Hockey

[Mega-Tech 60] Kid Chameleon

[Mega-Tech 61] Turbo Out Run

[Mega-Tech 62] Sonic The Hedgehog 2


- TIPS AND TRICKS -


* Options Menu : At the title screen, press and hold A+B+C and then press Start.


- SERIES -


1. Thunder Force (PC98)

2. Thunder Force II (X68000)

3. Thunder Force II MD (1989, Sega Mega Drive)

4. Thunder Force III (1990, Sega Mega Drive)

5. Thunder Force IV (1992, Sega Mega Drive)

6. Thunder Force V (1997, Sega Saturn)

7. Thunder Force VI (2008, Sony PlayStation 2)


- PORTS -


* Consoles :

Sega Saturn (1996, "ThunderForce Gold Pack Vol. 1")


* Computers :

Sharp X68000 (Year unknown)


- SOURCES -


Game's rom.

Machine's picture.



MAME Info:

0.72u2 [?]


WIP:

- 0.88u2: Changed description to 'Thunder Force II MD (Mega-Tech)'.

- 0.83: Changed description to 'Mega-Tech: Thunder Force II MD'.

- 0.72u2: Added 'MegaTech: Thunder Force 2' (Sega 1989).


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Romset: 544 kb / 2 files / 372.2 zip



MAME XML Output:

       <game name="mt_tfor2" sourcefile="megatech.c" romof="megatech">
              <description>Thunder Force II MD (Mega-Tech)</description>
              <year>1989</year>
              <manufacturer>Tecno Soft / Sega</manufacturer>
              <biosset name="ver1" description="Ver 1" default="yes"/>
              <biosset name="ver0" description="Ver 0"/>
              <rom name="epr-12664.20" merge="epr-12664.20" bios="ver1" size="32768" crc="f71e9526" sha1="1c7887541d02c41426992d17f8e3db9e03975953" region="mtbios" offset="0"/>
              <rom name="epr-12263a.20" merge="epr-12263a.20" bios="ver0" size="32768" crc="07c3f423" sha1="50c28bbc2d4349c820d988ae3f20aae3f808545f" region="mtbios" offset="0"/>
              <rom name="mp12559.ic1" size="524288" crc="b093bee3" sha1="0bf6194c3d228425f8cf1903ed70d8da1b027b6a" region="game0" offset="0"/>
              <rom name="epr-12368-11.ic2" size="32768" crc="f4f27e8d" sha1="ae1a2823deb416c53838115966f1833d5dac72d4" region="game0" offset="300001"/>
              <chip type="cpu" tag="maincpu" name="68000" clock="7670453"/>
              <chip type="cpu" tag="genesis_snd_z80" name="Z80" clock="3579545"/>
              <chip type="cpu" tag="mtbios" name="Z80" clock="3579540"/>
              <chip type="audio" tag="lspeaker" name="Speaker"/>
              <chip type="audio" tag="rspeaker" name="Speaker"/>
              <chip type="audio" tag="ymsnd" name="YM2612" clock="7670453"/>
              <chip type="audio" tag="snsnd" name="SEGA VDP PSG" clock="3579545"/>
              <chip type="audio" tag="sn2" name="SN76496" clock="3579540"/>
              <display tag="megadriv" type="raster" rotate="0" width="256" height="224" refresh="60.000000" />
              <display tag="menu" type="raster" rotate="0" width="256" height="224" refresh="60.000000" pixclock="5376240" htotal="342" hbend="0" hbstart="256" vtotal="262" vbend="0" vbstart="224" />
              <sound channels="2"/>
              <input players="2" buttons="4" coins="4" service="yes">
                     <control type="joy" ways="8"/>
              </input>
              <dipswitch name="Unknown" tag="BIOS_IN0" mask="2">
                     <dipvalue name="Off" value="2" default="yes"/>
                     <dipvalue name="On" value="0"/>
              </dipswitch>
              <dipswitch name="Unknown" tag="BIOS_IN0" mask="4">
                     <dipvalue name="Off" value="4" default="yes"/>
                     <dipvalue name="On" value="0"/>
              </dipswitch>
              <dipswitch name="Unknown" tag="BIOS_IN0" mask="8">
                     <dipvalue name="Off" value="8" default="yes"/>
                     <dipvalue name="On" value="0"/>
              </dipswitch>
              <dipswitch name="Unknown" tag="BIOS_IN0" mask="16">
                     <dipvalue name="Off" value="16" default="yes"/>
                     <dipvalue name="On" value="0"/>
              </dipswitch>
              <dipswitch name="Unknown" tag="BIOS_IN0" mask="32">
                     <dipvalue name="Off" value="32" default="yes"/>
                     <dipvalue name="On" value="0"/>
              </dipswitch>
              <dipswitch name="Unknown" tag="BIOS_IN0" mask="64">
                     <dipvalue name="Off" value="64" default="yes"/>
                     <dipvalue name="On" value="0"/>
              </dipswitch>
              <dipswitch name="Coin slot 4" tag="BIOS_DSW0" mask="1">
                     <dipvalue name="Inhibit" value="0"/>
                     <dipvalue name="Accept" value="1" default="yes"/>
              </dipswitch>
              <dipswitch name="Coin slot 3" tag="BIOS_DSW0" mask="2">
                     <dipvalue name="Inhibit" value="0"/>
                     <dipvalue name="Accept" value="2" default="yes"/>
              </dipswitch>
              <dipswitch name="Coin slot 3/4 value" tag="BIOS_DSW0" mask="28">
                     <dipvalue name="1 Coin/1 Credit" value="28" default="yes"/>
                     <dipvalue name="1 Coin/2 Credits" value="24"/>
                     <dipvalue name="1 Coin/3 Credits" value="20"/>
                     <dipvalue name="1 Coin/4 Credits" value="16"/>
                     <dipvalue name="1 Coin/5 Credits" value="12"/>
                     <dipvalue name="1 Coin/6 Credits" value="8"/>
                     <dipvalue name="1 Coin/8 Credits" value="4"/>
                     <dipvalue name="1 Coin/10 credits" value="0"/>
              </dipswitch>
              <dipswitch name="Coin slot 2 value" tag="BIOS_DSW0" mask="224">
                     <dipvalue name="2 Coins/1 Credit" value="32"/>
                     <dipvalue name="1 Coin/1 Credit" value="64"/>
                     <dipvalue name="1 Coin/2 Credits" value="96" default="yes"/>
                     <dipvalue name="1 Coin/3 Credits" value="128"/>
                     <dipvalue name="1 Coin/4 Credits" value="160"/>
                     <dipvalue name="1 Coin/5 Credits" value="192"/>
                     <dipvalue name="1 Coin/6 Credits" value="224"/>
                     <dipvalue name="Inhibit" value="0"/>
              </dipswitch>
              <dipswitch name="Coin Slot 1 value" tag="BIOS_DSW1" mask="15">
                     <dipvalue name="Inhibit" value="0"/>
                     <dipvalue name="1 Coin/1 Credit" value="1" default="yes"/>
                     <dipvalue name="1 Coin/2 Credits" value="2"/>
                     <dipvalue name="1 Coin/3 Credits" value="3"/>
                     <dipvalue name="1 Coin/4 Credits" value="4"/>
                     <dipvalue name="1 Coin/5 Credits" value="5"/>
                     <dipvalue name="1 Coin/6 Credits" value="6"/>
                     <dipvalue name="1 Coin/7 Credits" value="7"/>
                     <dipvalue name="1 Coin/8 Credits" value="8"/>
                     <dipvalue name="1 Coin/9 Credits" value="9"/>
                     <dipvalue name="1 coin/10 credits" value="10"/>
                     <dipvalue name="1 coin/11 credits" value="11"/>
                     <dipvalue name="1 coin/12 credits" value="12"/>
                     <dipvalue name="1 coin/13 credits" value="13"/>
                     <dipvalue name="1 coin/14 credits" value="14"/>
                     <dipvalue name="1 coin/15 credits" value="15"/>
              </dipswitch>
              <dipswitch name="Time per credit" tag="BIOS_DSW1" mask="240">
                     <dipvalue name="Free Play" value="0"/>
                     <dipvalue name="7:30" value="16"/>
                     <dipvalue name="7:00" value="32"/>
                     <dipvalue name="6:30" value="48"/>
                     <dipvalue name="6:00" value="64"/>
                     <dipvalue name="5:30" value="80"/>
                     <dipvalue name="5:00" value="96"/>
                     <dipvalue name="4:30" value="112"/>
                     <dipvalue name="4:00" value="128"/>
                     <dipvalue name="3:30" value="144"/>
                     <dipvalue name="3:00" value="160" default="yes"/>
                     <dipvalue name="2:30" value="176"/>
                     <dipvalue name="2:00" value="192"/>
                     <dipvalue name="1:30" value="208"/>
                     <dipvalue name="1:00" value="224"/>
                     <dipvalue name="0:30" value="240"/>
              </dipswitch>
              <dipswitch name="5" tag="BIOS_J1" mask="1">
                     <dipvalue name="Off" value="1" default="yes"/>
                     <dipvalue name="On" value="0"/>
              </dipswitch>
              <dipswitch name="Unknown" tag="BIOS_J1" mask="2">
                     <dipvalue name="Off" value="2" default="yes"/>
                     <dipvalue name="On" value="0"/>
              </dipswitch>
              <dipswitch name="Unknown" tag="BIOS_J1" mask="4">
                     <dipvalue name="Off" value="4" default="yes"/>
                     <dipvalue name="On" value="0"/>
              </dipswitch>
              <dipswitch name="Unknown" tag="BIOS_J1" mask="8">
                     <dipvalue name="Off" value="8" default="yes"/>
                     <dipvalue name="On" value="0"/>
              </dipswitch>
              <dipswitch name="Unknown" tag="BIOS_J1" mask="16">
                     <dipvalue name="Off" value="16" default="yes"/>
                     <dipvalue name="On" value="0"/>
              </dipswitch>
              <dipswitch name="Unknown" tag="BIOS_J1" mask="32">
                     <dipvalue name="Off" value="32" default="yes"/>
                     <dipvalue name="On" value="0"/>
              </dipswitch>
              <dipswitch name="Unknown" tag="BIOS_J1" mask="64">
                     <dipvalue name="Off" value="64" default="yes"/>
                     <dipvalue name="On" value="0"/>
              </dipswitch>
              <dipswitch name="Unknown" tag="BIOS_J1" mask="128">
                     <dipvalue name="Off" value="128" default="yes"/>
                     <dipvalue name="On" value="0"/>
              </dipswitch>
              <driver status="preliminary" emulation="preliminary" color="good" sound="good" graphic="good" savestate="unsupported" palettesize="512"/>
       </game>
 
 


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