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sarukani: MAME ROM Information.


History:

Saru Kani Hamu Zou - Taisen Block Kuzushi (c) 1997 Kaneko.


Breakout featuring a jumping character and hilarious graphics.


- TECHNICAL -


Kaneko Super Nova System hardware


Main CPU : SH-2 (@ 28.638 Mhz)

Sound Chips : YMZ280B (@ 16.666666 Mhz)


Screen orientation : Horizontal

Video resolution : 320 x 240 pixels

Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz

Palette colors : 32768


Players : 2

Control : dial

Buttons : 3


- TRIVIA -


Developed by Mediaworks for Kaneko. Released in January 1997 in Japan.


The title of this game translates from Japanese as 'Monkey Crab Hamster Elephant - Block Breaking Competition' ('Block Kuzushi'/'Block Breaking' is the Japanese name for 'Breakout'.)


This game is known in Asia as "VS Block Breaker".


- STAFF -


Planner : Koban

Programmer : Masayuki Yamakawa, Yash, Masahiro Honma, Yukihiro Yamazaki, Hisaya Sakuma

Sound Programmer : Mitsuhiro Kanaoka

Graphic Designer : Tatsuya Yoshikawa, YUzuru Suzuki, Makoto Sugimoto, Sera Shiina, Tsuneo Sato

Sound Creator : Sayoko Ueda

Original Game Designer : Syu Sato

Character Designer : syun Kazakami

Art Director : Makoto Kawamoto

Director : Koban

General Producer : Hiroshi Kaneko

Co-Operation : Dengeki Playstation (Mediaworks), Syun Kazakami


- SOURCES -


Game's rom.




MAME Info:

0.68 [David Haywood]

0.66 [David Haywood]

0.62 [?]


< Japan >


WIP:

- 0.68: David Haywood added VS Block Breaker (Asia). Changed 'Saru-Kani-Hamu-Zou' to clone 'Saru-Kani-Hamu-Zou (Japan)'.

- 0.66: Added Saru-Kani-Hamu-Zou.

- 27th February 2003: David Haywood added a clone of Saru-Kani-Hamu-Zou called Vs Block Breaker and a correct BIOS for it to the Super Kaneko Nova System driver.

- 26th February 2003: David Haywood fixed a bug in the Super Kaneko Nova System graphics emulation and Saru-Kani-Hamu-Zou is now playable.

- 15th February 2003: Guru - Vs Block Breaker (Kaneko 1997) arrived.

- 0.62: Added Saru-Kani-Hamu-Zou (Testdriver).


LEVELS: 32


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Wink

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Tournament Arkanoid

Arkanoid - Revenge of DOH

Arkanoid Returns

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Super Free Kick

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Block Carnival / Thunder & Lightning 2

Play Girls

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Blocken

Wiggie Waggie

Cuby Bop

Zip & Zap

Bal Cube

Domino Block

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VS Block Breaker

Bestri

Mad Ball

Jumping Break

The Block Kuzushi

Gunbarich


Romset: 8192 kb / 6 files / 3.13 zip




MAME XML Output:

       <game name="sarukani" sourcefile="suprnova.c" cloneof="vblokbrk" romof="vblokbrk">
              <description>Saru-Kani-Hamu-Zou (Japan)</description>
              <year>1997</year>
              <manufacturer>Kaneko / Mediaworks</manufacturer>
              <rom name="sknsj1.u10" merge="sknsj1.u10" size="524288" crc="7e2b836c" sha1="92c5a7a2472496028bff0e5980d41dd294f42144" region="maincpu" offset="0"/>
              <rom name="sk1j1.u10" size="524288" crc="fcc131b6" sha1="5e3e71ee1f736b6098e671e6f57b1fb313c81adb" region="user1" offset="0"/>
              <rom name="sk1j1.u8" size="524288" crc="3b6aa343" sha1="a969b20b1170d82351024cab9e37f2fbfd01ddeb" region="user1" offset="1"/>
              <rom name="sk100-00.u24" merge="sk100-00.u24" size="2097152" crc="151dd88a" sha1="87bb1039a9883f721a315760eb2c4abe4a94046f" region="gfx1" offset="0"/>
              <rom name="sk-101.u20" merge="sk-101.u20" size="1048576" crc="779cce23" sha1="70147b36d982524ba9921823e481ce8fbb5daa26" region="gfx1" offset="200000"/>
              <rom name="sk200-00.u16" merge="sk200-00.u16" size="2097152" crc="2e297c61" sha1="4071b945a1294fbc3d18fab1f144bf09af4349e8" region="gfx2" offset="0"/>
              <rom name="sk300-00.u4" merge="sk300-00.u4" size="2097152" crc="e6535c05" sha1="8895b7c326e0261691cb184887ac1ca637302460" region="ymz" offset="0"/>
              <chip type="cpu" tag="maincpu" name="SH-2" clock="28638000"/>
              <chip type="audio" tag="lspeaker" name="Speaker"/>
              <chip type="audio" tag="rspeaker" name="Speaker"/>
              <chip type="audio" tag="ymz" name="YMZ280B" clock="16666666"/>
              <display tag="screen" type="raster" rotate="0" width="320" height="240" refresh="59.597100" />
              <sound channels="2"/>
              <input players="2" buttons="3" coins="2" service="yes" tilt="yes">
                     <control type="joy" ways="8"/>
                     <control type="dial" minimum="0" maximum="255" sensitivity="100" keydelta="15" reverse="yes"/>
              </input>
              <dipswitch name="Service Mode" tag="400004" mask="1">
                     <dipvalue name="Off" value="1" default="yes"/>
                     <dipvalue name="On" value="0"/>
              </dipswitch>
              <dipswitch name="Flip Screen" tag="400004" mask="2">
                     <dipvalue name="Off" value="2" default="yes"/>
                     <dipvalue name="On" value="0"/>
              </dipswitch>
              <dipswitch name="Unknown" tag="400004" mask="4">
                     <dipvalue name="Off" value="4" default="yes"/>
                     <dipvalue name="On" value="0"/>
              </dipswitch>
              <dipswitch name="Unknown" tag="400004" mask="8">
                     <dipvalue name="Off" value="8" default="yes"/>
                     <dipvalue name="On" value="0"/>
              </dipswitch>
              <dipswitch name="Unknown" tag="400004" mask="16">
                     <dipvalue name="Off" value="16" default="yes"/>
                     <dipvalue name="On" value="0"/>
              </dipswitch>
              <dipswitch name="Unknown" tag="400004" mask="32">
                     <dipvalue name="Off" value="32" default="yes"/>
                     <dipvalue name="On" value="0"/>
              </dipswitch>
              <dipswitch name="Use Backup Ram" tag="400004" mask="64">
                     <dipvalue name="No" value="0"/>
                     <dipvalue name="Yes" value="64" default="yes"/>
              </dipswitch>
              <dipswitch name="Freeze" tag="400004" mask="128">
                     <dipvalue name="Freezes the game" value="0"/>
                     <dipvalue name="Right value" value="128" default="yes"/>
              </dipswitch>
              <driver status="imperfect" emulation="good" color="good" sound="good" graphic="imperfect" savestate="unsupported" palettesize="32768"/>
       </game>
 
 


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