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cavelon: MAME ROM Information.


History:

Cavelon (c) 1983 Jetsoft.


In this horizontally-scrolling maze game, You the heroic knight must reach the top floor of Castle Cavelon, rescue a fair maiden and do battle with the Black Wizard! Armed with bow and arrow and a magic sword, you must avoid or kill the castle security guards while collecting the 8 pieces of the exit door that are scattered around the corridors, in order to proceed to the next floor.


- TECHNICAL -


Main CPU : Z80 (@ 3.072 Mhz)

Sound CPU : Z80 (@ 1.78975 Mhz)

Sound Chips : (2x) AY8910 (@ 1.78975 Mhz)


Screen orientation : Vertical

Video resolution : 224 x 256 pixels

Screen refresh : 60.61 Hz

Palette colors : 98


Players : 2

Control : 8-way joystick

Buttons : 2


- TIPS AND TRICKS -


If you find yourself in a tight spot, use the magic sword to make the guards disappear for a short while. If you have less than three uses left, a new magic sword will randomly appear in the maze for you to pick up.


The Guards can shoot each other! Use this to your advantage.


- PORTS -


* Computers :

Commodore C64 (1984)

Sinclair ZX Spectrum (1984) : by Ocean Software.


- SOURCES -


Game's rom.




MAME Info:

0.37b9 [Paul Swan]


WIP:

- 26th January 2004: Aaron Giles fixed Cavelon and Gottlieb games.

- 0.53: Changed palettesize to 98 colors.

- 0.37b15: Fixed cpu1 rom loading.

- 0.37b9: Paul Swan added Cavelon (Jetsoft 1983).

- 5th October 2000: Paul Swan submitted a driver for Cavelon.


PLAY INSTRUCTIONS:

- Pick up all pieces to escape to next level then do battle with the Black Wizzard.


LEVELS: 6


Other Emulators:

* FB Alpha


Recommended Games (Knights):

Warlords

Demons & Dragons

Cavelon

Dragon's Lair

Hunchback

Knightmare

Dragon Buster

The Tower of Druaga

Ghosts'n Goblins

Ghouls'n Ghosts

Ghouls'n Ghosts (Mega-Tech)

Vs. Castlevania

Castlevania (PlayChoice-10)

Cadash

Dragon Unit

Dark Seal

Rampart

Crossed Swords

The King of Dragons

Knights of the Round

Exvania

Wizard Fire

Dungeons & Dragons: Tower of Doom

Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara

Light Bringer

Action Hollywood (Excaliwood)

Sol Divide

Knights of Valour

Knights of Valour Plus

Knights of Valour Super Heroes

Knights of Valour 2

Knights of Valour - The Seven Spirits

The Crystal of Kings


Recommended Games (Maze Extra):

Bagman

Super Bagman

Tutankham

Cavelon

Crystal Castles

Flip & Flop (Max-A-Flex)

Money Money

Uncle Poo

Hero

Spatter

The Tower of Druaga

Doki Doki Penguin Land

The Return of Ishtar

Kid no Hore Hore Daisakusen

Mustache Boy

Marchen Maze

Ufo Senshi Yohko Chan

Evil Stone

Magical Crystals

Cheese Chase

Mad Donna

Princess Clara Daisakusen

Burglar X

Shocking

Monkey Ball

Monster Farm Jump


Romset: 35 kb / 7 files / 16.5 zip




MAME XML Output:

       <game name="cavelon" sourcefile="scramble.c">
              <description>Cavelon</description>
              <year>1983</year>
              <manufacturer>Jetsoft</manufacturer>
              <rom name="2.bin" size="8192" crc="a3b353ac" sha1="1d5cc402f83c410f2ccd186dafb8bf16a7778fb0" region="maincpu" offset="0"/>
              <rom name="1.bin" size="8192" crc="3f62efd6" sha1="b03a46f8478f499812c5d9c11816ee28d67fb77b" region="maincpu" offset="2000"/>
              <rom name="3.bin" size="8192" crc="39d74e4e" sha1="4789eab2741555f59a97ef5a10b0500f6b64a6ce" region="maincpu" offset="10000"/>
              <rom name="1c_snd.bin" size="2048" crc="f58dcf55" sha1="517dab8684109188d7d78c8a2cf94a4fac17d40c" region="audiocpu" offset="0"/>
              <rom name="h.bin" size="4096" crc="d44fcd6f" sha1="c275741bb1d876e7308e131cac2f1fee249613c7" region="gfx1" offset="0"/>
              <rom name="k.bin" size="4096" crc="59bc7f9e" sha1="4374955d0fdfbba57ba432da22b0d94b66832fb8" region="gfx1" offset="1000"/>
              <rom name="cavelon.clr" size="32" crc="d133356b" sha1="58db4013a9ad77107f0d462c96363d7c38d86fa2" region="proms" offset="0"/>
              <chip type="cpu" tag="maincpu" name="Z80" clock="3072000"/>
              <chip type="cpu" tag="audiocpu" name="Z80" clock="1789750"/>
              <chip type="audio" tag="mono" name="Speaker"/>
              <chip type="audio" tag="8910.1" name="AY-3-8910A" clock="1789750"/>
              <chip type="audio" tag="8910.2" name="AY-3-8910A" clock="1789750"/>
              <display tag="screen" type="raster" rotate="90" width="256" height="224" refresh="60.606061" />
              <sound channels="1"/>
              <input players="2" buttons="2" coins="2">
                     <control type="joy" ways="8"/>
              </input>
              <dipswitch name="Cabinet" tag="IN1" mask="1">
                     <dipvalue name="Upright" value="1" default="yes"/>
                     <dipvalue name="Cocktail" value="0"/>
              </dipswitch>
              <dipswitch name="Coinage" tag="IN1" mask="2">
                     <dipvalue name="A 1/1 B 1/6" value="0" default="yes"/>
                     <dipvalue name="A 2/1 B 1/3" value="2"/>
              </dipswitch>
              <dipswitch name="Lives" tag="IN2" mask="6">
                     <dipvalue name="5" value="0"/>
                     <dipvalue name="4" value="4"/>
                     <dipvalue name="3" value="2" default="yes"/>
                     <dipvalue name="2" value="6"/>
              </dipswitch>
              <dipswitch name="Unknown" tag="IN2" mask="8">
                     <dipvalue name="Off" value="0" default="yes"/>
                     <dipvalue name="On" value="8"/>
              </dipswitch>
              <driver status="good" emulation="good" color="good" sound="good" graphic="good" savestate="supported" palettesize="98"/>
       </game>
 
 


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