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Alpine Racer 2 (Rev. ARS2 Ver.A)

  1. Game infos
  2. Parent and Clones
  3. Sound
  4. Driver
  5. Inputs
  6. Controls
  7. Display
  8. Dipswitchs
  9. Roms list
  10. Chips list
  11. Serie
  12. Categories
  13. History
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Game infos

Description Alpine Racer 2 (Rev. ARS2 Ver.A)
Name alpinr2a
Manufacturer Namco
Year 1996
Runnable yes
System arcade /
Number of players 1P
Added to MAME .131u3
Romset size 0 B
Romset file files
Romset zip 0 B
Language English
Genre Sports

Parent and clones

Parent alpinr2b : Alpine Racer 2 (Rev. ARS2 Ver.B) (1996)

Sound infos

Sound_channels 2

Driver infos

Driver status imperfect
Driver emulation good
Driver color good
Driver sound good
Driver graphic imperfect
Driver cocktail
Driver protection
Driver savestate yes

Inputs infos

Input service no
Input tilt no
Input players 1
Input buttons
Input coins 1

Controls infos

type ways minimum maximum sensitivity keydelta reverse
joy 2 no
stick 0 255 100 4 no

Display infos

type rotate flipx width height refresh pixclock htotal hbend hbstart vtotal vbend vbstart
raster 0 no 640 480 60 24576000 800 0 640 512 0 480

Dipswitchs

Roms list

console name bios size crc md5 merge sha1 region offset status optional
arcade alpiner2_defaults.nv 8192 1f21154e alpiner2_defaults.nv a141d7d235955d042c60d013a89619d35c02308f eeprom 0 good no
arcade ars1ccrh.1d 524288 a17660bb ars1ccrh.1d bae2c3f20772c6cea99f271ee3f39b1f999038c6 textilemap 200000 good no
arcade ars1ccrl.3d 2097152 fc8c9161 ars1ccrl.3d ad0fcfae27e02d68a6f8d1d03c514dc2f12d9ee8 textilemap 0 good no
arcade ars1cg0.8d 2097152 74f4515c ars1cg0.8d 1e3a96281d543213d10c962b4d387c414d76e0c3 textile 0 good no
arcade ars1cg1.10d 2097152 329a95c1 ars1cg1.10d 2cad7fd9e5ca7c64729ca2548ef4f873a0b8de64 textile 200000 good no
arcade ars1cg2.12d 2097152 5648345a ars1cg2.12d 0dc7aedba65b7d97687a9e38a63597f16cee6179 textile 400000 good no
arcade ars1cg3.13d 2097152 a752f205 ars1cg3.13d 373b5a69e4488bc30763568ceae512ab7039f5f8 textile 600000 good no
arcade ars1cg4.14d 2097152 54bf35b6 ars1cg4.14d aec43b66e7597ad7d113ae785417bf26164c1bca textile 800000 good no
arcade ars1cg5.16d 2097152 e24a19a2 ars1cg5.16d 34c1b51eea954ae3000602e550eb1cef0a10e651 textile a00000 good no
arcade ars1ptrl0.18k 524288 f04e0e61 ars1ptrl0.18k d58a1d3ca1d0922e134db21a04feaee7dc97b020 pointrom 0 good no
arcade ars1ptrl1.16k 524288 8bdb4970 ars1ptrl1.16k a504cd4beca4bedd1a7a228c83dd6b844ca3a1e0 pointrom 80000 good no
arcade ars1ptrl2.15k 524288 ec993a4f ars1ptrl2.15k 883f64e3e8d951415e9cef589c354eba9406c0aa pointrom 100000 good no
arcade ars1ptrl3.14k 524288 4d453f3c ars1ptrl3.14k 7a82e5d8f974d9e56d0031b35e73647fe6aeec2e pointrom 180000 good no
arcade ars1ptrm0.18j 524288 d1bdc524 ars1ptrm0.18j b898bb38de397551ada4da4677dd733bf8fa5010 pointrom 200000 good no
arcade ars1ptrm1.16j 524288 86b81c81 ars1ptrm1.16j 45096abf46794f06a4b647f5e4222798d8467632 pointrom 280000 good no
arcade ars1ptrm2.15j 524288 24116b83 ars1ptrm2.15j 41c6a880abce7b543c409fda767682b2537b0d99 pointrom 300000 good no
arcade ars1ptrm3.14j 524288 772bede3 ars1ptrm3.14j f9565b7a40f0bbf11081d619fe5a46feafce2e56 pointrom 380000 good no
arcade ars1ptru0.18f 524288 a4cf197a ars1ptru0.18f ee78cc259e87395df75179bbe5b6e521e762b582 pointrom 400000 good no
arcade ars1ptru1.16f 524288 1deb1fc0 ars1ptru1.16f bfd1dfcaccf5a0f851b6757995fa7195452a3965 pointrom 480000 good no
arcade ars1ptru2.15f 524288 bcfad0ba ars1ptru2.15f bee7f2f9ecd2b289c6706e19fa86863913b286b5 pointrom 500000 good no
arcade ars1ptru3.14f 524288 73ce6958 ars1ptru3.14f 918b0fb0fca33dbe3be3ac679b8b28f58213f75b pointrom 580000 good no
arcade ars1scg0.12f 2097152 bc49ed86 ars1scg0.12f 289b39f2cb21c723dbe4ddd64ee4b2c5fa65c368 sprite 0 good no
arcade ars1wavea.2l 4194304 f8d107e9 ars1wavea.2l 5c418691f0b35403553f21f5570eda8bbb66890f c352 0 good no
arcade ars2data.8k 524288 29b36dcb ars2data.8k 70fde130c11789c822829493a70ecefb077c0c15 mcu 0 good no
arcade ars2ver-a.2 2097152 b07b15a4 ea3b2d7b4ef4ccf3aafeef7e7eac92e8d446f4e7 maincpu 3 good no
arcade ars2ver-a.3 2097152 90a92e40 bf8083256e56e7e33e61b4cdaf9fd03dabfb36ba maincpu 2 good no
arcade ars2ver-a.4 2097152 9e9d771d 6fb983e3f4f8233544667b1bbf87864e4fb8698c maincpu 1 good no
arcade ars2ver-a.5 2097152 e93c7771 305f35488a55be1b845702df972bba8334c0726c maincpu 0 good no
arcade ars2waveb.1l 4194304 deab4ad1 ars2waveb.1l 580ad88d516280baaf6cc92b2e07cdc0cfc486f3 c352 800000 good no
arcade c71.bin 8192 47c623ab c71.bin e363ac50f5556f83308d4cc191b455e9b62bcfc8 slave 0 good no

Chips list

name tag type clock
C352 c352 audio 24576000
M37710S4 mcu cpu 16384000
M68EC020 maincpu cpu 24576000
Speaker rspeaker audio
TMS32025 slave cpu 49152000

Serie

Serie : Alpine Racer
  1. Alpine Racer (Rev. AR2 Ver.C) (1994)
  2. Alpine Racer (Rev. AR2 Ver.D) (1994)
  3. Alpine Racer 2 (Rev. ARS2 Ver.A) (1996)
  4. Alpine Racer 2 (Rev. ARS2 Ver.B) (1996)

Categories

History


Arcade Video game published 23 years ago:

Alpine Racer 2 (c) 1996 Namco.

A checkpoint-style racing game, featuring realistic physics, unique controls and an unusual genre for a racing game. It features three separate courses and your choice of speed or gate racing. There is a cool replay feature for finishing in first place.

- TECHNICAL -

Namco Super System 22 hardware
Game ID : ARS

Main CPU : Motorola 68EC020 (@ 24.576 Mhz), (2x) TMS32025 (@ 49.152 Mhz), M37710 (@ 16.384 Mhz)
Sound Chips : C352 (@ 16.384 Mhz)

Players : 1
Control : stick
Buttons : 3

- TRIVIA -

Alpine Racer 2 was released in December 1996.

This game was used as one of the challenges on the BBC game show "Friends Like These". The contestants had to finish in the highest position to win.

Michael Jackson used to own this game (Serial number: APM02194). It was sold at the official Michael Jackson Auction on Apr. 24th, 2009.

- UPDATES -

ARS2/VER.A
* Build date : 13:45:05, DEC 6 1996

ARS2/VER.B
* Build date : 17:10:59, JAN 10 1997

- TIPS AND TRICKS -

* Hidden Characters :
Kuma : Hold SELECT and insert a coin. Then at the skipper select screen hold RIGHT and push the VIEW CHANGE button.
Oyaji : Hold SELECT and insert a coin. Then at the skipper select screen hold LEFT and push the VIEW CHANGE button.

* Track Weather : Enter one of the character codes, then highlight High Speed Course and press...
Darker Track : ... Left Select, View Change
Darker/Foggier Track : ... Left Select, Left Select, View Change

* Staff Credit : In Expert Mode in Time Trial, pass through the left side of the arrow in 1st tunnel.

- SERIES -

1. Alpine Racer (1994)
2. Alpine Racer 2 (1996)
3. Alpine Racer 3 (2002)

- CONTRIBUTE -

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