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Chase H.Q. (World)

  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. MAMEinfo
  14. History
  15. High scores
Download chasehq.zip (8.33 MB)
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Game infos

Description Chase H.Q. (World)
Name chasehq
Manufacturer Taito Corporation Japan
Year 1988
Runnable yes
System arcade /
Number of players 1P
Added to MAME .053
Romset size 8.33 MB
Romset file 53 files
Romset zip 3 B
Language English
Evaluation 70 to 80 (Good)
Genre Driving

Parent and clones

Parent This game is the parent

Sound infos

Sound_channels 3

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 yes
Input players 1
Input buttons
Input coins 2

Controls infos

type ways minimum maximum sensitivity keydelta reverse
dial 0 65535 100 2 no
paddle 32 224 100 10 no
pedal 0 7 25 1 no

Display infos

type rotate flipx width height refresh pixclock htotal hbend hbstart vtotal vbend vbstart
raster 0 no 320 240 60

Dipswitchs

Roms list

console name bios size crc md5 merge sha1 region offset status optional
arcade b52-01.7 256 89719d17 50181b8172b0fc08b149db18caf10659be9c517f user2 0 good no
arcade b52-03.135 1024 a3f8490d 349b8c9ba914603f72f800a3fc8e8277d756deb1 user2 0 good no
arcade b52-06.24 256 fbf81f30 c868452c334792345dcced075f6df69cff9e31ca user2 0 good no
arcade b52-113.73 524288 2c6a3a05 f2f0dfbbbb6930bf53025064ebae9c07a95c6deb ymsnd 100000 good no
arcade b52-114.72 524288 3a73d6b1 419f02a875b30913331db207e344d0eaa275297e ymsnd 80000 good no
arcade b52-115.71 524288 4e117e93 51d893fa21793335878c76f6d5987d99da60be04 ymsnd 0 good no
arcade b52-116.70 524288 ad46983c 6fcad67456fbd8c967cd4786815f70b57a24a969 ymsnd.deltat 0 good no
arcade b52-126.136 1024 fa2f840e dd61ee6833bd43bbf619d36ec46f2bfa00880f40 user2 0 good no
arcade b52-127.156 1024 77682a4f da2b3143f1c8688a22d8ec47bbb73b2f2e578480 user2 0 good no
arcade b52-129.30 131072 0eaebc08 1dde3304b251ddeb52f1378ef3845269c3667169 maincpu 40001 good no
arcade b52-130.36 131072 4e7beb46 b8890c4a2121aa93cfc3a41ddbb3b840d0804cfa maincpu 0 good no
arcade b52-131.37 131072 aa945d83 9d8a8186a199cacc0e24cf1ee75d81ab8b056406 maincpu 40000 good no
arcade b52-132.39 65536 a2f54789 941a6470e3a5ae35d079657260a8d7d6a9fca122 sub 0 good no
arcade b52-133.55 65536 12232f95 2894b95fc1d0a6e5b323bf3e7f1968f02b30a845 sub 1 good no
arcade b52-136.29 131072 2f414df0 0daad8b1f7512a5af0722983751841b5b18064ac maincpu 1 good no
arcade b52-137.51 65536 37abb74a 1feb1e49102c13a90e02c150472545cd9f6334da audiocpu 0 good no
arcade b52-18.93 256 60bdaf1a 0cb9c6b821de9ccc1f38336608dd7ead46cb8d24 user2 0 good no
arcade b52-18a 256 6271be0d 84282af98fc0de10e88282f7187cd865133ed6ce user2 0 good no
arcade b52-28.4 524288 963bc82b e3558aecd1b82ddbf10ab2b71843a3664705f1f1 tc0150rod 0 good no
arcade b52-29.27 524288 8366d27c d7c5f588b39742927228ce73e5d69bda1e903df6 gfx1 0 good no
arcade b52-30.4 524288 1b8cc647 8807fe01b6804507564fc179adf995bf86521fda gfx4 0 good no
arcade b52-31.6 524288 f1998e20 b03d4e373e88933391f3533b885817edfca4cfdf gfx4 1 good no
arcade b52-32.8 524288 8620780c 2545fd8fb03dcddc3da86d5ea06a6dc915acd1a1 gfx4 2 good no
arcade b52-33.10 524288 e6f4b8c4 8d15c75a16953aa56fb3dc6fd3b691e227bef622 gfx4 3 good no
arcade b52-34.5 524288 7d8dce36 ca082e647d10378144c05a70a8e4fe352d95eeaf gfx2 0 good no
arcade b52-35.7 524288 78eeec0d 2e82186ca17c579816865ef21c52aef9e133fbf5 gfx2 1 good no
arcade b52-36.9 524288 61e89e91 f655b3caa37a8835c2eb11f4d72e985636ac5379 gfx2 2 good no
arcade b52-37.11 524288 f02e47b9 093864bd18bd58dafa57990e999f394ca3124452 gfx2 3 good no
arcade b52-38.34 524288 5b5bf7f6 71dd5b40b83870d351c9ecaccc4fb98c3a6740ae user1 0 good no
arcade b52-49.68 8192 60dd2ed1 8673b6b3355975fb91cd1491e0ac7c0f590e3824 user2 0 good no
arcade b52-50.66 65536 c189781c af3904ce51f715970965d110313491dbacf188b8 user2 0 good no
arcade b52-51.65 65536 30cc1f79 3b0e3e6e8bce7a7d04a5b0103e2ce4e18e52a68e user2 0 good no
arcade pal16l8b-b52-120.ic56 260 3e7effa0 0e8c09613b6a9311261aa8fa8bafab0f27081741 plds 1 good no
arcade pal16l8b-b52-122.ic124 260 04c0fb04 53dfeb747e213c67a78c1407e43cdad4cec2cb7e plds 2200 good no
arcade pal16l8b-b52-123.ic125 260 3865d1c8 2d77326be4fb047243c3d5c33c442b009bf6fc04 plds 2400 good no
arcade pal16l8b-b52-124.ic180 260 d448a25a 9339a7969418af30493f4c14cd9bce47d030d1ad plds 2600 good no
arcade pal16l8b-b52-125.ic112 260 7628c557 11bf628e091dc02e0c2e17ae726061ac04705a54 plds 2800 good no
arcade pal16l8b-b52-19.ic33 260 3ba292dc ce904e92e9c0d73802e6f53dc747204c194281c5 plds 800 good no
arcade pal16l8b-b52-20.ic35 260 bd39ad73 03120f3d7d0b9b9105990e226388f9cdd53e5789 plds a00 good no
arcade pal16l8b-b52-21.ic51 260 2fe76aa4 9ea187cff3e0edb58b019400cfc4bf342d4304c3 plds c00 good no
arcade pal20l8b-b52-118.ic20 324 9c5fe4af 1fbc6461f067eeac9679ca32c126563951a99c09 plds 1a00 good no
arcade pal20l8b-b52-119.ic21 324 8b8e2106 be59baae5cada9901c2ea8891f99731f010364db plds 1c00 good no
arcade pal20l8b-b52-121.ic57 324 7056fd1d fc032f24b95ff7a8bf5a7badddef51c5447c445d plds 2000 good no
arcade pal20l8b-b52-17.ic16 324 4851316d c58537b4b1ded471b7edcb94518757916a207bc0 plds 200 good no
arcade pal20l8b-b52-17.ic18 324 4851316d c58537b4b1ded471b7edcb94518757916a207bc0 plds 0 good no
arcade pal20l8b-b52-17.ic53 324 4851316d c58537b4b1ded471b7edcb94518757916a207bc0 plds 400 good no
arcade pal20l8b-b52-17.ic55 324 4851316d c58537b4b1ded471b7edcb94518757916a207bc0 plds 600 good no
arcade pal20l8b-b52-25.ic123 324 372b632d 84631489c9f56907a97d686c35b15284fab09e8d plds e00 good no
arcade pal20l8b-b52-26.ic15 324 d94f2bc2 5ef92f824549add1a115ec25a10567bd4fe65c41 plds 1000 good no
arcade pal20l8b-b52-26.ic18 324 d94f2bc2 5ef92f824549add1a115ec25a10567bd4fe65c41 plds 1200 good no
arcade pal20l8b-b52-26.ic52 324 d94f2bc2 5ef92f824549add1a115ec25a10567bd4fe65c41 plds 1400 good no
arcade pal20l8b-b52-26.ic54 324 d94f2bc2 5ef92f824549add1a115ec25a10567bd4fe65c41 plds 1600 good no
arcade pal20l8b-b52-27.ic64 324 61c2ab26 8540d452a21581739b1ab08708b0c799dd2d2393 plds 1800 good no

Chips list

name tag type clock
M68000 sub cpu 12000000
Speaker subwoofer audio
Volume Filter 2610.2.l audio
YM2610 ymsnd audio 8000000
Z80 audiocpu cpu 4000000

Serie

Serie : Chase H.Q.
  1. Super Chess (UK) (1984)
  2. Chase H.Q. (World) (1988)
  3. Chase H.Q. (Euro) (1988)
  4. Chase H.Q. (Japan) (1988)
  5. Chase H.Q. (Japan, upright?) (1988)
  6. Chase H.Q. (US) (1988)
  7. Chase H.Q. (UK) (1989)
  8. Chase H.Q. (UK) (1989)
  9. Taito Chase H.Q. (Jpn) (1989)
  10. Chase H.Q. (Euro) (1989)
  11. Special Criminal Investigation (World set 1) (1989)
  12. Special Criminal Investigation (World set 2) (1989)
  13. Special Criminal Investigation (Japan) (1989)
  14. Special Criminal Investigation (US) (1989)
  15. Chase H.Q. (Euro, USA, Aus) (1990)
  16. Taito Chase H.Q. (1990)
  17. Taito Chase H.Q. (Euro) (1990)
  18. Chase H.Q. 2: Special Criminal Investigation (1990)
  19. Taito Chase H.Q. (1991)
  20. Taito Chase H.Q. (USA, SMS Mode) (1991)
  21. Taito Chase H.Q. (Jpn) (1991)
  22. Taito Chase H.Q. (Jpn, SMS Mode) (1991)
  23. Special Criminal Investigation (1991)
  24. Special Criminal Investigation (Tourvision PCE bootleg) (1991)
  25. Super Special Criminal Investigation (Negro Torino hack) (1991)
  26. Taito Chase H.Q. (1992)
  27. Chase H.Q. (1992)
  28. Chase H.Q. II (USA) (1992)
  29. Special Criminal Investigation (Euro) (1992)
  30. Super Chase - Criminal Termination (World) (1992)
  31. Super Chase - Criminal Termination (Japan) (1992)
  32. Super Chase - Criminal Termination (US) (1992)
  33. Chase H.Q. (Euro) (19??)
  34. Chase H.Q. - Secret Police (Euro) (2000)
  35. Taito Memorial - Chase H.Q. - Secret Police (Jpn) (2000)
  36. Chase H.Q. - Secret Police (USA) (2000)
  37. Chase H.Q. 2 (v2.0.6.JP) (2006)

Categories

MAMEinfo

0.53 [David Graves]

0.37b11 [Testdriver]


Artwork available


WIP:

- 0.154: hap added pal16l8b-b52-124.ic180 rom from clone (Japan, upright?) to parent and clones (Japan) and (US).

- 0.153: ANY added clone Chase H.Q. (Japan, upright?).

- 0.148u5: MASH changed "Gear Shift" to LOW by default for Chase H.Q.

- 0.146u1: hap removed fake digital steeringwheel from Taito Z driver. Improved analog controls for Chase HQ. Changed input to Paddle, Dial and Pedal.

- 0.143u4: MASH added missing PORT_TOGGLE to 'Chase H.Q.' gear shifters input.

- 8th June 2009: Guru - Chips for decapping from Chase HQ arrived. Thanks to Smitdogg.

- 0.130u3: Smitdogg added clone Chase H.Q. (US).

- 0.129u6: Mr. Do added built-in layouts for Chase H.Q. (World).

- 0.124u2: Added 4x Volume Filters and 3rd sound channel.

- 11th February 2008: 3D ARCADE - New 3D cabinet model for Chase H.Q. from Spanner.

- 26th August 2007: Mr. Do - Thanks to the generosity of Star Worlds Arcade (and Italie's scanner), Chase HQ has full artwork, including (mostly) working flashing lamps in the marquee. Thanks to R. Belmont and Couriersud for working out the beginning of the lamp support in the driver, and to Jcroach for vectoring the marquee, with color matching by Ad_Enuff. For those that simply need more screen real estate, I included two extra views, to include just the marquee or just the bezel, also.

- 0.118u3: R. Belmont and Couriersud hooked up lamps in Chase H.Q.

- 0.106u12: MASH added plds ($0 - 2800) to Chase H.Q. and clone (Japan).

- 0.84: Brian Troha improved dipswitches in Chase HQ.

- 0.67: Changed descriptions to 'Chase H.Q. (World)' and clone (Japan) to 'Chase H.Q. (Japan)'.

- 0.57: Added 3rd and 4th player input.

- 0.56: Stefan Jokisch fixed a bug in the YM2610 sound chip emulation which caused missing sounds in Chase H.Q.

- 0.55: Added 8x user2 roms (unused) and fixed rom names.

- 0.53: David Graves added 'Chase HQ (World)' (Taito 1988) and clone (Japan).

- 0.37b11: David Graves added (Testdrivers) Chase HQ (World) and clone (Japan). Known issues: No road. Wheel control poor-ish. Mask sprites not implemented, refer to Raine code...

- 10th May 1999: Dumped Chase H.Q. (World).


PLAY INSTRUCTIONS:

- Player controls an unmarked police car, and must engage in a pursuit of the criminal car, after the target has been sighted, the player has to smash the enemy vehicle.


LEVELS: 5


Other Emulators:

* FB Alpha

* Raine


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History


Arcade Video game published 31 years ago:

Chase H.Q. (c) 1988 Taito Corp.

"Chase H.Q." is a checkpoint-based racing game in which the player takes on the role on an undercover cop called Tony Gibson in this 'Miami Vice' inspired game from Taito. Gibson drives a powerful unmarked police car (resembling a Porsche 928) along with his partner, 'Raymond Broady' and must chase down and apprehend various criminals.

The player has between fifty-five and seventy seconds (depending on the game's 'Dip' settings) to catch up with the fleeing criminal, then the same time period again to repeatedly ram into the criminal's car until it is too damaged to drive. The criminal's car is constantly moving away, so if the player repeatedly crashes or drives too slowly, the criminal will escape and the game ends.

As with Sega's seminal "Out Run", "Chase H.Q." features forked junctions offering players a choice of routes. In this game, however, the route selected is only a temporary diversion and dictates how quickly the criminal is caught up with. The player's Porsche is equipped with a limited number of turbo boosts, when used a turbo boost pushes the car to incredible speeds, at the expense of control. The turbos must be used wisely if the player is to have a chance of capturing the criminal before the time limit expires.

The game consists of five levels, each with its own villain to capture.

The game's villains and the cars they drive are:
1. Ralph, the Idaho Slasher (White Lotus Esprit)
2. Carlos, the New York armed robber (Yellow Lamborghini Countach)
3. Chicago pushers (Grey Porsche 959)
4. L.A kidnapper (Blue Ferrari 288 GTO)
5. Eastern Bloc Spy (Red Porsche 928)

- TECHNICAL -

Taito Z System hardware
Prom Stickers : B52

Main CPU : (2x) Motorola 68000
Sound CPU : Zilog Z80
Sound Chips : Yamaha YM2610

Players : 1
Control : Steering wheel + 2 Pedal
Buttons : 2

- TRIVIA -

Chase H.Q. was released in November 1988. It was arguably the first sprite-scaled racer since Sega's legendary "Out Run" - released 2 years' earlier - to truly capture the gaming public's imagination.

The names main characters of chase H.Q. are as follows...
The Caucasian cop : Tony Gibson
The African-American cop (A.K.A. Mr. Driver) : Raymond Broady
Chase H.Q.'s Dispatcher : Nancy (she doesn't have a last name)

The main player's car (the black Porsche) makes an appearance in the spin-off to the Chase H.Q. series : "Crime City".

Brian Kuh holds the official record for this game with 3,596,680 points on June 1, 2006.

Pony Canyon / Scitron released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Syvalion : G.S.M. Taito 3 - D28B0014) on March 21, 1989.

- UPDATES -

The Japanese version has different voices.

- SERIES -

1. Chase H.Q. (1988)
2. S.C.I. - Special Criminal Investigation (1989)
3. Super Chase - Criminal Termination (1993)
4. Ray Tracers (1997, Sony PlayStation)
5. Chase H.Q. 2 (2007)

- STAFF -

Game Designer : Hiroguki Sakou
Game Programmers : Takeshi Ishizashi, Takeshi Murata, Kyoji Shimamoto
P.C.B Designer : Masahiro Yamaguchi
Sound Designers : Yoshio Imamura, Naoto Yagishita, Eikichi Takahashi, Fumiaki Imaoka
Music Composer : Takami Asano
Cabinet Designer : Nobuyuki Iwasaki
Proposer : Yoshiharu Suzuki
Special Thanks : Junji Yarita, Kazuya Mikata, Atsushi Iwata

- PORTS -

* CONSOLES:
[JP] Nintendo Famicom (dec.8, 1989) "Taito Chase H.Q. [Model DTF-H9]"
[JP] NEC PC-Engine (jan.26, 1990) "Taito Chase H.Q. [Model TP02006]"
[EU] Sega Master System (1990) "Chase H.Q. [Model 7038]"
[JP] Sega Saturn (aug.9, 1996) "Chase H.Q. + S.C.I. [Model T-1105G]"
[JP] Sony PS2 (mar.29, 2007) "Taito Memories II Gekan [Model SLPM-66713]"

* HANDHELDS:
[EU] Nintendo Game Boy (1991) "Chase H.Q. [Model DMG-HQ-NOE]"
[JP] Nintendo Game Boy (jan.11, 1991) "Taito Chase H.Q. [Model DMG-HQJ]"
[JP] Sega Game Gear (mar.8, 1991) "Taito Chase H.Q. [Model T-11017]"
Nintendo Game Boy Color [EU] (aug.1999) "Chase H.Q. - Secret Police [Model DMG-AH9P-EUR]"
Nintendo Game Boy Color [JP] (may.26, 2000) "Taito Memorial - Chase HQ - Secret Police [Model DMG-AH9J-JPN]"

* COMPUTERS:
[EU] Sinclair ZX Spectrum (1988)
[EU] Amstrad CPC (1989)
[EU] Commodore Amiga (1989)
[EU] Atari ST (1989)
[EU] Commodore C64 (1990)
[JP] Sharp X68000 (oct.1992)
FM Towns PC [JP] (1993)

- CONTRIBUTE -

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High scores

MAMESCORE records : 02/04/2017 13:01

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