Mame game : gbusters : Gang Busters (set 1)

Game infos

Description Gang Busters (set 1)

Name gbusters

Manufacturer Konami

Year 1988

Runnable yes

System arcade /

Number of players 2P sim

Added to MAME .036b05

Romset size 1.41 MB

Romset file 9 files

Romset zip 577 B

Language English

Evaluation 70 to 80 (Good)

Genre Shooter

Driver infos

Driver status good

Driver emulation good

Driver color good

Driver sound good

Driver graphic good

Driver cocktail

Driver protection

Driver savestate yes

Inputs infos

Input service no

Input tilt no

Input players 2

Input buttons

Input coins 2

Controls infos

type	ways	minimum	maximum	sensitivity	keydelta	reverse
joy	8					no

Display infos

type	rotate	flipx	width	height	refresh	pixclock	htotal	hbend	hbstart	vtotal	vbend	vbstart
raster	90	no	320	224	59.17

Dipswitchs

Bonus Life
- 50k Only
- 50k, 200k, Every 400k
- 70k Only
- 70k, 250k, Every 500k
Bullets
- 50
- 60
Coin A
- 1 Coin/1 Credit
- 1 Coin/2 Credits
- 1 Coin/3 Credits
- 1 Coin/4 Credits
- 1 Coin/5 Credits
- 1 Coin/6 Credits
- 1 Coin/7 Credits
- 2 Coins/1 Credit
- 2 Coins/3 Credits
- 2 Coins/5 Credits
- 3 Coins/1 Credit
- 3 Coins/2 Credits
- 3 Coins/4 Credits
- 4 Coins/1 Credit
- 4 Coins/3 Credits
- Free Play
Coin B
- 1 Coin/1 Credit
- 1 Coin/2 Credits
- 1 Coin/3 Credits
- 1 Coin/4 Credits
- 1 Coin/5 Credits
- 1 Coin/6 Credits
- 1 Coin/7 Credits
- 2 Coins/1 Credit
- 2 Coins/3 Credits
- 2 Coins/5 Credits
- 3 Coins/1 Credit
- 3 Coins/2 Credits
- 3 Coins/4 Credits
- 4 Coins/1 Credit
- 4 Coins/3 Credits
- No Coin B
Demo Sounds
- Off
- On
Difficulty
- Difficult
- Easy
- Normal
- Very Difficult
Flip Screen
- Off
- On
Lives
- 2
- 3
- 5
- 7
Service Mode
- Off
- On
Unused
- Off
- On

Roms list

console	name	size	crc	sha1	region	offset	status	optional
arcade	878a09.f20	256	e2d09a1b	a9651e137486b2df367c39eb43f52d0833589e87	proms	0	good	no
arcade	878c04.d5	262144	9e982d1c	a5b611c67b0f2ac50c679707931ee12ebbf72ebe	k007232	0	good	no
arcade	878c05.h5	262144	01f4aea5	124123823be6bd597805484539d821aaaadde2c0	k051960	0	good	no
arcade	878c06.k5	262144	edfaaaaf	67468c4ce47e8d43d58de8d3b50b048c66508156	k051960	2	good	no
arcade	878c07.h27	262144	eeed912c	b2e27610b38f3fc9c2cdad600b03c8bae4fb9138	k052109	0	good	no
arcade	878c08.k27	262144	4d14626d	226b1d83fb82586302be0a67737a427475856537	k052109	2	good	no
arcade	878h01.f8	32768	96feafaa	8b6547e610cb4fa1c1f5bf12cb05e9a12a353903	audiocpu	0	good	no
arcade	878j03.k15	65536	3943a065	6b0863f4182e6c973adfaa618f096bd4cc9b7b6d	maincpu	10000	good	no
arcade	878n02.k13	65536	51697aaa	1e6461e2e5e871d44085623a890158a4c1c4c404	maincpu	0	good	no

Chips list

name	tag	type	clock
K007232 PCM Controller	k007232	audio	3579545
KONAMI CPU	maincpu	cpu	3000000
Speaker	mono	audio
YM2151	ymsnd	audio	3579545
Z80	audiocpu	cpu	3579545

0.36b5 [Manuel Abadia]

WIP:

- 0.160: Changed VSync to 59.17Hz.

- 0.136u1: Fabio Priuli added driver data struct and save states to Gang Busters.

- 0.135u4: Fabio Priuli converted Gang Busters to use Konami video devices.

- 0.133u1: Brian Troha added DIP locations to Gang Busters and improved bonus verbiage for Gang Busters. Verbiage more like the actual manual. Changed 'Unknown' dipswitches to 'Unused'. Renamed (gbustera) to (gbustersa).

- 0.131u1: MooglyGuy merged memory maps in Gang Busters.

- 0.130u3: Removed 3rd coin slot.

- 0.120u3: Patrik Styrnell added clone Gang Busters (set 2). Fixed rom names. Changed parent description to 'Gang Busters (set 1)'.

- 0.36b16: Added clone Crazy Cop (Japan).

- 0.36b5: Manuel Abadia added 'Gang Busters' (Konami 1988).

- 10th September 1999: Manuel Abadia sent in a driver for Gangbusters. Marco Cassili fixed its dipswitches and Nicola fixed the graphics.

ARCADE RELEASE: Crazy Cop (Konami) - 1988/Aug/19

LEVELS: 5

Other Emulators:

* FB Alpha

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History

Arcade Video game published 31 years ago:

Gang Busters (c) 1988 Konami.

An overhead shoot'em up where you play as a green-haired dude.

- TECHNICAL -

Game ID : GX878

Main CPU : KONAMI (@ 3 Mhz)
Sound CPU : Zilog Z80 (@ 3.579545 Mhz)
Sound Chips : Yamaha YM2151 (@ 3.579545 Mhz), Konami K007232 (@ 3.579545 Mhz)

Screen orientation : Vertical
Video resolution : 224 x 288 pixels
Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz
Palette colors : 1024

Players : 2
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 2

- TRIVIA -

This game is known in Japan as "Crazy Cop".

King Records released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Konami Game Music Collection Vol.0 - 276A-7708) on 21/07/1989.

- STAFF -

Written and directed by : S. Okamoto
Assistant director : Y. Satoh, Macha*
Charactor designer : Dr. Hide
Graphic designer : N. Ishii
Production sound mixer : K. Matsubara
Music editors : Shinji Tasaka, Motoaki Furukawa, S. Fukami, Shigemasa Matsuo
Electoronics designers : T. Matsuura, M. Hiraoka
Publicity supervisor : F. Shibuya
Translator : Yuichi Kobayashi
General manager : Koji Hiroshita

- CONTRIBUTE -

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Gang Busters (set 1)