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The Real Ghostbusters (US 2 Players, revision 2)

  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. Categories
  12. MAMEinfo
  13. History
  14. High scores
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Game infos

Description The Real Ghostbusters (US 2 Players, revision 2)
Name ghostb
Manufacturer Data East USA
Year 1987
Runnable yes
System arcade /
Number of players 2P sim
Added to MAME .143
Romset size 1.1 MB
Romset file 22 files
Romset zip 394 B
Language English
Evaluation 60 to 70 (Passable)
Genre Shooter

Parent and clones

Parent This game is the parent

Sound infos

Sound_channels 1

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 3

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 0 no 256 240 57.444853 5000000 320 0 256 272 8 248

Dipswitchs

Roms list

console name bios size crc md5 merge sha1 region offset status optional
arcade dz-1.1b 4096 18b7e1e6 46b6d914ecee5e743ac805be1545ca44fb016d7d mcu 0 baddump no
arcade dz00.16b 32768 992b4f31 a9f255286193ccc261a9b6983aabf3c76ebe5ce5 gfx1 0 good no
arcade dz01-22.1d 32768 fc65fdf2 b6ffe2043d5dbff061a9806631646428eed95dd3 maincpu 8000 good no
arcade dz02.3d 65536 8e117541 7dfa6eabb29f39a615f3e5123bddcc7197ab82d0 maincpu 10000 good no
arcade dz03.4d 65536 5606a8f4 e46e887f13f648fe2162cb853b3c20fa60e3d215 maincpu 20000 good no
arcade dz04-21.6d 65536 7d46582f 22e70675d76e2a93a732370fa42cc4b79381f4b0 maincpu 30000 good no
arcade dz05-21.7d 65536 23e1c758 c6432682e1d4429d0cfa8de6a05ca0152611b5b1 maincpu 40000 good no
arcade dz06.5f 32768 798f56df aee33cd0c102015114e17f6cb98945e7cc806f55 audiocpu 8000 good no
arcade dz07.12f 65536 e7455167 a4582ced57862563ef626a25ced4072bc2c95750 gfx3 0 good no
arcade dz08.14f 65536 32f9ddfe 2b8c228b0ca938ab7495d53e1a39275a8b872828 gfx3 10000 good no
arcade dz09.15f 65536 bb6efc02 ec501cd4a624d9c36a545dd100bc4f2f8b1e5cc0 gfx3 20000 good no
arcade dz10.17f 65536 6ef9963b f12a2e2b0451a118234b2995185bb14d4998d430 gfx3 30000 good no
arcade dz11.8f 65536 a5e19c24 a4aae81a116577ee3cdd9e1a46cae413ae252b76 gfx2 40000 good no
arcade dz12.9f 65536 817fae99 4179501aedbdf5bb0824bf1c13e033685e57a207 gfx2 20000 good no
arcade dz13.1f 65536 3e7c0405 2cdcb9a902acecec0729a906b7edb44baf130d32 gfx2 50000 good no
arcade dz14.12f 65536 0abbf76d fefb0cb7b866452b890bcf8c47b1ed95df35095e gfx2 30000 good no
arcade dz15.14f 65536 a01a5fd9 c15e11fbc0ede9e4a232abe37e6d221d5789ce8e gfx2 0 good no
arcade dz16.15f 65536 5a9a344a f4e8c2bae023ce996e99383873eba23ab6f972a8 gfx2 10000 good no
arcade dz17.17f 65536 40361b8b 6ee59129e236ead3d9b828fb9726311b7a4f2ff6 gfx2 60000 good no
arcade dz18.18f 65536 8d219489 0490ad84085d1a60ece1b8ab45f0c551d2ac219d gfx2 70000 good no
arcade dz19a.10d 1024 47e1f83b f073eea1f33ed7a4862e4efd143debf1e0ee64b4 proms 0 good no
arcade dz20a.11d 1024 d8fe2d99 56f8fcf2f871c7d52d4299a5b9988401ada4319d proms 400 good no

Chips list

name tag type clock
DECO 222 audiocpu cpu 1500000
HD6309 maincpu cpu 12000000
I8751 mcu cpu 12000000
Speaker mono audio
YM2203 ym1 audio 1500000
YM3812 ym2 audio 3000000

Categories

MAMEinfo

0.142u6 [JF, The Dumping Union]

0.34b8 [Bryan McPhail]

0.33b5 [Testdriver]


Artwork available


NOTE:

- Clone Meikyuu Hunter G was formerly known as Maze Hunter.


WIP:

- 0.151: Phil Bennett replaced DECO 222 CPU2 with M6502 in clones Meikyuu Hunter G (Japan, set 1) and (Japan, set 2), this fixed no sound in demo and in gameplay.

- 0.147u3: Rewritten DECO222 encryption for The Real Ghostbusters to use the new model [Olivier Galibert]. Replaced M6502 CPU2 with DECO 222.

- 0.145u4: Stephane Humbert fixed dipswitches and inputs (after verification of the M6809/HD6309 code) in The Real Ghostbusters and clone Meikyuu Hunter G. Changed 'Unknown' dipswitches to 'Unused'.

- 0.142u6: JF and The Dumping Union added The Real Ghostbusters (US 2 Players, revision 2). The Dumping Union corrected the rom names for the Real Ghostbusters sets and added PCB locations. Renamed (ghostb) to (ghostb2a).

- 0.138u3: Bryan McPhail reimplemented Meikyuu Hunter G I8751 MCU according to schematics.

- 0.131u1: Dr. Decapitator, Guru and Angelo Salese added proper MCU dump + I8751 (12MHz) CPU3 for clone Meikyuu Hunter G.

- 6th May 2009: Guru - Chip 8751 found on clone Meikyuu Hunter G has just been decapped and dumped.

- 0.126u4: Guru added README for Meikyuu Hunter G.

- 0.122u7: Changed HD6309 CPU1 clock speed to 12MHz.

- 21st January 2008: Mr. Do - Kiltron is keeping busy. This week, he completed the bezel for The Real Ghostbusters. Contrary to popular opinion, I always loved this game at the local arcade way back when. This cardboard bezel arrived with lots of creases in it, so it had me a little worried at first. Fortunately, Kiltron was able to perform his magic again.

- 0.119u4: Mike Green fixed number of players in Real Ghostbusters. Added dipswitches 'Scene Tim' and 'Beam Energy Pickup' to clones Meikyuu Hunter G.

- 0.112u3: David Haywood added clone Meikyuu Hunter G (Japan, set 2). Changed description of clone 'Meikyuu Hunter G (Japan)' to 'Meikyuu Hunter G (Japan, set 1)'.

- 22nd February 2007: f205v dumped Meikyuu Hunter G (Japan, set 2).

- 7th April 2005: Guru - Maze Hunter (Data East) arrived, purchased from two private sellers by Randy.

- 22nd February 2005: Dumping Project - Randy finalized an agreement to purchase from a Swedish seller the 'Maze Hunter' version of 'Meikyuu Hunter G'.

- 0.55: Fixed high pitch noise that plays until you are actually given control of the charecter in Ghostbusters.

- 0.37b2: Bryan McPhail fixed rowscroll in Ghostbusters.

- 0.36b9: Replaced M6809 CPU1 with M6309 (3MHz). Changed M6502 CPU2 clock speed to 1.5MHz.

- 0.35RC2: Renamed (mazeh) to (meikyuh).

- 0.35b12: Changed description of clone 'Maze Hunter (Japan)' to 'Meikyuu Hunter G (Japan)'.

- 0.35b9: Changed description to 'The Real Ghostbusters (US 2 Players)' and clones (3 Players) to 'The Real Ghostbusters (US 3 Players)' and 'Maze Hunter' to 'Maze Hunter (Japan)'.

- 0.35b5: Changed description to 'The Real Ghostbusters (2 Players)' and clone (3 player) to 'The Real Ghostbusters (3 Players)'.

- 0.35b3: Roberto Fresca added high score saving to Ghost Busters and Maze Hunter. Changed description to 'The Real Ghostbusters (2 player)' and clone (3 players) to 'The Real Ghostbusters (3 player)'. Fixed M6809 CPU1 clock speed to 2MHz and gfx2 rom loading.

- 12th February 1999: Bryan McPhail removed the kludge in Ghostbusters (runs without internal hacks).

- 0.35b2: Bryan McPhail added clone 'The Real Ghostbusters (3 players)'. Fixed the YM2203 in Ghost Busters [Bryan McPhail]. Added 3rd player input and 4th coin slot. Changed parent description to 'The Real Ghostbusters (2 players)' and clone 'Maze Hunter (Japan)' to 'Maze Hunter'.

- 0.35b1: Nicola Salmoria added partial sound to The Real Ghostbusters. Added M6502 (1.25MHz) CPU2. The YM203 doesn't seem to work correctly. Nicola Salmoria added a horrible dirty hack to allow opcode encryption on CPUs other than the main one. It's really ugly and needs a rewrite, but it's enough to get sound in Pocket Gal and The Real Ghostbusters.

- 0.34b8: Bryan McPhail added 'The Real Ghostbusters' (Data East 1987) and clone Maze Hunter (Japan).

- 0.33b5: Bryan McPhail added (Testdrivers) Ghostbusters and clone Maze Hunter (Japan).

- 30th March 1998: CaBBe dumped Meikyuu Hunter G (Japan, set 1).


LEVELS: 10 (Japan version (meikyuu hunter G) is endless!)

LEVELS: 8 (clone meikyuh - after 8 level, this one start over without any ending sequence! )


Other Emulators:

* FB Alpha


Movie: Ghostbusters

Genre: Comedy, Horror

Year: USA 1984

Director: Ivan Reitman

Studio: Columbia Pictures

Cast: Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Rick Moranis, Sigourney Weaver, Ernie Hudson, Annie Potts


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History


Arcade Video game published 32 years ago:

The Real Ghostbusters (c) 1987 Data East USA

US version. For more information about the game itself, please see the original Japanese version entry; "Meikyuu Hunter G".

- TECHNICAL -

Conversion Kit
[Model 1US30K]

- TRIVIA -

The Real Ghostbusters was released in May 1987. This game is known in Japan as "Meikyuu Hunter G" (translates from Japanese as 'Labyrinth Hunter G').

- PORTS -

* COMPUTERS:
[EU] Amstrad CPC (1988)
Atari ST [US] (1988)
[US] Commodore C64 [EU] (1989)
Commodore Amiga [US] (1989)

- CONTRIBUTE -

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High scores

MAMESCORE records : 02/04/2017 13:01

dark_kariya___________________261.450
foxmulder_____________________147.900
hulkiii________________________43.500
mike_gyver_____________________38.800