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Video Hustler

  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 Video Hustler
Name hustler
Manufacturer Konami
Year 1981
Runnable yes
System arcade /
Number of players 2P alt
Added to MAME .031
Romset size 21 KB
Romset file 8 files
Romset zip 13 B
Language English
Evaluation 30 to 40 (Amendable)
Genre Sports

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 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 256 224 60.606061

Dipswitchs

Roms list

console name bios size crc md5 merge sha1 region offset status optional
arcade hustler.1 4096 94479a3e ea3a1a3f6bee3d35a6a0fb0ba689a25f6b919e5d maincpu 0 good no
arcade hustler.2 4096 3cc67bcc bc36eaab68f48c837d0d3d3bc1e7de961fa24a21 maincpu 1000 good no
arcade hustler.3 4096 9422226a 445daa94f7236f0776f4692de6cb213f67684f70 maincpu 2000 good no
arcade hustler.5f 2048 0bdfad0e 8e6f1737604f3801c03fa2e9a5e6a2778b54bae8 gfx1 0 good no
arcade hustler.5h 2048 8e062177 7e52a1669804b6c2f694cfc64b04abc8246bb0c2 gfx1 800 good no
arcade hustler.6 2048 7a946544 7ee2ad3fdf996f08534fb87fc02b619c168f420c audiocpu 0 good no
arcade hustler.7 2048 3db57351 e5075a7130a80d2bf24f0556c2589dff0625ee60 audiocpu 800 good no
arcade hustler.clr 32 aa1f7f5e 311dd17aa11490a1173c76223e4ccccf8ea29850 proms 0 good no

Chips list

name tag type clock
AY-3-8910A aysnd audio 1789750
Speaker mono audio
Z80 audiocpu cpu 1789750

Categories

MAMEinfo

0.31 [Al Kossow]


WIP:

- 0.179: f205v added clone Video Hustler (bootleg, set 3).

- 0.160: Clone Video Pool (Video Hustler bootleg) is more 'Moon Cresta' than 'Super Cobra'. Removed fake audio ROMs, it plays sounds through the discrete system and sound communication code in there is just a leftover [David Haywood].

- 0.153: ANY added clone Video Hustler (bootleg, set 2). Changed description of clone (bootleg) to 'Video Hustler (bootleg, set 1)'.

- 0.147u2: ANY added clone Video Pool (Video Hustler bootleg). Made video hustler bootlegs working - Video Hustler (bootleg) and sound in Fatsy Gambler (Video Hustler bootleg) [hap].

- 0.145u8: Tafoid fixed crash before OK in Video Hustler and clones.

- 0.143u3: Fortuna and Tafoid fixed 'Lives' dipswitch (3 balls per game) in Video Hustler and clones.

- 0.141u3: TrevEB added clone Video Hustler (Dynamo Games).

- 11th February 2011: Smitdogg - TrevEB dumped a version of Video Hustler licensed to Dynamo Games.

- 18th May 2010: Smitdogg - We dumped Video Hustler bootleg made by Digimatic.

- 0.136u3: Stephane Humbert fixed dipswitches and inputs (after verification of the Z80 code) for clone Video Pool (bootleg on Moon Cresta hardware).

- 0.135u3: f205v added clone Fatsy Gambler (Video Hustler bootleg). Changed description of clone 'The Billiards' to 'The Billiards (Video Hustler bootleg)'.

- 16th May 2008: 3D ARCADE - New 3D cabinet model for Lil' Hustler (in MAME as Video Hustler) from btribble.

- 0.74: Added 12x 'Unknown' dipswitches.

- 0.73: Mike Coates added clone Video Pool (bootleg on Moon Cresta hardware). Dipswitches incomplete.

- 28th August 2003: Mike Coates added a version of Lady Bug running on Galaxian hardware and Video Pool to the Galaxian driver.

- 0.53: Changed palettesize from 100 to 98 colors.

- 0.35: Added clone Video Hustler (bootleg). Removed 'The Billiards'. Changed description of clone 'Pool' to 'The Billiards'.

- 27th June 1999: Nicola added Video Hustler.

- 0.34b7: Nicola Salmoria added clone 'The Billiards' (bootleg 1981).

- 0.34b1: Re-added clone (Testdriver) Pool from.

- 0.33b7: Moved clone Pool to (Testdriver).

- 0.31: Al Kossow added 'Video Hustler' (Konami 1981) and clone Pool. Known issues: Pool doesn't work due to a different encryption.

- 23rd March 1998: Dumped Video Hustler.


Other Emulators:

* FB Alpha

* VAntAGE


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Poolshark

Tri-Pool

Video Hustler

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Gimme A Break

Rack + Roll

Side Pocket

Parlour Games (Mega-Tech) (Billiards)

Perfect Billiard

Pocket Gal

Pocket Gal Deluxe

Rack 'em Up

Billiard

Tri-Sports (Pool Shark)

Slick Shot

Cool Pool

9-Ball Shootout

Poke Champ

Target Ball

Carket Ball

Pocket Gals V.I.P

Billiard Academy Real Break

Virtual Pool

Zoku Otenamihaiken (Billiards)

Shootout Pool

Shootout Pool The Medal / Shootout Pool Prize

Shootout Pool The Medal Version B / Shootout Pool Prize Version B

History


Arcade Video game published 38 years ago:

Video Hustler (c) 1981 Konami.

- TECHNICAL -

Game ID : GX343

Main CPU : Zilog Z80 (@ 3.072 Mhz)
Sound CPU : Zilog Z80 (@ 1.78975 Mhz)
Sound Chips : General Instrument AY8910 (@ 1.78975 Mhz)

Players : 2
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 1

- TRIVIA -

Video Hustler was released in August 1981.

Licensed to Dynamo for manufacture and distribution under the name of "Lil' Hustler".

Two bootlegs of this game are known as "The Billiards" and "Video Pool".

- PORTS -

* COMPUTERS:
[JP] MSX (dec.1983) "Video Hustler [Model RC706]"
MSX [EU] (1984) "Konami's Billiards [Model RC706]"

- CONTRIBUTE -

Edit this entry: https://www.arcade-history.com/?&page=detail&id=3068&o=2

High scores

MAMESCORE records : 02/04/2017 13:01

fok999__________________________9.380
hulkiii_________________________4.210