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IPM Invader (Incomplete Dump)

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

Description IPM Invader (Incomplete Dump)
Name ipminvad1
Manufacturer IPM
Year 1979
Runnable yes
System arcade /
Number of players ???
Added to MAME .127
Romset size 0 B
Romset file files
Romset zip 0 B
Language English
Genre Shooter

Parent and clones

Parent ipminvad : IPM Invader (1979)

Sound infos

Sound_channels 1

Driver infos

Driver status preliminary
Driver emulation preliminary
Driver color good
Driver sound imperfect
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 1

Controls infos

type ways minimum maximum sensitivity keydelta reverse
joy 2 no

Display infos

type rotate flipx width height refresh pixclock htotal hbend hbstart vtotal vbend vbstart
raster 270 no 240 224 61.783314 6250000 360 8 248 281 16 240

Configuration

name tag mask
Cabinet
Name Cocktail
Value 1
Default no
Name Upright
Value 0
Default yes

CAB
 1
Demo Sounds
Name Off
Value 0
Default yes
Name On
Value 2
Default no

CAB
 2

Dipswitchs

Roms list

console name bios size crc md5 merge sha1 region offset status optional
arcade b10 1024 63672cd2 3d9fa15509a363e1a32e58a2242b266b1162e9a6 gfx1 400 good no
arcade b1g 1024 069102e2 90affe384a688b0d42154633e80b708371117fc2 maincpu 1000 good no
arcade b2f 1024 a6aa5879 959ab207110785c03e57ca69c0e62356dd974085 maincpu 1400 good no
arcade b3f 1024 0c09feb9 0db43f480162f8e3fb8b61fcceb2884d19ff115b maincpu 1800 good no
arcade b4f 1024 a4d32207 ea9a01d09d82b8c27701601f03989735558d975c maincpu 1c00 good no
arcade b5f 1024 192361c7 b13e80429a9183ce78c4df52a32070416d4ec988 maincpu 2000 good no
arcade b6f 1024 maincpu 2400 nodump no
arcade b7f 1024 0f5115ab 3bdd3fc1cfe6bfacb5820ee12c15f2909d2f58d1 maincpu 2800 good no
arcade b9 1024 f6cfa53c ec1076982edee95efb24a1bb08e733bcccacb922 gfx1 0 good no

Chips list

name tag type clock
M6502 maincpu cpu 781250
Samples samples audio
Speaker mono audio

Samples list

name
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

Serie

Serie : Space Invaders
  1. Cosmic Invaders (bootleg of Space Invaders) (1978)
  2. Darth Vader (bootleg of Space Invaders) (1978)
  3. Galaxy Monsters (Laguna S.A. Spanish bootleg of Space Invaders) (1978)
  4. Space Invaders Part Four (1978)
  5. Space Invaders (Logitec) (1978)
  6. Space Invaders / Space Invaders M (1978)
  7. Space Invaders (Model Racing) (1978)
  8. Super Invaders (bootleg set 2) (1978)
  9. Space Invaders (SV Version rev 4) (1978)
  10. Space Invaders (SV Version rev 1) (1978)
  11. Space Invaders (SV Version rev 2) (1978)
  12. Space Invaders (SV Version rev 3) (1978)
  13. Space Invaders (TV Version rev 2) (1978)
  14. Space Invaders (TV Version rev 1) (1978)
  15. Space Attack (bootleg of Space Invaders) (1978)
  16. Space War Part 3 (1978)
  17. Space King (1978)
  18. Space War (Sanritsu) (1978)
  19. Super Invaders (bootleg set 1) (1978)
  20. Beam Invader (1979)
  21. Space Invaders Part II (Taito) (1979)
  22. Space Invaders Part II (Brazil) (1979)
  23. IPM Invader (1979)
  24. IPM Invader (Incomplete Dump) (1979)
  25. Jatre Specter (set 1) (1979)
  26. Jatre Specter (set 2) (1979)
  27. Moon Base Zeta (set 1) (1979)
  28. Moon Base Zeta (set 2) (1979)
  29. Pacom Invader (1979)
  30. Space Invaders (CV Version, larger roms) (1979)
  31. Space King 2 (1979)
  32. Space Attack / Head On (1979)
  33. Space Attack (upright set 1) (1979)
  34. Space Attack (upright set 2) (1979)
  35. Space Attack (upright set 3) (1979)
  36. Space Attack (cocktail) (1979)
  37. Space Monster (Euro) ~ Alien Invaders - Plus! (USA) (1980)
  38. Space Invaders II (Midway, cocktail) (1980)
  39. Space Invaders Deluxe (1980)
  40. Invaders from Hyperspace! (USA) (1980)
  41. Super Earth Invasion (set 3) (1980)
  42. Super Earth Invasion (set 1) (1980)
  43. Super Earth Invasion (set 2) (1980)
  44. Space Attack II (bootleg of Super Invaders) (1980)
  45. Space Intruder (1980)
  46. Space Intruder (Japan) (1980)
  47. Super Invaders (Zenitone-Microsec) (1980?)
  48. Alien Invasion (1981)
  49. TI Invaders (1981)
  50. Space Intruders (1981)
  51. Invaders (Superior Software) (1982)
  52. Invaders (1982)
  53. Invasion aus dem Weltraum (1982)
  54. Space Attack (1982)
  55. Space Attack (1982)
  56. Super Invaders (1982)
  57. Super Invaders (1982)
  58. Alien Invaders (1983)
  59. Invaders (Superior Software) (1983)
  60. Invaders (Prototype) (1984)
  61. Space Attack (1984)
  62. Tiki-Invaders v2 (Nor) (1985)
  63. Invasion (1985)
  64. Invasion (1985)
  65. Invasion (Alt) (1985)
  66. Invasion (Alt) (1985)
  67. Invasion (Alt 2) (1985)
  68. Moon Base Alpha (Fra) [Amstrad Computer User] (1985)
  69. Return of the Invaders (1985)
  70. Return of the Invaders (bootleg set 1) (1985)
  71. Return of the Invaders (bootleg set 2) (1985)
  72. Invaders (Euro) (1986)
  73. Space Invaders (1986)
  74. Space Attack (UK) (1986)
  75. Invasion (UK) (1987)
  76. Invasion (UK) (1987)
  77. Invasion (Euro, 64K) (1987)
  78. Invasion (Euro, 64K, Alt) (1987)
  79. Invaders (198?)
  80. Sorcerer Invaders (198?)
  81. Invaders (198?)
  82. Space Invaders (198?)
  83. Invaders (198?)
  84. Majestic Twelve - The Space Invaders Part IV (Japan) (1990)
  85. Majestic Twelve - The Space Invaders Part IV (US) (1990)
  86. Super Space Invaders '91 (World, Rev 1) (1990)
  87. Super Space Invaders '91 (World) (1990)
  88. Alien Invasion (1994)
  89. Space Invaders DX (US, v2.1) (1994)
  90. Space Invaders DX (Japan, v2.1) (1994)
  91. Space Invaders DX (Japan, v2.0) (1994)
  92. Space Invaders DX (Ver 2.6J 1994/09/14) (F3 Version) (1994)
  93. Akkanbeder (Ver 2.5J 1995/06/14) (1995)
  94. Space Invaders '95: The Attack Of Lunar Loonies (Ver 2.5O 1995/06/14) (1995)
  95. Space Invaders '95: The Attack Of Lunar Loonies (Ver 2.5A 1995/06/14) (1995)
  96. Alien Invasion (19??)
  97. Alien Invasion (v1.4) (19??)
  98. Alien Invasion Part II (19??)
  99. Invaders (19??)
  100. Invaders v1.2 (19??)
  101. Weltrauminvasoren / Invaders / Invaseur De L'Espace (19??)
  102. Space Invaders (Electromar, Spanish) (19??)
  103. Invasion (Sidam) (19??)
  104. Invasion (UK) (19??)
  105. Invasion (bootleg set 1, normal graphics) (19??)
  106. Invasion (bootleg set 2, no copyright) (19??)
  107. Invasion (bootleg set 3, R Z SRL Bologna) (19??)
  108. Invasion (bootleg set 4, R Z SRL Bologna) (19??)
  109. MOONBASE (19??)
  110. Super Invaders / Super Invaders / Super Envahisseurs (19??)
  111. Space Invaders Test ROM (19??)
  112. Space Invaders Multigame (M8.03D) (2002)
  113. Space Invaders Multigame (M8.01A) (2002)
  114. Space Invaders Multigame (M8.02A) (2002)
  115. Space Invaders Multigame (M8.02C) (2002)
  116. Space Invaders Multigame (M8.03A) (2002)
  117. Space Invaders Multigame (prototype) (2002)
  118. Space Invaders Multigame (S0.81A) (2002)
  119. Space Invaders Multigame (S0.82A) (2002)
  120. Space Invaders Multigame (S0.83A) (2002)
  121. Space Invaders Multigame (T8.03D) (2002)
  122. Space Invaders / Qix Silver Anniversary Edition (Ver. 2.03) (2003)
  123. Space Invaders Anniversary (V2.02J) (2003)
  124. Invaders (2014)

Categories

History


Arcade Video game published 40 years ago:

IPM Invader (c) 1979 IPM Corp.

- TECHNICAL -

Main CPU : MOS Technology M6502 (@ 2.5 Mhz)

Screen orientation : Vertical
Video resolution : 224 x 240 pixels
Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz
Palette colors : 8

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

- TRIVIA -

Released in January 1979. Known as the poor mans version of "Space Invaders".

Irem was founded in 1974 as 'IPM Corp.' in Hakusan, Japan. Like most of their contemporaries, the company's initial purpose was to produce and rent out electronic leisure machinery to various sections of the entertainment industry. With the advent of arcade videogaming and the hugely popular "Space Invaders" (1978), Irem opted to move into the development and manufacturing of their own titles. They rapidly released their own 'invader clone', the aptly named IPM Invader.

IPM Invader was a crude and shameless copycat of Taito's milestone, but yet the sheer popularity of arcade rooms at the time saw the game do well enough to convince the company that games were a viable business opportunity.
In 1979 they changed their corporate name to Irem Corp., an acronym for 'International Rental Electronics Machines'. This would stand until the mid-80s, when it would then be changed to 'Innovations in Recreational Electronic Media'.
For their first few years, Irem's output was average at best. If anything it could almost be considered poor: random invader clones and poorly produced action games disappeared amongst the numerous other titles of the day.

- UPDATES -

It is like "Space Invaders", with identical graphics. It uses a color monitor instead of a black and white monitor with a color overlay.

It has the addition of the famous 'coffee break'. What's the 'coffee break'? The 'coffee break' is a unique feature in IPM Invaders whereas after every 3rd wave or pattern of invaders, the 'coffee break' appears.

Another unique feature in IPM Invader is the 'capsules'. When dip switch settings are changed to advanced settings, the game becomes more difficult with the introduction of the UFO (mystery score ship) dropping 'capsules' that hatch into new invaders. The 'capsules' cannot be destroyed until they hatch, and are dropped across the screen to defeat the players 'narrow column' strategy.

- SCORING -

Large Invader : 10 points
Medium Invader : 20 points
Small Invader : 30 points
UFO : 50 to 300 points

- CONTRIBUTE -

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