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Lode Runner IV - Teikoku Karano Dasshutsu (Japan)

  1. Game infos
  2. Sound
  3. Driver
  4. Inputs
  5. Controls
  6. Display
  7. Dipswitchs
  8. Roms list
  9. Chips list
  10. Serie
  11. Categories
  12. MAMEinfo
  13. History
  14. High scores
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Game infos

Description Lode Runner IV - Teikoku Karano Dasshutsu (Japan)
Name ldrun4
Manufacturer Irem (licensed from Broderbund)
Year 1986
Runnable yes
System arcade /
Number of players 2P sim
Added to MAME .034b03
Romset size 243 KB
Romset file 23 files
Romset zip 80 B
Language English
Evaluation 90 to 100 (Best Games)
Genre Platform

Sound infos

Sound_channels 1

Driver infos

Driver status imperfect
Driver emulation good
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 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 0 no 384 256 55

Dipswitchs

Roms list

console name bios size crc md5 merge sha1 region offset status optional
arcade lr4-a-3d 16384 86c6d445 644b86fba745a5be545c4dd9c534157af75492b8 irem_audio:iremsound 8000 good no
arcade lr4-a-3f 16384 097c6c0a 627ccdd1d77ae78db9660b51484d2a9110d035e5 irem_audio:iremsound c000 good no
arcade lr4-a-4d.c 16384 298afa36 077b5fa8a246059801232c5287225e3bb7507345 maincpu 4000 good no
arcade lr4-a-4e 16384 5383e9bf 01f6f76b768107b389d7240bd15a5e0720defcb6 maincpu 0 good no
arcade lr4-b-1l 256 0d89b692 b2854290c46c34934ff91980d72768070ebc8bf3 proms 500 good no
arcade lr4-b-1m 256 5d8d17d0 214f9f7f9fa9c2b616c5b4a3060c4bb96ea9fef4 proms 100 good no
arcade lr4-b-1n 256 da1129d2 169e616c7340ab76f931493eba188756da48a8ec proms 300 good no
arcade lr4-b-3n 16384 ad1fba1b 095feb824ad0b26e9c546cc3095aae3e49ee9705 gfx2 8000 good no
arcade lr4-b-4c 16384 82c53669 5e020e1df81ddc3ca0f0aeff0010ec3cd87ce426 gfx2 10000 good no
arcade lr4-b-4e 16384 767a1352 675bda83bf46421a37dbfaa9323e5ecc4a3b63dd gfx2 14000 good no
arcade lr4-b-4f 16384 6f0403db 90f452f159c06b42bf536dce31f695a932332a50 gfx2 4000 good no
arcade lr4-b-4k 16384 e7fe620c f5e35f5868355fa1dd53a9005d320b28b10d7a69 gfx2 0 good no
arcade lr4-b-4n 16384 0e568fab 4d9abb54953dc5c5598f83bc87861dfd5d8a1685 gfx2 c000 good no
arcade lr4-b-5p 32 e01f69e2 0d00ef348025ea4a9c274a7e3dbb006217d8449d proms 600 good no
arcade lr4-b-6f 256 34d88d3c 727f4c5cfff33538886fa0a29fd119aa085d7008 proms 720 good no
arcade lr4-v-1m 256 fe51bf1d 92461d6fcbc94bde9639720e8f58b974e5adb2dc proms 0 good no
arcade lr4-v-1n 256 da0658e5 5a7f665e4d63938b4e4415066eb6c986e82bd1a7 proms 200 good no
arcade lr4-v-1p 256 0df23ebe 054736b762aa6698c1e6d827f8db62ae0342c83f proms 400 good no
arcade lr4-v-2b 16384 4118e60a 5c504e3f57e68f6049e422d979c8f6f4b795344f gfx1 0 good no
arcade lr4-v-2c 16384 c765266c bf0ae987928034cf7b508d56f3e647a5c827e420 gfx1 8000 good no
arcade lr4-v-2d 16384 542bb5b5 e88eaf27ed72af1e6efa3c1500823be124fcf6b4 gfx1 4000 good no
arcade lr4-v-4h 256 df674be9 4d8c5378234bc24fac62dc227d8cd72f1ab7a35c proms 620 good no
arcade lr4-v-4k 32768 8b248abd 3e755c8f8011d6f878a1777a2c22b2156ef926e6 maincpu 10000 good no

Chips list

name tag type clock
AY-3-8910A irem_audio:ay_45l audio 894886
M6803 irem_audio:iremsound cpu 3579545
MSM5205 irem_audio:msm2 audio 384000
Netlist Sound Device irem_audio:snd_nl audio 48000
Speaker irem_audio:mono audio
Z80 maincpu cpu 4000000

Serie

Serie : Lode Runner
  1. Lode Runner (1983)
  2. Lode Runner (1983)
  3. Lode Runner (Jpn) (1983)
  4. Lode Runner (1983)
  5. Lode Runner (1983)
  6. Lode Runner (Jpn, Alt) (1983)
  7. Lode Runner (Alt 1) (1983)
  8. Lode Runner (set 1) (1984)
  9. Lode Runner (1984)
  10. Lode Runner (Jpn) (1984)
  11. Lode Runner (Euro, Jpn) (1984)
  12. Lode Runner II - The Bungeling Strikes Back (1984)
  13. Lode Runner (set 2) (1984)
  14. Lode Runner (1985)
  15. Lode Runner (1985)
  16. Lode Runner II (Jpn) (1985)
  17. Lode Runner III - The Golden Labyrinth (1985)
  18. Lode Runner III - Majin No Fukkatsu (Japan) (1985)
  19. Lode Runner IV - Teikoku Karano Dasshutsu (Japan) (1986)
  20. Lode Runner (USA) (1987)
  21. Lode Runner (1987)
  22. Lode Runner (198?)
  23. Lode Runner (1990)
  24. Lode Runner - Lost Labyrinth (1990)
  25. Lode Runner (USA) (1998)
  26. Lode Runner (Doujin?) (19??)
  27. Lode Runner II (Jpn) (19??)
  28. Lode Runner - Domudomu Dan no Yabou (Jpn) (2000)
  29. Lode Runner for WonderSwan (2000)
  30. Lode Runner 2 (Jpn, SuperLite 1500 Series) (2000)
  31. Lode Runner - The Dig Fight (ver. B) (2000)
  32. Lode Runner - The Dig Fight (ver. A) (2000)
  33. Lode Runner (Jpn) (2003)
  34. Lode Runner (2010)

Categories

MAMEinfo

0.34b3 [Nicola Salmoria]


WIP:

- 0.155: Changed description to 'Lode Runner IV - Teikoku Karano Dasshutsu (Japan)'.

- 0.125u3: Nicola Salmoria fixed misplaced sprites in Lode Runner IV.

- 0.37b6: Changed clock speed of the M6803 CPU2 and the 2x AY-8910 to 894886 Hz.

- 0.35b2: Renamed (ldrun2p) to (ldrun4).

- 0.35b1: Added proms (video timing + unknown).

- 0.34RC1: Dave W. added high score saving to Lode Runner IV.

- 0.34b4: Changed description of 'Lode Runner (2 Players)' to 'Lode Runner IV - Teikoku Karano Dasshutsu'.

- 0.34b3: Nicola Salmoria added 'Lode Runner (2 Players)' (Irem (licensed from Broderbund) 1986). Note: Lode Runner (2 Players) is different from the other.

- 3rd April 1998: Malcor dumped Lode Runner IV - Teikoku Karano Dasshutsu.


LEVELS: 255 (endless)


Other Emulators:

* FB Alpha


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History


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Arcade Video game published 33 years ago:

Lode Runner - Teikoku Kara no Dasshutsu (c) 1986 Irem Corp.

- TECHNICAL -

Irem M-62 system hardware

Main CPU : Zilog Z80 (@ 4 Mhz)
Sound CPU : Motorola M6803 (@ 894.886 Khz)
Sound Chips : (2x) General Instrument AY8910 (@ 894.886 Khz), (2x) MSM5205 (@ 384 Khz)

Players : 2
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 2
=> [A] DIG LEFT, [B] DIG RIGHT

- TRIVIA -

Released in November 1986 by Irem, under license from Broderbund.

The subtitle of this game translates from Japanese as 'Escape From the Empire'.

Alfa Records released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (R*Type : Irem Game Music - 28XA-199) on January 1, 1988.

- SERIES -

1. Lode Runner (1983)
2. Lode Runner - The Bungeling Strikes Back (1984)
3. Championship Lode Runner [Model HFC-CR] (1985, Nintendo Famicom)
3. Championship Lode Runner [Model HBS-G047C] (1985, MSX)
3. Championship Lode Runner [Sega My Card] [Model C-57] (1985, SG-1000)
3. Championship Lode Runner (1985, FM-7)
4. Lode Runner - Majin No Fukkatsu (1985)
5. Lode Runner II [Model HBS-G039C] (1985, MSX)
6. Lode Runner's Rescue (1985, Commodore C64)
7. Lode Runner - Teikoku Kara no Dasshutsu (1986)
8. Super Lode Runner [Model IFD-SLR] (1987, Nintendo Famicom Disk System)
8. Super Lode Runner [Model IM-03] (1987, MSX 2)
9. Hyper Lode Runner [Model DMG-HLA] (1989, Nintendo Game Boy)
10. Lode Runner - Lost Labyrinth [Model PV1004] (1990, NEC PC-Engine)
11. Battle Lode Runner [Model HC93054] (1993, NEC PC Engine)
12. Lode Runner Twin - Justy to Liberty no Daibouken [Model SHVC-7Z] (1994, Super Famicom)
13. Lode Runner - The Legend Returns (1994, Windows)
14. Lode Runner On-Line - The Mad Monks' Revenge (1995, PC [MS Windows 95])
15. Lode Runner - The Legend Returns [Model T-25101G] (1996, Sega Saturn)
16. Lode Runner 2 (1998, PC [Windows 95])
17. Power Lode Runner [Model SHVC-BPLJ-JPN] (1999, Super Famicom)
18. Lode Runner 3-D [Model NUS-NLRJ-JPN] (1999, Nintendo 64)
19. Lode Runner for WonderSwan [Model SWJ-BPR004] (2000, Bandai WonderSwan)
20. Lode Runner - Domdom Dan no Yabou [Model DMG-BXLJ-JPN] (2000, Nintendo Game Boy Colors)
21. Lode Runner 2 [SuperLite 1500 Series] [Model SLPM-86460] (2000, Sony PlayStation)
22. Lode Runner - The Dig Fight (2000)
23. Lode Runner [Model AGB-A39J-JPN] (2003, Nintendo Game Boy Advance)
24. Cubic Lode Runner [Hudson Selection Vol.1] [Model DOL-GQRJ-JPN] (2003, Nintendo GameCube)
24. Cubic Lode Runner [Hudson Selection Vol.1] [Model SLPM-62404] (2003, Sony PlayStation 2)

- CONTRIBUTE -

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High scores

MAMESCORE records : 02/04/2017 13:01

mike_myers_____________________82.030
didyeah________________________33.400
nicky634_______________________23.700