0.31 [Brad Oliver]
Artwork available
WIP:
- 0.182: Use common Taito 68705 interface device in Mania Challenge and clone [Vas Crabb]. Replaced M68705 CPU2 with MC68705P5.
- 0.136u4: Fabio Priuli added driver_data struct and save states to the Mania Challenge driver.
- 0.131u1: Angelo Salese merged memory maps in the Mania Challenge driver.
- 0.124u2: Fabio Priuli added tags and locations to DIPs for Mania Challenge.
- 0.122u6: Changed M68705 CPU3 clock speed to 3MHz.
- 0.122u4: David Haywood fixed garbage graphics (maniach37b11gre).
- 15th July 2007: Mr. Do - We have a Mania Challenge bezel courtesy of the BYOAC/CAG artwork.
- 0.115: Aaron Giles updated 68705 clocks to take into account the internal divide by 4. Added constant so that it is clear why this is being done. Changed M68705 CPU4 clock speed to 750000 Hz.
- 0.114u1: Added the missing plds ($200, 400 - pal16r4a.117, pal16r4a.118).
- 0.106u12: MASH added plds ($0, 100 - pal10l8.51 and pal10l8.56) to Mania Challenge.
- 0.103u2: Roberto Fresca fixed Mania Challenge dipswitches. Added dipswitches 'Tournament Time' and 4x 'Unused'.
- 0.36RC1: Changed M6809 CPU2 clock speed to 1.5MHz.
- 0.36b3: Nicola Salmoria emulated the 68705 protection in Mania Challenge. Added M68705 (500000 Hz) and the 8k MCU rom.
- 13th August 1999: Nicola Salmoria added a 68705 image to Mania Challenge, which is now working!
- 0.35b1: Replaced M6502 CPU2 with M6809 and added YM-3526 and DAC sound.
- 0.34b7: Nicola Salmoria added Mania Challenge (set 2). Changed parent description to 'Mania Challenge (set 1)'. Added sound roms and color proms ($0, 20, 40, 60) to (set 1).
- 0.31: Brad Oliver added 'Mania Challenge' (Technos 1986). Preliminary. Mania Challenge needs the audio CPU working. However, it's not clear how it's set up. There is some extra 6502 code, but it appears to be for the main CPU. I also understood that it was somehow using a 6809 for the audio CPU but I can find no program ROMs that are 6809 code. Known issues: Mania Challenge runs on slightly different hardware and doesn't work yet.
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Arcade Video game published 33 years ago:
Mania Challenge (c) 1986 Taito America
An early wrestling game.
- TECHNICAL -
Game ID : TA-0017
Prom Stickers : M
Main CPU : MOS Technology M6502 (@ 1.5 Mhz), Motorola M68705 (@ 500 Khz)
Sound CPU : Motorola M6809 (@ 1.5 Mhz)
Sound Chips : Yamaha YM3526 (@ 3.6 Mhz), DAC
Screen orientation : Vertical
Video resolution : 240 x 256 pixels
Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz
Palette colors : 80
Players : 2
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 2
- TRIVIA -
Licensed from Technos.
This game is a 2-Player version of "Mat Mania - The Prowrestling Network".
The initials TWF stand for "Taito Wrestling Federation".
The player's wrestler has been given the name 'Dynamite Tommy'. The second player's wrestler is named 'Hurricane Joe'.
Insane Warrior and Golden Hulk are the only two other characters from "Mat Mania" that appear in this game.
Default highscore table (BEST 10 PLAYERS) :
TWF CHAMPION 30000 GLF
2. 30000 PRM
3. 30000 LDS
4. 30000 JJM
5. 30000 TJL
6. 30000 AJF
7. 30000 DDD
8. 30000 RLR
9. 30000 LGS
10. 30000 JVL
- SERIES -
1. Tag Team Wrestling (1983)
2. Mat Mania - The Prowrestling Network (1985)
3. Mania Challenge (1986)
- CONTRIBUTE -
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