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Top Skater (USA)

  1. Game infos
  2. Parent and Clones
  3. Sound
  4. Driver
  5. Inputs
  6. Controls
  7. Display
  8. Roms list
  9. Chips list
  10. Categories
  11. History
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Game infos

Description Top Skater (USA)
Name topskatruo
Manufacturer Sega
Year 1997
Runnable yes
System arcade /
Number of players 1P
Added to MAME .181
Romset size 0 B
Romset file files
Romset zip 0 B
Language English
Genre Sports

Parent and clones

Parent topskatr : Top Skater (Export, Revision A) (1997)

Sound infos

Sound_channels 2

Driver infos

Driver status preliminary
Driver emulation preliminary
Driver color good
Driver sound good
Driver graphic imperfect
Driver cocktail
Driver protection
Driver savestate yes

Inputs infos

Input service yes
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 496 384 57.52416 16000000 656 0 496 424 0 384

Roms list

console name bios size crc md5 merge sha1 region offset status optional
arcade epr-19753.15 524288 179a0954 5d82455808e80ab6de615848fbefce7f4def12d0 maincpu 0 good no
arcade epr-19754.16 524288 a4c62e01 45ae0219a15b96f2283cd8e3df1940f6d48a3f63 maincpu 2 good no
arcade mpr-19735.11 4194304 8e509266 mpr-19735.11 49afc91467f08befaf34e743cbe823de3e3c9d85 user1 0 good no
arcade mpr-19736.12 4194304 094e0a0d mpr-19736.12 de2c739f71e51166263446b9f6a566866ab8bee8 user1 2 good no
arcade mpr-19737.9 4194304 281a7dde mpr-19737.9 71d5ba434328a81969bfdc71ac1160c5ff3ae9d3 user1 800000 good no
arcade mpr-19738.10 4194304 f688327e mpr-19738.10 68c9db242ef7e8f98979e968a09e4b093bc5d470 user1 800002 good no
arcade mpr-19739.25 4194304 8120cfd8 mpr-19739.25 a82744bff5dcdfae296c7c3e8c3fbfda26324e85 user3 2 good no
arcade mpr-19740.27 4194304 b20f508b mpr-19740.27 c90fa3b42d87291ea459ccc137f3a2f3eb7efec0 user3 0 good no
arcade mpr-19741.17 2097152 111a6e29 mpr-19741.17 8664059f157626e4bbdcf8357e3d30b37d3c25b8 user2 0 good no
arcade mpr-19742.21 2097152 28510aff mpr-19742.21 3e68aec090f36a60b3b70bc90f09e2f9ce088718 user2 2 good no
arcade mpr-19743.29 2097152 d41a41bf mpr-19743.29 a5f6b24e6526d0d2ef9c526c273c018d1e0fed59 cpu2 0 good no
arcade mpr-19744.30 2097152 84f203bf mpr-19744.30 4952b764e6bf6cd735018738c5eff08781ee2315 cpu2 2 good no
arcade mpr-19745.32 4194304 7082a0af mpr-19745.32 415f9d0793a697cb1719bbd96370f4a741866527 scsp 0 good no
arcade mpr-19746.34 4194304 657b5977 mpr-19746.34 ca76f211d68b6b55678a4d7949bfd2ddef1b1710 scsp 400000 good no
arcade mpr-19747.18s 4194304 6e895aaa mpr-19747.18s 4c67c1e1d58a3034bbd711252a78689db9f235bb mpeg 0 good no
arcade mpr-19748.20s 4194304 fcd74de3 mpr-19748.20s fd4da4cf40c4342c6263cf22eee5968292a4d2c0 mpeg 400000 good no
arcade mpr-19749.22s 4194304 842ca1eb mpr-19749.22s 6ee6b2eb2ea400bdb9c0a9b4a126b4b86886e813 mpeg 800000 good no
arcade mpr-19750.24s 4194304 cd95d0bf mpr-19750.24s 40e2a2980c89049c339fefd48bf7aac79962cd2e mpeg c00000 good no
arcade mpr-19759.31 524288 573530f2 mpr-19759.31 7b205085965d6694f8e75e29c4028f7cb6f631ab audiocpu 80000 good no
arcade mpr-19760.2s 131072 2e41ca15 mpr-19760.2s a302209bfe0f1491dff2da64b32cfaa13c3d3304 cpu3 0 good no

Chips list

name tag type clock
M68000 audiocpu cpu 12000000
MB86235 tgpx4 cpu 40000000
SCSP scsp audio
Speaker rspeaker audio
i960kb maincpu cpu 25000000

Categories

History


Arcade Video game published 22 years ago:

Top Skater - Sega Skateboarding (c) 1997 Sega.

- TECHNICAL -

Runs on the Sega "Model 2C" hardware.

Players : 2
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 4

- TRIVIA -

Top Skater was released in April 1997 in Japan.

Each character is sponsored by major skateboard and gear manufacturers including Air Walk, Vans, Etnies, Es, Reef and A.D. One.

The thrashing soundtrack was performed by 'Pennywise', an LA-based punk band.

Michael Jackson used to own this game. It was sold at the official Michael Jackson Auction on Apr. 24th, 2009.

- UPDATES -

Sega released another revision of this game in arcades. In Revision A of Top Skater, the following songs by Pennywise play in all three courses (including 'Secret Event'):
- Wouldn't It Be Nice
- It's What You Do with It
- Homesick

In another version, Sega made a different music selection of Pennywise songs for all three courses.

Novice Course (Skater's Session):
- The Secret
- Try to Conform
- Searching

Expert Course (Stunttrackers Trophy):
- Wouldn't It Be Nice
- It's What You Do with It
- Homesick

Freestyle Course (Secret Event):
- Peaceful Day
- Perfect People

- TIPS AND TRICKS -

* Play As Alex (Older brother of Ash) : Keep the icon on Ash. Press the Yellow decide button 3 times to the Left, 3 three time to the Right, and 13 more times to the Left.

* Play As P-Nut (Older Sister of Cookie) : After you select the course with the Start button, keep it depressed. Kick the board 6 times to the Right, 6 times to the Left, 3 times to the Right, 3 times to the Left and 4 more times to the Right. After all this kicking release the Start button.

* Super Deformed Mode : At the stage select screen, press Left(x9), Right(x9), Left(x4), Right (x4), and finally Left(x5), next lean the board forward (step on the front of the board) and press both the Left and Right buttons simultaneously three times. When you get the characters select screen each character should appear to be in super deformed mode.

* Hidden Track : Choose advanced level with any character. Then, before the board unlocks, continuously move the board Up. After the game starts, miss the first jump and crash into the fence on the left side of the church. Now, you'll find yourself in the hidden track.

- SERIES -

1. Top Skater - Sega Skateboarding (1997)
2. Air Trix (2001)

- CONTRIBUTE -

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