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Puzzle Uo Poko (International)

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

Description Puzzle Uo Poko (International)
Name uopoko
Manufacturer Cave (Jaleco license)
Year 1998
Runnable yes
System arcade /
Number of players 2P sim
Added to MAME .104u9
Romset size 11 MB
Romset file 6 files
Romset zip 3 B
Language English
Genre Puzzle

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 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 320 240 57.550645

Roms list

console name bios size crc md5 merge sha1 region offset status optional
arcade cave_cv-02_u33.u33 4194304 5d142ad2 f26abcf7a625a322b83df44fbd6e852bfb03663c sprites0 0 good no
arcade cave_cv-02_u4.u4 2097152 a2d0d755 f8493ef7f367f3dc2a229ba785ac67bc5c2c54c0 ymz 0 good no
arcade cave_cv-02_u49.u49 4194304 12fb11bb 953df1b16b5c9a6c3eb2fdebec4669a879270e73 layer0 0 good no
arcade eeprom-uopoko.bin 128 f4a24b95 4043f0ffed24e38b4f7dbe1a5a4a9e79bdde7dfd eeprom 0 good no
arcade u25.int 524288 a1258482 7f4adc4a6d069032aaf3d93eb60fde16b59483f8 maincpu 1 good no
arcade u26.int 524288 b445c9ac 4dda1c6e19de629ea4d9061560c32a9f0deabd53 maincpu 0 good no

Chips list

name tag type clock
M68000 maincpu cpu 16000000
Speaker mono audio
YMZ280B ymz audio 16934400

Serie

Serie : Uo Poko
  1. Puzzle Uo Poko (International) (1998)
  2. Puzzle Uo Poko (Japan) (1998)

Categories

MAMEinfo

0.104u9 [Corrado Tomaseli]

0.37b2 [Luca Elia]


< Japan >


Artwork available


SERVICE MODE:

- Press F2 to enter service mode. There are no dipswitches.


WIP:

- 0.157: Fixed rom names.

- 0.153: Brian Troha added minor doc update about Puzzle Uo Poko. Fixed rom names.

- 0.136: Added eeprom-uopoko.bin EEPROM.

- 3rd December 2006: Mr. Do - We have the instruction card for Puzzle Uo Poko from Tormod.

- 0.104u9: Corrado Tomaseli added Puzzle Uo Poko (International). Changed 'Uo Poko (Japan)' to clone 'Puzzle Uo Poko (Japan)'. Renamed (uopoko) to (uopokoj).

- 27th March 2006: Corrado Tomaselli dumped Puzzle Uo Poko (International).

- 0.60: Fixed Uo Poko crashes with an access violation upon startup.

- 0.57: Fixed gfx1/2 rom loading.

- 0.37b13: Changed VSync to 57.550644Hz.

- 0.37b10: Bernd Wiebelt fixed a YMZ280B bug that caused bad sound in the Cave games. Changed YMZ280B clock speed to 16934400 Hz.

- 0.37b5: Added YMZ280B (16Mhz) sound.

- 27th June 2000: Aaron Giles sent in an update to the YMZ280B sound core with much better sound output.

- 22nd June 2000: Aaron Giles sent in a preliminary YMZ280B sound core, adding sound to Dangun Feveron, ESP Ra.De. and Uo Poko.

- 0.37b2: Luca Elia added 'Uo Poko (Japan)' (Cave (Jaleco license) 1998).

- 19th April 2000: Luca Elia sent in a Cave driver with support for Dangun Feveron, Esprade, Uo Poko and Dodonpachi.


LEVELS: 25


Other Emulators:

* FB Alpha

* Raine


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Puzzle Uo Poko

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Super Bubble Pop

History


Arcade Video game published 21 years ago:

Puzzle Uo Poko (c) 1998 Jaleco.

Uo Poko is a puzzle game for one or two players (co-operative). The aim is to clear the screen of coloured glass balls by dropping like-coloured balls down onto them. Connecting three or more like-coloured balls creates a chain reaction and causes them to disappear.

Balls are launched into the play area via a joystick controlled 'pinball-plunger' and as in Pinball, the further the plunger is pulled back, the further the coloured ball will travel. Mastering the strength and distance required is essential in order to drop each ball accurately onto its target. To allow players to learn how to use the plunger, the first two stages feature a guide line which shows exactly where a ball will drop. From the third stage onwards, players must use their judgement alone.

Bonus points are awarded if a stage is completed quickly enough. If too much time is taken, however, the bottom of the stage will start to rise, pushing the balls already in play towards the top of the screen. If the top of the screen is reached, the game is over.

Uo Poko features thirty stages of play.

- TECHNICAL -

Game ID : CV02

Cave 1st Generation Hardware

Main CPU : MC68000 (@ 16 Mhz)
Sound CPU : Zilog Z80 [Optional]
Sound Chips : Yamaha YMZ280B (@ 16.9344 Mhz) or OKIM6295 x (1 or 2) + YM2203 / YM2151 [Optional]
Other : 93C46 EEPROM

Screen orientation : Horizontal
Video resolution : 320 x 240 pixels
Screen refresh : 57.55 Hz
Palette colors : 32768

Players : 2
Control : 8-way joystick

- TRIVIA -

Released in February 1998 in Japan.

- UPDATES -

The Japanese version has an additional subtitle which can be translated as "Lots of Fish".

- TIPS AND TRICKS -

When the Submarine appears, launch a bubble above, if you succeed, a laser will start destroying the touched bubbles.

- SERIES -

1. Uo Poko - Lots of Fish (1998)
2. Himitsu no Hana Poko

- STAFF -

Developed by Cave.

Sound composer : Ryuichi Yabuki

- CONTRIBUTE -

Edit this entry: https://www.arcade-history.com/?&page=detail&id=3032&o=2

High scores

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