0.156 [System11]
0.34b2 [Mike Balfour, Phil Stroffolino]
Artwork available
WIP:
- 0.180: System11 corrected Vigilante visible screen area (PCB comparison).
- 0.171: Pasky added video timing prom to Vigilante and clones. Note: One of the Buccaneers proms matches the Vigilante video sync prom [caius, David Haywood].
- 0.163: hap renamed (vigilano) to (vigilanto) and (vigilanbl) to (vigilantbl).
- 0.162: System11 added clones Vigilante (US, Rev B) and (World, Rev A). Corrections to all Vigilante sets plus new clone [System11]. Fixed maincpu rom ($0) length to 32kb in parent set (World, Rev E) and clone (Japan, Rev D). Renamed (vigilantb) to (vigilanbl), (vigilant1) to (vigilantc), (vigilantj) to (vigilantd), (vigilantu) to (vigilano) and (vigilantu2) to (vigilantg).
- 0.156: System11 added Vigilante (World, Rev E). Make the unknown World set a bootleg. Use the correct roms for the World Rev C version. Standardize a few rom names and or add IC location where possible. Added a note about need to verify / correct the rom sets for the US versions [Brian Troha]. Changed (World, set 1) to clone 'Vigilante (bootleg)' and clones (World, set 2) to 'Vigilante (World, Rev C)', (US) - Rev. G to 'Vigilante (US, Rev G)' and (Japan) to 'Vigilante (Japan, Rev D)'. Renamed (vigilant) to (vigilantb).
- 0.146u4: Corrado Tomaselli added PALs to Vigilante and clones (not hooked up yet). The old PAL(4m) has been determined to be bad. Note: PAL16L8 (IC38 - 4M) controls transparency. It takes as input 4 bits of sprite color, and 6 bits of background tile color. It outputs a sprite enable line, a background enable line, and a background select (which layer of background to draw).
- 0.143u7: Corrado Tomaselli added clone 'Vigilante (US) - Rev. G'. Fixed maincpu rom ($0) length to 32kb in clone (World, set 2).
- 0.143u1: Brian Troha added support for Coin Modes 1 & 2 for Vigilante and added DIP locations. Added 'Coin A/B' dipswitches.
- 0.142u1: Added 'M72 Custom' sound.
- 0.139u3: Porchy added clone Vigilante (World, set 2). Changed parent description to 'Vigilante (World, set 1)'.
- 6th September 2010: Mr. Do - Bezel for Vigilante is done, thanks to Kiltron for cleaning.
- 0.133u1: Renamed (vigilntu) to (vigilantu) and (vigilntj) to (vigilantj).
- 0.106u13: MASH added pld ($200 - pal16l8.4m) to Vigilante and clones.
- 0.94u5: Removed 3rd coin slot.
- 0.36b6: Changed description to 'Vigilante (World)'. Changed VSync to 55Hz.
- 0.36b4: Changed VSync to 57Hz.
- 0.35b12: Eric Hustvedt added clone Vigilante (US). Changed parent description to 'Vigilante (World?)'.
- 22nd April 1999: Eric Hustvedt added Vigilante US set to the driver.
- 0.35b11: Changed M6803 CPU2 clock speed to 1.5MHz.
- 0.34b3: Juan Carlos Lorente added high score saving to Vigilante.
- 0.34b2: Mike Balfour and Phil Stroffolino added 'Vigilante (US)' (Irem 1988) and clone (Japan).
- 11th June 1998: Dumped Vigilante (Japan).
STORY:
- The police cannot stop the street gamgs... As a vigilante you must defend your people's turf!!! The skinheads have taken Madonna hostage. Take the law into your own hands!
LEVELS: 5
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Arcade Video game published 31 years ago:
Vigilante (c) 1988 Irem Corp.
A sequel to Irem's legendary 1984 beat-em-up, "Kung-Fu Master", Vigilante sees the hero's girlfriend, Madonna, kidnapped by a gang of thugs and driven away in the back of their van. The vigilante must fight through five enemy-packed levels to rescue his girlfriend. As with "Kung-Fu Master", a tough guardian enemy awaits the player at the end of each level. The guardians must be defeated as quickly as possible as their energy bars will replenish in between the player's attacks.
A weapon, in the form of Nunchakas, can occasionally be found and picked-up; adding to the player's 'kick' and 'punch' fighting moves. Some of the game's many enemies are also armed, with either clubs, chains, knives or guns. The game ends once Madonna is rescued.
- TECHNICAL -
Main CPU : Zilog Z80 (@ 3.579645 Mhz)
Sound CPU : Zilog Z80 (@ 3.579645 Mhz)
Sound Chips : Yamaha YM2151 (@ 3.579645 Mhz), DAC
Players : 2
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 2 (PUNCH, KICK)
- TRIVIA -
Vigilante was released in February 1988.
Licensed to Data East for US manufacture and distribution.
- SERIES -
1. Kung-Fu Master (1984, Arcade)
2. Vigilante (1988, Arcade)
3. Spartan X 2 (1991, Famicom)
- PORTS -
* CONSOLES:
[JP] NEC PC-Engine (jan.14, 1989) "Vigilante [Model IC01001]"
[EU] Sega Master System (1988) "Vigilante [Model 7023]"
* COMPUTERS:
[EU] Atari ST (1989)
[EU] Commodore C64 (1989)
[EU] Sinclair ZX Spectrum (1989)
[EU] Amstrad CPC (1989)
[EU] Amstrad CPC (1990) "Coin-Op Hits II"
[EU] Amstrad CPC (1990) "Les Aventuriers"
[EU] Atari ST (1990) by Kixx
MSX [KO] (1990) by Clover
Amstrad CPC [ES] (1991) "Micro Club: Night Raider, Vigilante"
PC [MS Windows, Online] [EU] (dec.9, 2011) "IREM Arcade Hits"
- CONTRIBUTE -
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