Mame game : hercules : Hercules

Game infos

Description Hercules

Name hercules

Manufacturer Atari

Year 1979

Runnable yes

System arcade /

Number of players Pinball

Added to MAME .141u1

Romset size 7 KB

Romset file 4 files

Romset zip 5 B

Language English

Genre Electromechanical

Driver infos

Driver status preliminary

Driver emulation preliminary

Driver color good

Driver sound imperfect

Driver graphic good

Driver cocktail

Driver protection

Driver savestate yes

Inputs infos

Input service no

Input tilt yes

Input players 1

Input buttons

Input coins 2

Dipswitchs

Balls
- 3
- 5
Coinage L Chute
- 1 Coin/1 Credit
- 1 Coin/2 Credits
- 1 Coin/3 Credits
- 1 Coin/4 Credits
- 1 Coin/5 Credits
- 1 Coin/6 Credits
- 1 Coin/7 Credits
- 1 Coin/8 Credits
- 1 Coin/9 Credits
- 1 coin/10 credits
- 1 coin/11 credits
- 1 coin/12 credits
- 1 coin/13 credits
- 1 coin/14 credits
- 1 coin/15 credits
- 2 Coins/1 Credit
- 2 Coins/3 Credits
- 2 Coins/5 Credits
- 2 Coins/7 Credits
- 2 coins/11 credits
- 2 coins/13 credits
- 2 coins/15 credits
- 2 coins/9 credits
Coinage R Chute
- 1 Coin/1 Credit
- 1 Coin/2 Credits
- 1 Coin/3 Credits
- 1 Coin/4 Credits
- 1 Coin/5 Credits
- 1 Coin/6 Credits
- 1 Coin/7 Credits
- 1 Coin/8 Credits
- 1 Coin/9 Credits
- 1 coin/10 credits
- 1 coin/11 credits
- 1 coin/12 credits
- 1 coin/13 credits
- 1 coin/14 credits
- 1 coin/15 credits
- 2 Coins/1 Credit
- 2 Coins/3 Credits
- 2 Coins/5 Credits
- 2 Coins/7 Credits
- 2 coins/11 credits
- 2 coins/13 credits
- 2 coins/15 credits
- 2 coins/9 credits
Extra Ball reward
- 20000 points
- 30000 points
- Extra Ball
Free Play
- Off
- On
High Score Display
- Off
- On
Ladder Memory
- Off
- On
Match
- Off
- On
Max Credits
- 10
- 15
- 20
- 25
- 30
- 35
- 40
- 5
Replays for High Score
- 1
- 2
- 3
Special
- 50000 points
- 60000 points
- Extra Ball
- Free Game
Upper Lanes
- Start and Advance
- Start only

Roms list

console	name	size	crc	sha1	region	offset	status	optional
arcade	82s130.bin	512	da1f77b4	b21fdc1c6f196c320ec5404013d672c35f95890b	proms	0	good	no
arcade	atari_j.rom	2048	26521779	2cf1c66441aee99b9d01859d495c12025b5ef094	maincpu	3800	good	no
arcade	atari_m.rom	2048	1bb6b72c	dd24ed54de275aadf8dc0810a6af3ac97aea4026	maincpu	3000	good	no
arcade	herc_k.rom	2048	65e099b1	83a06bc82e0f8f4c0655886c6a9962bb28d00c5e	maincpu	2800	good	no

Chips list

name	tag	type	clock
3-Bit Binary Weighted DAC	dac1	audio
4-Bit Binary Weighted DAC	dac	audio
M6800	maincpu	cpu	1000000
Samples	samples	audio
Speaker	speaker	audio

Samples list

name
bumper
chime1
chime2
chime3
chime4
coil_coinlockout_engage
coil_coinlockout_release
coinin
drop_target_reset
hole
kickback
knocker
outhole
relay_engage
relay_release
sling
solenoid_engage
solenoid_release

MAMEinfo

0.141u1 [PinMAME]

Samples required (genpin)

WIP:

- 0.143u5: Added sound1 rom.

- 0.141u1: Added Hercules (Atari 1979).

Pinball published 40 years ago:

Hercules (c) 1979 Atari, Incorporated.

- TECHNICAL -

Atari Generation 2

Main CPU : M6800 (@ 1 MHz)
Sound Chip : Custom

- TRIVIA -

Hercules was developed by Arcade Engineering (a company consisting of past Allied Leisure employees) and had the mechanisms from a Bally table.

Hercules is known for being the world's largest pinball game, measuring 83'' tall x 39'' wide x 93'' deep!.

- STAFF -

Designer : Steve Bicker
Artwork : Jim Kelly

- CONTRIBUTE -

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Hercules