Mame game : altair : Altair

Game infos

Description Altair

Name altair

Manufacturer Cidelsa

Year 1981

Runnable yes

System arcade /

Number of players 2P alt

Added to MAME .109u2

Romset size 12 KB

Romset file 6 files

Romset zip 9 B

Language English

Evaluation 10 to 20 (Horrible)

Genre Shooter

Driver infos

Driver status imperfect

Driver emulation good

Driver color good

Driver sound imperfect

Driver graphic good

Driver cocktail

Driver protection

Driver savestate yes

Inputs infos

Input service yes

Input tilt no

Input players 1

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	90	no	294	294	50.089031	5626000	360	30	324	312	10	304

Dipswitchs

Bonus Life
- 10000
- 14000
- 5000
- 7000
Coinage
- Slot A: 1 Slot B: 2
- Slot A: 1.5 Slot B: 3
- Slot A: 2 Slot B: 4
- Slot A: 2.5 Slot B: 5
Difficulty
- Conserv
- Liberal
- Very Conserv
- Very Liberal
Lives
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4

Roms list

console	name	size	crc	sha1	region	offset	status	optional
arcade	alt a 1.ic7	2048	37c26c4e	30df7efcf5bd12dafc1cb6e894fc18e7b76d3e61	cdp1802	0	good	no
arcade	alt b 1.ic8	2048	76b814a4	e8ab1d1cbcef974d929ef8edd10008f60052a607	cdp1802	800	good	no
arcade	alt c 1.ic9	2048	2569ce44	a09597d2f8f50fab9a09ed9a59c50a2bdcba47bb	cdp1802	1000	good	no
arcade	alt d 1.ic10	2048	a25e6d11	c197ff91bb9bdd04e88908259e4cde11b990e31d	cdp1802	1800	good	no
arcade	alt e 1.ic11	2048	e497f23b	6094e9873df7bd88c521ddc3fd63961024687243	cdp1802	2000	good	no
arcade	alt f 1.ic12	2048	a06dd905	c24ad9ff6d4e3b4e57fd75f946e8832fa00c2ea0	cdp1802	2800	good	no

Chips list

name	tag	type	clock
CDP1802	cdp1802	cpu	3579000
RCA CDP1869	cdp1869	audio	5626000
Speaker	mono	audio

0.109u2 [Curt Coder]

< Spain >

Bugs:

- No player shots in final boss. daveb (ID 05482)

WIP:

- 0.125u1: Curt Coder added memory address parameter to CDP1802 DMA callbacks and a macro for the CPU interface. Also added CDP1852 I/O buffer chip, and used it in Altair and Draco.

- 0.124u3: Curt Coder added machine parameter and macros for the CDP1802 callback functions. This seems to have fixed the player sprite flashing in Destroyer/Altair/Draco.

- 0.113: Curt Coder added preliminary sound to Altair. White noise is missing.

- 0.112u2: Changed CDP1869 CPU2 clock speed to 5626000 Hz and visible area to 294x294 - Game now playable.

- 0.109u3: Changed VSync to 50.089031 Hz.

- 0.109u2: Curt Coder added Altair (Cidelsa 1981).

LEVELS: 6 (endless)

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History

Arcade Video game published 38 years ago:

Altair (c) 1981 Cidelsa.

A "Space Invaders" style shoot'em up. Defeat Battle after Battle and destroy the Monster Ship and the hordes of aliens.

- TECHNICAL -

Main CPU : CDP1802 (@ 3.579 Mhz)
Sound Chips : CDP1869 (@ 3.579 Mhz)

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

- TRIVIA -

All Cidelsa games were released in Spain only.

- SERIES -

1. Altair (1981)
2. Altair II (198?)

- CONTRIBUTE -

Edit this entry: https://www.arcade-history.com/?&page=detail&id=7988&o=2

High scores

MAMESCORE records : 02/04/2017 13:01

sawys__________________________13.640
merlin_________________________12.450
dark_kariya_____________________5.130
hulkiii_________________________2.420
nicky634________________________2.300

Altair