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Big Guns (L-8)

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

Description Big Guns (L-8)
Name bguns_l8
Manufacturer Williams
Year 1987
Runnable yes
System arcade /
Number of players Pinball
Added to MAME .141u1
Romset size 176 KB
Romset file 6 files
Romset zip 123 B
Language English
Genre Electromechanical

Parent and clones

Parent This game is the parent

Sound infos

Sound_channels 4

Driver infos

Driver status preliminary
Driver emulation preliminary
Driver color good
Driver sound preliminary
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 3

Configuration

name tag mask
Language
Name English
Value 16
Default yes
Name German
Value 0
Default no

DIAGS
 16

Roms list

console name bios size crc md5 merge sha1 region offset status optional
arcade gund_u4.l1 32768 d4a430a3 5b44e3f313cc7cb75f51c239013d46e5eb986f9d bgcpu 10000 good no
arcade guns_u19.l1 32768 ec1a6c23 45bb4f78b89de9e690b5f9741d17f97766e702d6 bgcpu 18000 good no
arcade guns_u21.l1 32768 35c6bfe4 83dbd10311add75f56046de58d315f8a87389703 audiocpu 18000 good no
arcade guns_u22.l1 32768 091a5cb8 db77314241eb6ed7f4385f99312a49b7caad1283 audiocpu 10000 good no
arcade guns_u26.l8 16384 792dc1e8 34586585bbaf579cb522569238e24d9ab891b471 maincpu 4000 good no
arcade guns_u27.l8 32768 ac4a1a51 d48b5e5b550107df8c6edc2d5f78777d7d408959 maincpu 8000 good no

Chips list

name tag type clock
HC-55516 hc55516_bg audio
M6802 audiocpu cpu 4000000
M6808 maincpu cpu 4000000
M6809E bgcpu cpu 8000000
MC1408 dac1 audio
Samples samples audio
Speaker bg audio
YM2151 ym2151 audio 3580000

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

Categories

MAMEinfo

0.141u1 [PinMAME]


Samples required (genpin)


WIP:

- 0.141u1: Added 'Big Guns (L-8)' (Williams 1987) and clones (L-7), (L-A) and (P-1).

History


Pinball published 32 years ago:

Big Guns (c) 1987 Williams Electronics Games, Incorporated.

In this medieval/science fiction-themed pinball, you have to save the Queen, who is held hostage by the evil King Tyrant!

- TECHNICAL -

Williams System 11B
Model Number : 57

Main CPU : M6808 (@ 1 MHz)
Sound CPU : Motorola M6809 (@ 2 MHz), OKI M6808 (@ 1 MHz)
Sound chips : Yamaha YM2151 (@ 3.579545 MHz), (2x) DAC, (2x) HC55516

This game is compatible with either System 11A or System 11B.

- TRIVIA -

5,250 units were produced.

Here are the quotes in the game :
King Tyrant : 'Ah ha ha ha!' (during gameplay)
Commander : 'Attack!' (King's Chamber shot)
Commander : 'Get back in there!', 'Attack!', 'Get back in there! Fight!' (Kickback)
Commander : 'Attack the castle! Commence firing! Fire at will!' (start of multiball)
Commander : 'You are invincible! Save the Queen!' (Invincible / Queen's Rescue Jackpot)
(after time expires during Queen's Rescue)
Queen : 'Heeellllp!'
King Tyrant : 'She's mine now! Ah ha ha ha!'

- STAFF -

Designers : Mark Ritchie (MDR), Python Anghelo (PVA)
Artwork : Python Anghelo
Software : Bill Pfutzenreuter (PFZ)
Music and Sounds : Chris Granner (CPG)

- CONTRIBUTE -

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