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Blockade

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

Description Blockade
Name blockade
Manufacturer Gremlin
Year 1976
Runnable yes
System arcade /
Number of players 2P sim
Added to MAME .031
Romset size 3 KB
Romset file 4 files
Romset zip 1 B
Language English
Evaluation 10 to 20 (Horrible)
Genre Maze

Sound infos

Sound_channels 1

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 no
Input tilt no
Input players 2
Input buttons
Input coins 1

Controls infos

type ways minimum maximum sensitivity keydelta reverse
joy 4 no

Display infos

type rotate flipx width height refresh pixclock htotal hbend hbstart vtotal vbend vbstart
raster 0 no 256 224 60.114504 5197500 330 0 256 262 0 224

Configuration

name tag mask
Boom Switch
Name Off
Value 0
Default no
Name On
Value 4
Default yes

IN0
 4
Lives
Name 3
Value 96
Default no
Name 4
Value 80
Default no
Name 5
Value 48
Default no
Name 6
Value 112
Default yes

IN0
 112

Roms list

console name bios size crc md5 merge sha1 region offset status optional
arcade 316-0001.u43 256 41a00b28 2d0a90aac9d10a1ded240e5202fdf9cd7f70c4a7 gfx1 0 good no
arcade 316-0002.u29 256 409f610f 0c2253f4b72d8aa395f87cc0abe07f0b46fa538b gfx1 0 good no
arcade 316-0003.u3 1024 85960d3b aabfe8f9c26126299d6c07a31ef1aac5300deff5 maincpu 0 good no
arcade 316-0004.u2 1024 a93833e9 e29e7b29900f8305effa700a53806a12bf9d37bd maincpu 0 good no

Chips list

name tag type clock
8080A maincpu cpu 2079000
DISCRETE discrete audio
Samples samples audio
Speaker mono audio

Samples list

name
boom

Serie

Serie : Blockade
  1. Blockade (1976)
  2. CoMOTION (1976)
  3. Hustle (1977)
  4. Hustle (1980)
  5. Hustle! Chumy (Jpn) (1984)
  6. Hustle Chumy (Jpn) (1984)
  7. Blockades (UK) (Version Basic 1.1) [Amstrad Computer User] (1989)
  8. Hustle Chumy (Jpn) (19??)

Categories

MAMEinfo

0.31 [Frank Palazzolo]


Samples required


WIP:

- 0.184: Fixed rom names.

- 0.147u2: Small tweaks to Blockade color overlay [hap].

- 0.92: Frank Palazzolo added discrete sound to Blockade. Fixed cpu1/gfx1 rom loading.

- 0.36b14: Changed palettesize to 2 colors.

- 0.31: Frank Palazzolo added 'Blockade' (Gremlin 1976). Blockade support is complete with the exception of the square wave music.


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History


Arcade Video game published 43 years ago:

Blockade (c) 1976 Gremlin.

This game was two player only, you must have a live human opponent to play against, or else the other players character will go straight into a wall, making for a very quick and boring game. Each player moves their character around leaving a solid line behind them. All moves are made on an invisible grid, so you can only turn at 90 degree angles. To win you must last longer than your opponent before hitting something (first person to hit something loses). The game ended after one player chalked up six wins, but this was operator adjustable down to as low as three.

- TECHNICAL -

This game came in an upright dedicated cabinet. The machine was decorated with only a marquee, which showed the game title. It did not have any other graphics or sideart. The sides were of a dark woodgrain, which probably went nicely in the average pool hall or bowling alley (where most early games were located). The game featured a control panel that was devoid of joysticks, instead you controlled the game using a button for each direction.

Upright cabinet dimensions : 67'' (170cm) High x 28'' (71cm) Deep x 26'' (66cm) Wide. Weight : 290 lbs.

BOARD # 807-0001
Prom stickers : 01-04

Main CPU: Intel 8080 (@ 2.079 Mhz)
Sound Chips: Discrete circuitry

Screen orientation: Horizontal
Video resolution: 256 x 224 pixels
Screen refresh: 60.00 Hz
Palette colors: 2

Players: 2
Buttons: 4

- TRIVIA -

Blockade was released in October 1976. It was Gremlin's first video game and was very widely copied. It provided Gremlin with a big hit, winning the 'Best of Show' award at the 1976 MOA convention.

- SCORING -

A good strategy is to try and box your opponent in to a small section of the screen, and then just move carefully until they crash.

- SERIES -

1. Blockade (1976)
2. Comotion (1976)
3. Hustle (1977)

- STAFF -

Designed by : Lane Hauck, Ago Kiss, Bob Pecarero

- PORTS -

* COMPUTERS:
Noval 760 (1977)

- CONTRIBUTE -

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