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Block Gal (MC-8123B, 317-0029)

  1. Game infos
  2. Parent and Clones
  3. Sound
  4. Driver
  5. Inputs
  6. Controls
  7. Display
  8. Dipswitchs
  9. Roms list
  10. Chips list
  11. Categories
  12. MAMEinfo
  13. History
  14. High scores
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Game infos

Description Block Gal (MC-8123B, 317-0029)
Name blockgal
Manufacturer Sega / Vic Tokai
Year 1987
Runnable yes
System arcade /
Number of players 2P alt
Added to MAME .060
Romset size 161 KB
Romset file 15 files
Romset zip 60 B
Language English
Evaluation 50 to 60 (Not Good Enough)
Mature This game is for adults only
Genre Ball & Paddle

Parent and clones

Parent This game is the parent

Sound infos

Sound_channels 1

Driver infos

Driver status good
Driver emulation good
Driver color good
Driver sound good
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 2

Controls infos

type ways minimum maximum sensitivity keydelta reverse
dial 0 255 60 15 yes

Display infos

type rotate flipx width height refresh pixclock htotal hbend hbstart vtotal vbend vbstart
raster 90 no 512 224 60.096154 10000000 640 0 512 260 0 224

Dipswitchs

Roms list

console name bios size crc md5 merge sha1 region offset status optional
arcade 317-0029.key 8192 350d7f93 7ef12d63b2c7150f8e74f65ec8340471d72b1c03 key 0 good no
arcade bg.04 16384 213057f8 a872631aaa2b73e9198f2ad6cede2a889279e610 sprites 4000 good no
arcade bg.05 16384 02e0b040 fb626fc31dfe25bf9fac0c8d76d5041609b06e82 sprites c000 good no
arcade bg.109 16384 a6b573d5 33547a3895bbe65d5a6c40453eeb93e1fedad6de maincpu 4000 good no
arcade bg.110 16384 064c812c 673790dc5131fd280333386a0e9915fb94e9f3e1 sprites 8000 good no
arcade bg.116 16384 a99b231a 42ba45a4fd315255e9500bc3a0e8fe653c4c5a9c maincpu 0 good no
arcade bg.117 16384 e99cc920 b2b9199a9296e0c34fcf4dd20ffd3e8de08f42da sprites 0 good no
arcade bg.120 8192 d848faff 5974cc0c3090800ca79f580a620f5b6615f5d039 soundcpu 0 good no
arcade bg.61 8192 4dd3d39d 759fca021f8d59e861dc19543d5a184428a5e472 tiles 2000 good no
arcade bg.62 8192 7e3ea4eb 8bf020b083e2da12fe95ddae9ac7a385490525bc tiles 0 good no
arcade bg.63 8192 0c8bc404 fc96fb682da3af6b7fc852cea6d8a957c4ce57e3 tiles 6000 good no
arcade bg.64 8192 17368663 e8f2ac6de0fddf08aefae07e693cac100cfb0db4 tiles 4000 good no
arcade bg.65 8192 ed121306 89f812b3954922e22fcf8d9cc4ee5ba295279cb6 tiles a000 good no
arcade bg.66 8192 2b7dc4fa 79d3677b24682cee0c08088433646800703be531 tiles 8000 good no
arcade pr5317.76 256 648350b8 c7986aa9127ef5b50b845434cb4e81dff9861cd2 proms 0 good no

Chips list

name tag type clock
SN76489A sn2 audio 4000000
Speaker mono audio
Z80 soundcpu cpu 4000000

Categories

MAMEinfo

0.60 [Angelo Salese, Nicola Salmoria]

0.34b2 [Testdriver]


WIP:

- 0.130u3: Renamed (blckgalb) to (blockgalb).

- 0.127u6: Added 'Lives' dipswitch.

- 0.115u4: Replaced SN76496 sound with SN76489.

- 0.113u3: Nicola Salmoria added proper MC8123 decryption code. Hooked up chip to Block Gal. Added 317-0029.key - Game now playable. Changed region user1 to user2. Changed description to 'Block Gal (MC-8123B, 317-0029)'.

- 0.60: Angelo Salese re-added Block Gal and clone Block Gal (bootleg).

- 9th April 2002: Angelo Salese submitted an improvement to the Block Gal colors, and Nicola Salmoria fixed them completely.

- 3rd April 2002: Angelo Salese fixed the Block Gal bootleg video emulation, but background colors are still wrong.

- 0.55: Moved Block Gal and clone (bootleg) to (Testdrivers).

- 0.36b4: Nicola Salmoria added clone Block Gal (bootleg). Changed input to 4 players, Dial with 1x button and 4x coin slots. Added 'Service Mode' and 14x 'Unknown' dipswitches.

- 1st September 1999: Thierry and Gerald dumped Block Gal (bootleg System 1). Nicola added Block Gal bootleg.

- 0.34b2: Nicola Salmoria added 'Block Gal' (Sega / Vic Tokai 1987). Not working due to encryption.

- 17th August 1998: J-ROM dumped Block Gal (MC-8123B, 317-0029) (c)1987 SEGA/VIC.


LEVELS: 20


Other Emulators:

* FB Alpha


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History


Arcade Video game published 32 years ago:

Block Gal (c) 1987 Sega.

A ball and paddle game.

- TECHNICAL -

Game ID : 834-6303

Runs on the Sega "System 1" hardware.

Players: 2
Control: dial
Buttons: 1

- TRIVIA -

Block Gal was released in March 1987 in Japan.

- STAFF -

Developed by Vic Tokai.

Producer : Yakuza Sebiro
Designers : Sary Chan Papa, Abunai Kun!!
Programmers : Dynamic Ran, Gofukusen
Music : Shoochi Gun

- CONTRIBUTE -

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High scores

MAMESCORE records : 02/04/2017 13:01

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