Mame game : cloud9 : Cloud 9 (prototype)

Game infos

Description Cloud 9 (prototype)

Name cloud9

Manufacturer Atari

Year 1983

Runnable yes

System arcade /

Number of players 2P alt

Added to MAME .035b12

Romset size 57 KB

Romset file 13 files

Romset zip 21 B

Language English

Evaluation 50 to 60 (Not Good Enough)

Genre Shooter

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 1

Input buttons

Input coins 2

Controls infos

type	ways	minimum	maximum	sensitivity	keydelta	reverse
trackball		0	255	30	30	yes

Display infos

type	rotate	flipx	width	height	refresh	pixclock	htotal	hbend	hbstart	vtotal	vbend	vbstart
raster	0	no	256	232	61.035156

Dipswitchs

Coinage
- 1 Coin/1 Credit
- 1 Coin/2 Credits
- 2 Coins/1 Credit
- 3 Coins/1 Credit
- 4 Coins/1 Credit
- 5 Coins/1 Credit
- 6 Coins/1 Credit
- 7 Coins/1 Credit
- 8 Coins/1 Credit
- 9 Coins/1 Credit
- Free Play
Service Mode
- Off
- On
Unknown
- Off
- On

Roms list

console	name	size	crc	sha1	region	offset	status	optional
arcade	63s141.e10	256	8e98083f	ed29c7ed2226613ed5d09ecef4e645e3b53f7f8d	proms	0	baddump	no
arcade	63s141.m10	256	b0b039c0	724fa88f3f3c62b3c9345cdb13e114a10b7bbdb0	proms	100	baddump	no
arcade	63s141.m8	256	6d7479ec	7a7c30f5846b98afaaca2af9aab82416ebafe4cc	proms	300	baddump	no
arcade	82s129.p3	256	615d784d	e7e6397ae45d6ae8b3670b457ede79c42d18d71f	proms	200	baddump	no
arcade	c9_6000.bin	8192	b5d95d98	9a347e5fc6e9e753e5c6972341725b5f4412e451	maincpu	6000	good	no
arcade	c9_8000.bin	8192	49af8f22	c118372bec0c428c2b60d29df95f358b302d5e66	maincpu	8000	good	no
arcade	c9_a000.bin	8192	7cf404a6	d20b662102f8426af51b1ca4ed8e18b00d711365	maincpu	a000	good	no
arcade	c9_c000.bin	8192	26a4d7df	8eef0a5f5d1ff13eec75d0c50f5a5dea28486ae5	maincpu	c000	good	no
arcade	c9_e000.bin	8192	6e663bce	4f4a5dc57ba6bc38a17973a6644849f6f5a2dfd1	maincpu	e000	good	no
arcade	c9_gfx0.bin	4096	d01a8019	a77d6125b116ab4bf9446e3b99469dad2719f7e5	gfx1	0	good	no
arcade	c9_gfx1.bin	4096	514ac009	f05081d8da47e650b0bd12cd00460c98a4f745b1	gfx1	1000	good	no
arcade	c9_gfx2.bin	4096	930c1ade	ba22cb7b105da2ab8c40574e70f18d594d833452	gfx1	2000	good	no
arcade	c9_gfx3.bin	4096	27e9b88d	a1d27e62eea9cdff662a3c160f650bbdb32b7f47	gfx1	3000	good	no

Chips list

name	tag	type	clock
M6502	maincpu	cpu	1250000
POKEY	pokey2	audio	1250000
Speaker	mono	audio

0.35b12 [Mike Balfour]

WIP:

- 0.139u4: Aaron Giles changed Crystal Castles and Cloud 9 to use the x2212 instead of the hacked-up fake version they had.

- 0.135u2: Fabio Priuli added driver data structs to Cloud 9 driver.

- 0.106u13: Rewrote Cloud 9 driver to mimic the Crystal Castles driver since it is obviously an early version of the same hardware [Aaron Giles]: Implemented video RAM banking correctly based on tracing out a Firebeast PCB, which appears to be identical. Traced out color mapping and implemented correctly. Reduced EAROM down to 4 bits. Fixed dipswitch definitions. Changed M6502 CPU1 and the 2x POKEY clock speeds to 1250000 Hz, visible area to 256x232, VSync to 61.035156 Hz. Added 'Unknown' dipswitch. Removed 3rd coin slot.

- 0.79u1: Cleaned up Cloud 9 driver [Aaron Giles].

- 26th June 2002: Paul Priest fixed Cloud 9 from crashing.

- 29th November 1999: Zsolt Vasvari fixed 16bpp in Cloud 9.

- 0.35b12: Mike Balfour added 'Cloud 9 (prototype)' (Atari 1983).

- 23rd April 1999: Mike Balfour sent in a driver for Cloud9 prototype.

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History

Arcade Video game published 36 years ago:

Cloud 9 (c) 1983 Atari.

Shoot clouds in the sky. Avoid rain drops and other enemies. Try to destroy all clouds before your chamber is flooded.

- TECHNICAL -

Main CPU : MOS Technology M6502 (@ 1.512 Mhz)
Sound Chips : (2x) POKEY (@ 1.5 Mhz)

Screen orientation : Horizontal
Video resolution : 256 x 240 pixels
Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz
Palette colors : 64

Players : 2
Control : trackball
Buttons : 2

- TRIVIA -

Cloud 9 was originally supposed to be written by Dona Bailey (the coder for "Centipede"), but she left and Paul inherited it. Originally called 'Weather War' the original game concept had a plug in the bottom of the screen that the character had to pull to let the water out. This game unfortunately only received one weekend of play testing at one location before being cancelled.

- STAFF -

Designed and programmed by : Paul M. Resch

- CONTRIBUTE -

Edit this entry: https://www.arcade-history.com/?&page=detail&id=477&o=2

High scores

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Cloud 9 (prototype)