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Galaxian 3 - Theater 6 : Project Dragoon

  1. Game infos
  2. Sound
  3. Driver
  4. Inputs
  5. Display
  6. Dipswitchs
  7. Roms list
  8. Chips list
  9. Disks list
  10. Serie
  11. Categories
  12. MAMEinfo
  13. History
Download gal3.zip (14.25 MB)
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Game infos

Description Galaxian 3 - Theater 6 : Project Dragoon
Name gal3
Manufacturer Namco
Year 199?
Runnable yes
System arcade /
Number of players 6P sim
Added to MAME .128u5
Romset size 14.25 MB
Romset file 42 files
Romset zip 2 B
Language English
Genre Shooter

Sound infos

Sound_channels 2

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 no
Input players 1
Input buttons
Input coins

Display infos

type rotate flipx width height refresh pixclock htotal hbend hbstart vtotal vbend vbstart
raster 0 no 512 512 60
raster 0 no 512 512 60

Dipswitchs

Roms list

console name bios size crc md5 merge sha1 region offset status optional
arcade glc-psn-prg0b.ic22 131072 da8a74f8 2826a55a4a0acec07ff760c7857da10c4ffaf7d0 psn_b3_cpu 1 good no
arcade glc-psn-prg1b.ic23 131072 978431c9 7d631444f5844c55bea820507e34a17199f5da2e psn_b3_cpu 0 good no
arcade glc-psn-vol.ic100 131072 9d49576c 25c02d2cc171468711c71d8f2da0ea7d9b5f0c23 psn_b3_vol 0 good no
arcade glc-rs-prglb.18b 131072 9d0c8d03 8fffef622cd4440ea9f17882cd54a8a49fbbc148 rs_cpu 1 good no
arcade glc-rs-prgub.19b 131072 125ad94c 4e2e316b639e9a3a78ecd5c827f3309efa3bc78c rs_cpu 0 good no
arcade glc-slv-prg0.6b 131072 75b2341a 73616f5633f583b9ebfba2380fde3e7b08743e9f cpuslv 3 good no
arcade glc-slv-prg1.10b 131072 f37ba6c0 f8ee29ee4d341bfd6595e92c090865b8e5d9578c cpuslv 2 good no
arcade glc-slv-prg2.14b 131072 c38a933e 96c85db607d8527e927ef23fc53324172ddb861a cpuslv 1 good no
arcade glc-slv-prg3.18b 131072 deae86d2 1898955423b8da585b6319406566aad02db20d64 cpuslv 0 good no
arcade glc1-dsp-ptoh.2f 524288 b4213c83 9d036b73149656fdc13eed38946a70f532bff3f1 dsp_board2 1 good no
arcade glc1-dsp-ptol.2n 524288 b318534a 6fcf2ead6dd0d5a6f22438520588ba4e33ca39a8 dsp_board2 3 good no
arcade glc1-dsp-ptou.2k 524288 14877cef 5ebdccd6db837ceb9473bd219eb211431944cbf0 dsp_board2 2 good no
arcade glc1-mst-prg0e.6b 524288 5deccd72 8d50779221538cc171469a691fabb17b62a8e664 maincpu 3 good no
arcade glc1-mst-prg1e.10b 524288 b6144e3b 33f63d881e7012db7f971b074bc5f876a66198b7 maincpu 2 good no
arcade glc1-mst-prg2e.14b 524288 13381084 486c1e136e6594ba68858e40246c5fb9bef1c0d2 maincpu 1 good no
arcade glc1-mst-prg3e.18b 524288 7917584a ec22de8a3751099d37e14cd05c736c33baa1ee1d maincpu 0 good no
arcade glc1-obj-obj0.9t 524288 0fe98d33 5cfefa342fe2fa278d010927d761cb51105a4a60 obj_board2 0 good no
arcade glc1-obj-obj1.9w 524288 660a4f6d c3c3525f51280e71f2d607649a6b5434cbd862c8 obj_board2 80000 good no
arcade glc1-obj-obj2.9y 524288 90bcc5a3 76cb23e295bb15279e046e83f8e4ab9f85f68243 obj_board2 100000 good no
arcade glc1-obj-obj3.9z 524288 65244f07 fd876ca5f198914f15864397b358e56fcaa41e90 obj_board2 180000 good no
arcade glc1-snd-data1.4h 131072 8c7135f5 b8c3866c70ac1c431140d6cfe50d9273db7d9b68 sound_cpu 40001 good no
arcade glc1-snd-prg0.1h 131072 4845481c 3cf90b8b2351b2bc015bf273552e19e09f84ee70 sound_cpu 0 good no
arcade glc1-snd-prg1.2h 131072 3b98c175 26e59700347bab7fa10f029e781f993f3a97d257 sound_cpu 1 good no
arcade glc1-snd-voi0.13a 524288 ef3bda56 2cdfec1860a6d2bd645d83b42cc232643818a699 samples 0 good no
arcade glc1-snd-voi10.13g 524288 1c1dedf4 b6b9dac68103ff2206d731d409a557a71afd98f7 samples 100000 good no
arcade glc1-snd-voi11.14g 524288 559e2a8a 9a2f28305c6073a0b9b80a5d9617cc25a921e9d0 samples 180000 good no
arcade glc1-snd-voi2.13c 524288 ef3bda56 2cdfec1860a6d2bd645d83b42cc232643818a699 samples 0 good no
arcade glc1-snd-voi8.10g 524288 bba0c15b b0abc22fd1ae8a9970ad45d9ebdb38e6b06033a7 samples 0 good no
arcade glc1-snd-voi9.11g 524288 dd1b1ee4 b69af15acaa9c3d79d7758adc8722ff5c1129b76 samples 80000 good no

Chips list

name tag type clock
C140 c140_16a audio 21390
M68000 psn_b1_cpu cpu 12000000
M68020 cpuslv cpu 24576000
Speaker rspeaker audio

Disks list

name md5 sha1 merge region index status optional
gal3_ld1 laserdisc1 0 nodump no
gal3_ld2 laserdisc2 0 nodump no

Serie

Serie : Galaxian
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  3. Galaxian Part X (moonaln hack) (1979)
  4. Galaxian (bootleg, set 1) (1979)
  5. Galaxian (bootleg, set 3) (1979)
  6. Galaxian (Namco set 1) (1979)
  7. Galaxian (Namco set 2) (1979)
  8. Galaxian (bootleg, set 2) (1979)
  9. Galaxian (Midway set 1) (1979)
  10. Galaxian (Midway set 2) (1979)
  11. Galaxian (Taito) (1979)
  12. Galaxian Turbo (superg hack) (1979)
  13. Kamakazi III (superg hack) (1979)
  14. Kamikaze (Potomac Games) (1979)
  15. Moon Alien (1979)
  16. Star Fighter (1979)
  17. Super Galaxians (galaxiana hack) (1979)
  18. Super Galaxians (Silver Systems) (1979)
  19. Swarm (bootleg?) (1979)
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  27. Galaga (1981)
  28. Galaga (Midway set 1 with fast shoot hack) (1981)
  29. Galaga (Midway set 2) (1981)
  30. Galaga (Midway set 1) (1981)
  31. Galaga (Namco) (1981)
  32. Galaxian (1981)
  33. Galaxian (12K) (1981)
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  35. Swarm (1981)
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  45. Galaxian (1983)
  46. Galaxian (1983)
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  51. Galaga (Jpn) (1984)
  52. Galaga (Euro) (1984)
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  54. Galaga 3 (GP3 rev. C) (1984)
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  57. Galaga 3 (set 5) (1984)
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  59. Galaxian (Euro) (1984)
  60. Galaxian (Jpn, Rev. A) (1984)
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  62. Galaxian (Jpn, Alt) (1984)
  63. Galaxian (Jpn) (1984)
  64. Gaplus (GP2 rev. B) (1984)
  65. Gaplus (GP2) (1984)
  66. Gaplus (GP2 rev D, alternate hardware) (1984)
  67. Gatsbee (1984)
  68. Galaga (1985)
  69. Galaga (1985)
  70. Gaplus (1985)
  71. Gaplus (Alt Format) (1985)
  72. Galaxian's Revenge (UK) [Amstrad Computer User] (1986)
  73. Star Fighter (Euro) (1986)
  74. Galaga '88 (1987)
  75. Galaga '88 (02-03-88) (1987)
  76. Galaga '88 (Japan) (1987)
  77. Galaga '88 (1988)
  78. Galaga - Demons of Death (Euro) (1989)
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  81. Galaga (198?)
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  86. Galaga '88 (1990)
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  89. Star Fighter (1992)
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  91. Star Fighter (USA) (1996)
  92. Star Fighter (USA) (1996)
  93. Galaxian 3 - Theater 6 : Project Dragoon (199?)
  94. Galaxian (Kor) (199?)
  95. Galaga (Jpn) (19??)
  96. Galaxian (19??)
  97. Galaxian (Jpn) (19??)
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  105. Ms. Pac-Man/Galaga - 20th Anniversary Class of 1981 Reunion (V1.01) (2000)
  106. Ms. Pac-Man/Galaga - 20th Anniversary Class of 1981 Reunion (V1.02) (2000)
  107. Ms. Pac-Man/Galaga - 20th Anniversary Class of 1981 Reunion (V1.03) (2000)
  108. Ms. Pac-Man/Galaga - 20th Anniversary Class of 1981 Reunion (V1.04) (2000)
  109. Galaga - Destination Earth (USA) (2000)

Categories

MAMEinfo

0.128u5 [Andy Welburn]


TODO:

* Dump Laserdiscs


NOTE:

- Galaxian 3 is a walk-in style arcade game run on a hybrid of laserdisc and traditional arcade hardware. The arcade uses two synchronized laserdisc players to create the pre-rendered backgrounds of the game, and each player takes the role of one of six stationary gunner positions defending a spaceship against an onslaught of enemy ships. Each player shares the same life meter. It was one of only two games released for Namco's "Theater 6" arcade system, the other being its immediate sequel Attack of the Zolgear. The arcade cost $150,000 (USD). The game was originally a theme park attraction which debuted in 1990, four years before the arcade version was released. It used a 120" wide display utilizing twin projectors and seated 28 people simultaneously in a hydraulic gaming area. There was also a simplified version of the attraction for 16 players which didn't have as many of the bells and whistles as the original 28 player version. The attraction eventually closed in 2000.


WIP:

- 0.154: Alex Jackson fixed Galaxian 3 generic_paletteram regression and added note.

- 0.147: WIP Namco Galaxian 3 cleanup/modernization [Aaron Giles].

- 0.146u4: Phil Bennett removed C140_TYPE_SYSTEM21_B banking in Galaxian 3. Correct sound banking (i.e. the sound ROM size) is determined via a dipswitch.

- 0.145u7: Aaron Giles fixed Galaxian 3 crashed after OK (paletteram32_r/w regression).

- 0.141u3: Atari Ace removed unneeded #include lines in Galaxian 3.

- 18th January 2011: Warren Ondras - GALAXIAN 3 'Project Dragoon' LD rip *WIP*: I finally had some time this week to work on this, and have most of the capturing done. I am going to do a couple more captures with different settings, but we're almost there. I discovered a few things along the way... There is a digital audio track! This is the first game disc I've seen that has one. (If we had only used your LDP-1450, we'd never have known about it!) The audio is different on the digital vs analog tracks. I was able to get a direct digital copy of it with a newer player and optical cable. I was able to make a video file that combines the left and right screens...

- 0.135u2: Galaxian3 update [Naibo Zhang]: Fleshed out skeleton driver. Each CPU board passes many self-tests. Master and slave CPU comms hooked up. Removed 68000 CPU6/7. Changed 68020 CPU1/2 clock speeds to 24576000 Hz and 68000 CPU3 to 12288000 Hz. Added 2x C140 (21390 Hz) sound, dual screen (2x 512x512) and dipswitches. Fixed samples rom loading.

- 28th October 2009: Naibo - Galaxian3 Theatre6 progress: The 2 68020 CPU boards has been able to pass many self test items(indicated by LEDs), and the master CPU uploads a lot of data to the slave, if given some patch/hack. Among these data, there are: DSP code, mathmatic tables, 2D sprite palette, come test code... From the sprite tiles, the 2d palette seems extracted correctly. Update DarthNuno: DSP board details now available right here: http://www.dragonslairfans.com/smfor/index.php?topic=538.0

- 0.132: Tafoid and Fujix changed year to 1982 (Arcade TV Game List book).

- 0.128u5: Andy Welburn added 'Galaxian 3 - Theater 6 : Project Dragoon' (Namco 199?).

- 10th September 2008: Phil Stroffolino - Galaxian 3 is one major step closer to being preserved, and I'm quite excited and honored to be involved. Information can be seen at http://www.dragonslairfans.com/smfor/index.php?topic=457.0


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History


Arcade Video game published 26 years ago:

Galaxian 3 - Project Dragoon (c) 1993 Namco.

All players man gun pods on the Starship Dragoon. Their objective to to shoot down enemies to protect the ship and their shared life meter.

- TECHNICAL -

[Theater 6]

Namco System 21 Feature Laser Disc
Players : 6 Players
Video : 2 x 110inch RGB Projectors - 18 Foot Wide Screen
Sound : 4 channel BOSE sound system
Dimensions : 5 metres wide, 4.9 metres Long, 2.4 metres High
Controls : Gun yoke type controller

- TRIVIA -

Released in December 1992 in Japan.

The version was largely based on a Japanese theme park attractions (Model GH-28 and GM-16) which debuted in 1990.

- SERIES -

1. Galaxian (1979)
2. Galaga (1981)
3. Gaplus (1984) : also known in the USA as "Galaga 3"
4. Galaga '88 (1987)
5. Galaxian 3 Theatre 6 - Project Dragoon (1990)
6. Galaxian 3 Theatre 6 J2 - Attack Of The Zolgear (1994)
7. Galaga Arrangement (1995) : part of "Namco Classics Collection Vol.1"
8. Galaga - Destination Earth (2000, GBA, PC CD-ROM and PlayStation)
9. Galaga Arrangement (2005, PSP) : part of "Namco Museum Battle Collection"
10. Galaga Remix (2007, Wii) : part of "Namco Museum Remix"
11. Galaga Legions (2008, XBLA)
12. Galaga Legions DX (2010, PSN, XBLA)
13. Galaga 3D Impact (2011, Nintendo 3DS) : part of "Pac-Man & Galaga Dimensions"

- PORTS -

* CONSOLES:
Sony PlayStation (Apr.1996) [4-Player]

- CONTRIBUTE -

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