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Ghox (spinner)

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

Description Ghox (spinner)
Name ghox
Manufacturer Toaplan
Year 1991
Runnable yes
System arcade /
Number of players 2P sim
Added to MAME .036rc2
Romset size 1.25 MB
Romset file 4 files
Romset zip 495 B
Language English
Evaluation 90 to 100 (Best Games)
Genre Ball & Paddle

Parent and clones

Parent This game is the parent

Sound infos

Sound_channels 1

Driver infos

Driver status preliminary
Driver emulation good
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 2
Input buttons
Input coins 2

Controls infos

type ways minimum maximum sensitivity keydelta reverse
dial 0 255 25 15 no
joy 8 no

Display infos

type rotate flipx width height refresh pixclock htotal hbend hbstart vtotal vbend vbstart
raster 270 no 320 240 59.637405 6750000 432 0 320 262 0 240

Configuration

name tag mask
Region
Name Europe
Value 524290
Default yes
Name Europe (Nova Apparate GMBH & Co.)
Value 524298
Default no
Name Europe (Taito Corporation Japan)
Value 524301
Default no
Name Hong Kong (Honest Trading Co.)
Value 3
Default no
Name Italy (Star Electronica SRL)
Value 524295
Default no
Name Japan
Value 0
Default no
Name Japan (Taito Corporation)
Value 15
Default no
Name Korea
Value 4
Default no
Name Spain & Portugal (APM Electronics S.A.)
Value 524294
Default no
Name Taiwan
Value 5
Default no
Name UK (JP Leisure Limited)
Value 524296
Default no
Name USA
Value 1
Default no
Name USA (Romstar, Inc.)
Value 9
Default no
Name USA (Taito America Corporation)
Value 11
Default no
Name USA (Taito Corporation Japan)
Value 12
Default no

JMPR
 524303

Dipswitchs

Roms list

console name bios size crc md5 merge sha1 region offset status optional
arcade hd647180.021 32768 audiocpu 0 nodump no
arcade tp021-01.u10 131072 9e56ac67 daf241d9e55a6e60fc004ed61f787641595b1e62 maincpu 0 good no
arcade tp021-02.u11 131072 15cac60f 6efa3a50a5dfe6ef4072738d6a7d0d95dca8a675 maincpu 1 good no
arcade tp021-03.u36 524288 a15d8e9d 640a33997bdce8e84bea6a944139716379839037 gp9001 0 good no
arcade tp021-04.u37 524288 26ed1c9a 37da8af86ea24327444c2d4ad3dfbd936208d43d gp9001 80000 good no

Chips list

name tag type clock
M68000 maincpu cpu 10000000
Speaker mono audio
YM2151 ymsnd audio 3375000

Categories

MAMEinfo

0.36RC2 [Quench]

0.36RC1 [Testdriver]


TODO:

* Dump missing Z180 internal sound rom


Bugs:

- There's a small bit of garbage on the ending screen. robiza (ID 04049)

- Gfx glitchs in boot screen. robiza (ID 04024)

- Highscore text doesn't flicker in MAME at boss explosion. Kold666 (ID 00235)


WIP:

- 0.154: Smear byte writes the same as a real 68000. Fixed regression in Ghox caused by 68k change [Alex Jackson].

- 15th November 2012: Smitdogg - Tormod donated a Ghox board for decapping, for whenever that picks back up. I did some recordings. Some of the music is really cool.

- 0.141u4: Changed description to 'Ghox (spinner)' and clone (8-Way Joystick) to 'Ghox (joystick)'.

- 0.139u3: Roberto Zandona fixed gfx glitches on the background in the ending scene of Ghox.

- 0.128u2: Changed description to 'Ghox (Spinner with Up/Down Axis)' and clone (set 2) to 'Ghox (8-Way Joystick)'. Renamed (ghoxa) to (ghoxj).

- 0.125u1: Tormod Tjaberg added clone Ghox (set 2). Changed parent description to 'Ghox (set 1)'.

- 0.122u5: Corrado Tomaselli verified frequencies in Ghox.

- 0.95u2: Corrado Tomaselli removed hack from Ghox controls so it acts like the real PCB.

- 22nd February 2005: Guru - Ghox (Toaplan) just arrived.

- 0.37b6: Changed YM3812 clock speed to 3375000 Hz.

- 12th March 2000: Quench sent in a Toaplan2 update with support for Ghox, V-Five, Dogyuun and Batsugun.

- 0.36RC2: Quench added 'Ghox' (Toaplan 1991).

- 0.36RC1: Added (Testdriver) Ghox. Sprites are missing. Probably due to MCU dump missing.

- 12th January 2000: Quench sent a driver for some later Toaplan games such as Teki Paki, Ghox, Dogyuun, Knuckle Bash, Pipi & Bibis / Whoopee!! and Snow Bros 2.


LEVELS: 35


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* FB Alpha

* Raine


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History


Arcade Video game published 28 years ago:

Ghox (c) 1991 Toaplan Company, Limited.

Under the spell of the evil Magician Jagula, who plots to conquer the world, Lucia, the goddess of light, is confined by the gates of the Netherworld. A dark age is ushered in and evil spirits from mountains and rivers roam throughout the world.

Deeply affected by the horror of the world, King Gitane of the Akura Empire summons two burly and brave men from the Eastern Country and orders them to subdue Jagula.

These 2 heroes journey through the evil spirits' lair which is cut off from the exclusive pious area. Freely manipulating their magic balls, Axis and Bilious plung into action.

- TECHNICAL -

Game ID : TP-021

Main CPU : Motorola 68000 (@ 10 Mhz)
Sound Chips : Yamaha YM2151 (@ 3.375 Mhz)

Players : 2
Control : dial
Buttons : 2

- TRIVIA -

Ghox was released in November 1991.

Licensed to Romstar for USA, to Nova Apparate GMBH & Co. for Europe, to JP Leisure Limited for UK, to Star Electronica SRL for Italy, to APM Electronics S.A. for Spain & Portugal and to Honest Trading Co. for Hong Kong.

- TIPS AND TRICKS -

* Hidden Functions : If the 'Invulnerability dip switch' is enabled, you are invulnerable but you may also 'Pause' the game with P2 Start and restart with P1 Start.

* Power up items :
1. Purple : your own machine will grow
2. Red : a through ball
3. Blue : ball slows down
4. Green : all the balls are going to disintegrate
5. Bomb : additional bombs will be supplied
6. Heart : one up
7. Money

* Beat the last boss using the Ultimate Paddle to achieve the elusive and often sought-after good ending of the game.

- CONTRIBUTE -

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High scores

MAMESCORE records : 02/04/2017 13:01

lorddraakh____________________117.660
sawys_________________________112.050
dark_kariya____________________97.380
ballyballo_____________________97.330
nicky634_______________________91.710
esia747________________________89.020
foxmulder______________________69.270
didyeah________________________50.960
hulkiii________________________49.340