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Space Invaders II (Midway, cocktail)

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

Description Space Invaders II (Midway, cocktail)
Name invad2ct
Manufacturer Midway
Year 1980
Runnable yes
System arcade /
Number of players 2P sim
Added to MAME .036b15
Romset size 12 KB
Romset file 6 files
Romset zip 8 B
Language English
Evaluation 50 to 60 (Not Good Enough)
Genre Shooter

Sound infos

Sound_channels 2

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 2 no

Display infos

type rotate flipx width height refresh pixclock htotal hbend hbstart vtotal vbend vbstart
raster 90 no 260 224 59.541985 4992000 320 0 260 262 0 224

Dipswitchs

Roms list

console name bios size crc md5 merge sha1 region offset status optional
arcade invad2ct.a 2048 efdabb03 33f4cf249e88e2b7154350e54c479eb4fa86f26f maincpu 5800 good no
arcade invad2ct.b 2048 8d9a07c4 4acbe15185d958b5589508dc0ea3a615fbe3bcca maincpu 5000 good no
arcade invad2ct.e 2048 291c1418 0d9f7973ed81d28c43ef8b96f1180d6629871785 maincpu 1800 good no
arcade invad2ct.f 2048 d1799f39 f7f1ba34d57f9883241ba3ef90e34ed20dfb8003 maincpu 1000 good no
arcade invad2ct.g 2048 533ac770 edb65c289027432dad7861a7d6abbda9223c13b1 maincpu 800 good no
arcade invad2ct.h 2048 51d02a71 2fa82ddc2702a72de0a9559ec244b70ab3db3f18 maincpu 0 good no

Chips list

name tag type clock
8080 maincpu cpu 1996800
DISCRETE discrete audio
SN76477 sn2 audio
Speaker spk2 audio

Serie

Serie : Space Invaders
  1. Cosmic Invaders (bootleg of Space Invaders) (1978)
  2. Darth Vader (bootleg of Space Invaders) (1978)
  3. Galaxy Monsters (Laguna S.A. Spanish bootleg of Space Invaders) (1978)
  4. Space Invaders Part Four (1978)
  5. Space Invaders (Logitec) (1978)
  6. Space Invaders / Space Invaders M (1978)
  7. Space Invaders (Model Racing) (1978)
  8. Super Invaders (bootleg set 2) (1978)
  9. Space Invaders (SV Version rev 4) (1978)
  10. Space Invaders (SV Version rev 1) (1978)
  11. Space Invaders (SV Version rev 2) (1978)
  12. Space Invaders (SV Version rev 3) (1978)
  13. Space Invaders (TV Version rev 2) (1978)
  14. Space Invaders (TV Version rev 1) (1978)
  15. Space Attack (bootleg of Space Invaders) (1978)
  16. Space War Part 3 (1978)
  17. Space King (1978)
  18. Space War (Sanritsu) (1978)
  19. Super Invaders (bootleg set 1) (1978)
  20. Beam Invader (1979)
  21. Space Invaders Part II (Taito) (1979)
  22. Space Invaders Part II (Brazil) (1979)
  23. IPM Invader (1979)
  24. IPM Invader (Incomplete Dump) (1979)
  25. Jatre Specter (set 1) (1979)
  26. Jatre Specter (set 2) (1979)
  27. Moon Base Zeta (set 1) (1979)
  28. Moon Base Zeta (set 2) (1979)
  29. Pacom Invader (1979)
  30. Space Invaders (CV Version, larger roms) (1979)
  31. Space King 2 (1979)
  32. Space Attack / Head On (1979)
  33. Space Attack (upright set 1) (1979)
  34. Space Attack (upright set 2) (1979)
  35. Space Attack (upright set 3) (1979)
  36. Space Attack (cocktail) (1979)
  37. Space Monster (Euro) ~ Alien Invaders - Plus! (USA) (1980)
  38. Space Invaders II (Midway, cocktail) (1980)
  39. Space Invaders Deluxe (1980)
  40. Invaders from Hyperspace! (USA) (1980)
  41. Super Earth Invasion (set 3) (1980)
  42. Super Earth Invasion (set 1) (1980)
  43. Super Earth Invasion (set 2) (1980)
  44. Space Attack II (bootleg of Super Invaders) (1980)
  45. Space Intruder (1980)
  46. Space Intruder (Japan) (1980)
  47. Super Invaders (Zenitone-Microsec) (1980?)
  48. Alien Invasion (1981)
  49. TI Invaders (1981)
  50. Space Intruders (1981)
  51. Invaders (Superior Software) (1982)
  52. Invaders (1982)
  53. Invasion aus dem Weltraum (1982)
  54. Space Attack (1982)
  55. Space Attack (1982)
  56. Super Invaders (1982)
  57. Super Invaders (1982)
  58. Alien Invaders (1983)
  59. Invaders (Superior Software) (1983)
  60. Invaders (Prototype) (1984)
  61. Space Attack (1984)
  62. Tiki-Invaders v2 (Nor) (1985)
  63. Invasion (1985)
  64. Invasion (1985)
  65. Invasion (Alt) (1985)
  66. Invasion (Alt) (1985)
  67. Invasion (Alt 2) (1985)
  68. Moon Base Alpha (Fra) [Amstrad Computer User] (1985)
  69. Return of the Invaders (1985)
  70. Return of the Invaders (bootleg set 1) (1985)
  71. Return of the Invaders (bootleg set 2) (1985)
  72. Invaders (Euro) (1986)
  73. Space Invaders (1986)
  74. Space Attack (UK) (1986)
  75. Invasion (UK) (1987)
  76. Invasion (UK) (1987)
  77. Invasion (Euro, 64K) (1987)
  78. Invasion (Euro, 64K, Alt) (1987)
  79. Invaders (198?)
  80. Sorcerer Invaders (198?)
  81. Invaders (198?)
  82. Space Invaders (198?)
  83. Invaders (198?)
  84. Majestic Twelve - The Space Invaders Part IV (Japan) (1990)
  85. Majestic Twelve - The Space Invaders Part IV (US) (1990)
  86. Super Space Invaders '91 (World, Rev 1) (1990)
  87. Super Space Invaders '91 (World) (1990)
  88. Alien Invasion (1994)
  89. Space Invaders DX (US, v2.1) (1994)
  90. Space Invaders DX (Japan, v2.1) (1994)
  91. Space Invaders DX (Japan, v2.0) (1994)
  92. Space Invaders DX (Ver 2.6J 1994/09/14) (F3 Version) (1994)
  93. Akkanbeder (Ver 2.5J 1995/06/14) (1995)
  94. Space Invaders '95: The Attack Of Lunar Loonies (Ver 2.5O 1995/06/14) (1995)
  95. Space Invaders '95: The Attack Of Lunar Loonies (Ver 2.5A 1995/06/14) (1995)
  96. Alien Invasion (19??)
  97. Alien Invasion (v1.4) (19??)
  98. Alien Invasion Part II (19??)
  99. Invaders (19??)
  100. Invaders v1.2 (19??)
  101. Weltrauminvasoren / Invaders / Invaseur De L'Espace (19??)
  102. Space Invaders (Electromar, Spanish) (19??)
  103. Invasion (Sidam) (19??)
  104. Invasion (UK) (19??)
  105. Invasion (bootleg set 1, normal graphics) (19??)
  106. Invasion (bootleg set 2, no copyright) (19??)
  107. Invasion (bootleg set 3, R Z SRL Bologna) (19??)
  108. Invasion (bootleg set 4, R Z SRL Bologna) (19??)
  109. MOONBASE (19??)
  110. Super Invaders / Super Invaders / Super Envahisseurs (19??)
  111. Space Invaders Test ROM (19??)
  112. Space Invaders Multigame (M8.03D) (2002)
  113. Space Invaders Multigame (M8.01A) (2002)
  114. Space Invaders Multigame (M8.02A) (2002)
  115. Space Invaders Multigame (M8.02C) (2002)
  116. Space Invaders Multigame (M8.03A) (2002)
  117. Space Invaders Multigame (prototype) (2002)
  118. Space Invaders Multigame (S0.81A) (2002)
  119. Space Invaders Multigame (S0.82A) (2002)
  120. Space Invaders Multigame (S0.83A) (2002)
  121. Space Invaders Multigame (T8.03D) (2002)
  122. Space Invaders / Qix Silver Anniversary Edition (Ver. 2.03) (2003)
  123. Space Invaders Anniversary (V2.02J) (2003)
  124. Invaders (2014)

Categories

MAMEinfo

0.36b15 [Frank Palazzolo]


Artwork available


WIP:

- 0.145u1: hap tweaked layout in Space Invaders II.

- 13th October 2008: Mr. Do - Looks like I wasn't paying attention on invad2ct. Zorg was kind enough to fix it proper and vector the whole thing. Looks much better now.

- 9th July 2008: Mr. Do - Added cocktail artwork to Midway Space Invaders II, thanks to the BYOAC/CAG artwork.

- 0.114u2: Replaced 2x Samples sound with Discrete.

- 0.111u4: Zsolt Vasvari and Derrick Renaud added non-memory mapped coin counters to Space Invaders II. Changed 8080 CPU1 clock speed to 1996800 Hz. Added 2nd Samples sound. Added 'Cabinet' dipswitch.

- 0.111u2: Derrick Renaud added proper watchdog to Space Invaders II.

- 0.111u1: Robert fixed SN76477 sound in Space Invaders II.

- 0.58: Changed 8080 CPU1 clock speed to 2MHz.

- 0.37b1: Added 2x SN76477 sound (samples 0.wav and 10.wav are no longer needed).

- 0.36RC2: Changed description to 'Space Invaders II (Midway, cocktail)'.

- 0.36b15: Frank Palazzolo added 'Space Invaders II Cocktail (Midway)' (Midway 1980).

- 3rd January 2000: Frank Palazzolo added a Space Invaders II Cocktail romset.

- 9th April 1999: Frank Palazzolo has been adding Space Invaders II cocktail to the 8080bw driver.


LEVELS: 1 (endless)


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History


Arcade Video game published 39 years ago:

Space Invaders II (c) 1980 Midway.

Space Invaders II allowed for 2-player simultaneous competitive play (although both players could work together). Besides shooting the invaders, one of the goals was to destroy your opponent (either CPU or another player) and gain his ships!

- TECHNICAL -

This game was only available in a cocktail table cabinet. No upright or cabaret model were manufactured.

Game ID : 851

Main CPU : Intel 8080A (@ 1.9968 Mhz)
Sound Chips : (2x) SN76477 (@ 1.9968 Mhz)

Players : 2
Control : 2-way joystick
Buttons : 1 (FIRE)

- TRIVIA -

Space Invaders II was released in March 1980 exclusively in the USA.

This game was a Midway in-house project, done by Joel Kreger. His name can be found in one of the game ROMs using a hex editor. This game runs on modified SI Deluxe hardware, with two sound boards; one for each player. Player 2's sound was a bit higher in pitch than player 1's. The sounds of player 2 are also a bit different, with the enemy explosion and laser base destroyed sounds being different than player 1. The overlay contained many colors, running from red (player 1) to yellow (player 2), with various shades of blue and green in between.

The game used a 8080A processor. Replacing the CPU with a regular 8080 causes the game to play the 'THUMP THUMP' sound during the attract mode.

- TIPS AND TRICKS -

Occasionally, a mystery ship will fly by, dropping more invaders!! When 2 players are playing, TWO different mystery ships fly by. The points for shooting them range from 50 pts to 525 pts (!!!).

When playing with 2 players, player 2 has lost all of his or her ships, and still has invaders left on his or her side, they will move back and forth when they 'land' endlessly, until player 1 destroys them.

If 2 players are playing, player 2 has lost all of his or her ships, and player 1 clears player 2's board with ships left, player 2 will gain one of player 1's ships to return to the game!!

- SERIES -

1. Space Invaders (1978, ARC)
2. Space Invaders Deluxe (1979, ARC)
3. Space Invaders II (1980, ARC)
4. Return of the Invaders (1985, ARC)
5. Super Space Invaders '91 (1990, ARC)
6. Space Invaders DX (1994, ARC)
7. Space Invaders '95 - Attack of the Lunar Loonies (1995, ARC)
8. Space Invaders (1999, PS)
9. Space Invaders 25th Silver Anniversary (2003, ARC)
10. Space Invaders Revolution (2005, DS)
11. Space Invaders Evolution (2005, PSP)
12. Space Invaders Extreme (2008, DS/PSP)
13. Space Invaders Extreme 2 (2009, DS)
14. Space Invaders Frenzy (2017, ARC)

- STAFF -

Original game design & programming by : Tomohiro Nishikado
Game changes designed & programmed by : Joel Kreger

- CONTRIBUTE -

Edit this entry: https://www.arcade-history.com/?&page=detail&id=2542&o=2

High scores

MAMESCORE records : 02/04/2017 13:01

kernzy__________________________7.690
sawys___________________________5.495
gerhard_schindler_______________5.415