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Ixion (prototype)

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

Description Ixion (prototype)
Name ixion
Manufacturer Sega
Year 1983
Runnable yes
System arcade /
Number of players 2P alt
Added to MAME .037b15
Romset size 109 KB
Romset file 19 files
Romset zip 32 B
Language English
Evaluation 70 to 80 (Good)
Genre Shooter

Sound infos

Sound_channels 1

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 yes
Input tilt no
Input players 1
Input buttons
Input coins 2

Controls infos

type ways minimum maximum sensitivity keydelta reverse
dial 0 255 30 15 no
joy 8 no

Display infos

type rotate flipx width height refresh pixclock htotal hbend hbstart vtotal vbend vbstart
raster 270 no 256 224 59.999408 6082500 384 0 256 264 16 240

Dipswitchs

Roms list

console name bios size crc md5 merge sha1 region offset status optional
arcade 1937d.u27 8192 f447aac5 f6ec02f20482649ba1765254e0e67a8593075092 maincpu 0 good no
arcade 1938b.u28 8192 17f48640 d661e8ae0747c2c526360cb72e403deba7a98e71 maincpu 2000 good no
arcade 1939a.u68 2048 c717ddc7 86fdef368f097a27aac6e05bf3208fcdaf7d9da7 gfx_tx 0 good no
arcade 1940a.u69 2048 ec4bb3ad 8a38bc48cda59b5e76a5153d459bb2d01d6a56f3 gfx_tx 800 good no
arcade 1941a.u72 256 a5d0d97e 2677508b44f9b7a6c6ee56e49a7b88073e80debe proms 100 good no
arcade 1942a.u98 256 3a8e6f74 c2d480f8c8a111c1e23cbf819dea807f8128208d proms 0 good no
arcade 1943a.u50 2048 77e5a1f0 00152ffb59ebac718b300fdf24314b456748ffbe usbcpu 800 good no
arcade 1944a.u51 2048 88215098 54bd1c71e7f10f20623e47f4e791f54ce698bc08 usbcpu 0 good no
arcade 1945a.u77 8192 3a3fbfe7 f3a503f476524f9de5b55de49009972124e58601 gfx_spr 0 good no
arcade 1946a.u78 8192 f2cb1b53 8c2fb58ce7de7876c4d2f1a3d13c6a5efd06d354 gfx_spr 2000 good no
arcade 1947a.u79 8192 d2421e92 07000055ace2c6983c7add180904d6bc20e1bb3b gfx_spr 4000 good no
arcade 1948a.u91 8192 7a7fcbbe 76dffffcadbe446091ee98958873aa76f7b17213 tilemap_dat 0 good no
arcade 1949a.u93 8192 e7722d09 c9a0fb4fac798454facd3d5dd02d2c05cfe8e3a6 tilemap_dat 4000 good no
arcade 1950a.u111 8192 c2de178a 0347a751accb02576b9cd8b123b79018cc05268c gfx_bg 4000 good no
arcade 1951a.u112 8192 db743f1b a5d13d597fe999757137d96fb4bf7c7efc7a3245 gfx_bg 2000 good no
arcade 1952a.u113 8192 ffb9b03d b7a900166a880ca4a71fec6ad02f5c0ecfc92df8 gfx_bg 0 good no
arcade 1953a.u90 8192 6b626ea7 7e02da0b031a42b077c173d85f15f75242e61e98 tilemap_dat 2000 good no
arcade 1954a.u92 8192 a970f5ff 0f1f8f329ceefcbd0725f8eeff1b01348f5c9374 tilemap_dat 6000 good no
arcade 1955b.u29 4096 78636ec6 afca6418221e700749031cb3fa738907d77c1566 maincpu 4000 good no

Chips list

name tag type clock
I8035 usbsnd:ourcpu cpu 6000000
Sega 315-5013 maincpu cpu 3041250
Sega Universal Sound Board with ROM usbsnd audio
Speaker speaker audio

Categories

MAMEinfo

0.37b15 [David Haywood]


TEST MODE:

- Use F2 to enter test mode, then 1 to advance from one test to the following.


WIP:

- 0.173: Replaced Z80 CPU1 with Z80 SegaCrypt.

- 0.146: Ixion doesn't have a 8255 [hap].

- 0.145u7: Aaron Giles fixed crash before OK in Ixion.

- 0.136u4: MASH fixed DIAL input (rotate cannon) in Ixion.

- 0.129u4: Changed 'Custom' sound to 'Sega Universal Sound Board'.

- 0.122u6: Changed I8035 CPU2 clock speed to 6MHz.

- 0.107u2: Rewrote Zaxxon driver from the schematics [Aaron Giles]: This is still a WIP (not finished yet). Connected universal sound board to Ixion and Razzmatazz. Changed clock speeds and video timing. Complete memory maps. Simplified video code and merged common cases together. Palette derived from resistor weights. Background positioning still a little off. Added I8035 (400000 Hz) CPU2 and Custom sound. Changed region sound1 to cpu2. Removed flags dispose from region gfx4. Changed VSync to 59.999409 Hz.

- 0.76u1: Changed Z80 CPU clock speed to 3041250 Hz.

- 0.59: Removed 3rd coin slot. Added dipswitches 'Bonus Life', 'Lives', 'Difficulty', 'Demo Sounds' and 'Unused'.

- 0.37b15: David Haywood added 'Ixion (prototype)' (Sega 1983).

- 15th May 2001: David Haywood added Ixion to the Zaxxon driver.


PLAY INSTRUCTIONS:

- Collect all letters to reach Kailo round. For Gold letter you gain 500 to 8000 points.

- Shoot enemies for 200 and crystals for 1000 points. KAILO heals tiles and OLIAK destroys tiles.

- Bonus ship every 100000


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History


Arcade Video game published 36 years ago:

Ixion (c) 1983 Sega.

This is a shoot 'em up game where the player has to collect letters for points.

All the letters must be collected to reach the KAILO round. The player receives 500 to 8000 points for collecting gold letters. Enemies are worth 200 points & crystals are worth 1000 points. The KAILO ball heals tiles while the OLIAK ball destroys tiles. A bonus ship is awarded every 100000 points.

- TECHNICAL -

Main CPU : Zilog Z80 (@ 3.04125 Mhz), I8035 (@ 400 Khz)
Sound Chips : Custom (@ 400 Khz)

Screen orientation : Vertical
Video resolution : 224 x 256 pixels
Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz
Palette colors : 256

Players : 2
Control : Dial
Buttons : 1

- TRIVIA -

Released in January 1983.

- PORTS -

* CONSOLES:
Atari 2600 (1984) : Unreleased prototype

- CONTRIBUTE -

Edit this entry: https://www.arcade-history.com/?&page=detail&id=1206&o=2

High scores

MAMESCORE records : 02/04/2017 13:01

fok999_________________________50.250
michaelknight__________________46.350
vikleroy_______________________22.520
popotte________________________20.220
furohon________________________11.500
hulkiii_________________________6.600