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Max RPM (ver 2)

  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 Max RPM (ver 2)
Name maxrpm
Manufacturer Bally Midway
Year 1986
Runnable yes
System arcade /
Number of players 2P sim
Added to MAME .034b01
Romset size 256 KB
Romset file 10 files
Romset zip 81 B
Language English
Evaluation 30 to 40 (Amendable)
Genre Driving

Sound infos

Sound_channels 2

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 yes
Input players 2
Input buttons
Input coins 2

Controls infos

type ways minimum maximum sensitivity keydelta reverse
joy vertical2 no
paddle 52 180 40 10 yes
pedal 48 255 100 10 yes

Display infos

type rotate flipx width height refresh pixclock htotal hbend hbstart vtotal vbend vbstart
raster 0 no 512 480 30

Dipswitchs

Roms list

console name bios size crc md5 merge sha1 region offset status optional
arcade bg-0 16384 e3fb693a 9543c099cae4f56ef09f4e678891c90ef55928ed gfx1 0 good no
arcade bg-1 16384 50d1db6c 5ef669b868edf2d0b7f16879523318e8d6a3f9b3 gfx1 4000 good no
arcade fg-0 32768 1d1435c1 6a53ef047bb763ea30d2e8098cb1dd6b337ccf4f gfx2 0 good no
arcade fg-1 32768 e54b7f2a b95f9d71ec98e60db57ce57006c013e5a521d8ab gfx2 8000 good no
arcade fg-2 32768 38be8505 5e01e5e6317dd722d19f23863908ffc5833f22c3 gfx2 10000 good no
arcade fg-3 32768 9ae3eb52 a96835caece971692790cd7385ab618373eb821f gfx2 18000 good no
arcade pro.0 32768 3f9ec35f ebdcf480aee5569af631106cc6478adc26c4ac24 maincpu 0 good no
arcade pro.1 32768 f628bb30 0514906b9764a7f02a730a610affea4d42a4510d maincpu 8000 good no
arcade turbskwk.u4 16384 31a2da2e 582434b5d6bc8e84f39191976d8aa0ef9245f253 tcs:cpu c000 good no
arcade turbskwk.u5 16384 55c3b759 89d690a007a996e9c7df7b365942e4da755d15d7 tcs:cpu 8000 good no

Chips list

name tag type clock
AD7533 tcs:dac audio
M6809E tcs:cpu cpu 8000000
Midway Turbo Cheap Squeak Sound Board tcs audio
Speaker rspeaker audio
Z80 maincpu cpu 5000000

Categories

MAMEinfo

0.34b1 [Aaron Giles]


Bugs:

- [possible] Different split screen gfx in the attract mode and in the game. MASH (ID 02086)


WIP:

- 0.148u2: Replaced M6809 CPU2 with M6809E.

- 0.147u2: Replaced buttons with vertical 2-way Joystick.

- 0.145u7: Added 'Midway Turbo Chip Squeak Sound Board' sound and left/right Speaker.

- 0.141u2: Changed description to 'Max RPM (ver 2)'.

- 0.122u6: Replaced M6809 CPU3 with M6809E (8MHz).

- 0.98u1: Changed M6809 CPU2 clock speed to 2MHz.

- 0.53: Changed palettesize from 128 to 64 colors.

- 0.36b7: Sound in Max RPM [Aaron Giles]. Added M6809 (2250000 Hz) CPU2 and DAC sound. Added Turbo Cheap Squeak sound roms.

- 0.36b6: Changed input to Paddle and 2 buttons.

- 0.35b9: Added 3rd player input.

- 0.34b1: Aaron Giles added 'Max RPM' (Bally Midway 1986). No sound due to missing ROMs.

- 22nd July 1998: Kevin Klopp dumped Max RPM. This game runs on a board that appears to be identical to Rampage. I do not have the Soundboard.


LEVELS: 15 (endless)


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History


Arcade Video game published 33 years ago:

Max RPM (c) 1986 Bally Midway.

- TECHNICAL -

Bally Midway MCR 3 hardware
[No. 0C75]

Main CPU : Zilog Z80 (@ 5 Mhz)
Sound CPU : Motorola M6809 (@ 2 Mhz)
Sound Chips : DAC

Screen orientation : Horizontal
Video resolution : 512 x 480 pixels
Screen refresh : 30.00 Hz
Palette colors : 64

Players : 2
Control : paddle
Buttons : 2

- TRIVIA -

Released in April 1986.

Max RPM is known best for its split-screen play.

This game was an experiment to see if the current, non-scrolling, non-scaling 2-D hardware could be used to simulate the first-person driving effects seen in other games of the period.

- STAFF -

Lead Programmer: Tom Leon
Artist / Animator : Brian Colin

- CONTRIBUTE -

Edit this entry: https://www.arcade-history.com/?&page=detail&id=1583&o=2

High scores

MAMESCORE records : 02/04/2017 13:01

dark_kariya____________________99.500
hoppihoppa_____________________85.750
hulkiii________________________80.025
ballyballo_____________________15.150