Mame game : megazone : Mega Zone (Konami set 1)

Game infos

Description Mega Zone (Konami set 1)

Name megazone

Manufacturer Konami

Year 1983

Runnable yes

System arcade /

Number of players 2P alt

Added to MAME .036b09

Romset size 101 KB

Romset file 18 files

Romset zip 56 B

Language English

Evaluation 60 to 70 (Passable)

Genre Shooter

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 no

Input players 2

Input buttons

Input coins 2

Controls infos

type	ways	minimum	maximum	sensitivity	keydelta	reverse
joy	8					no

Display infos

type	rotate	flipx	width	height	refresh	pixclock	htotal	hbend	hbstart	vtotal	vbend	vbstart
raster	90	no	288	224	60

Dipswitchs

Bonus Life
- 20k 70k 70k+
- 20k 80k 80k+
- 30k 100k 100k+
- 30k 90k 90k+
Cabinet
- Cocktail
- Upright
Coin A
- 1 Coin/1 Credit
- 1 Coin/2 Credits
- 1 Coin/3 Credits
- 1 Coin/4 Credits
- 1 Coin/5 Credits
- 1 Coin/6 Credits
- 1 Coin/7 Credits
- 2 Coins/1 Credit
- 2 Coins/3 Credits
- 2 Coins/5 Credits
- 3 Coins/1 Credit
- 3 Coins/2 Credits
- 3 Coins/4 Credits
- 4 Coins/1 Credit
- 4 Coins/3 Credits
- Free Play
Coin B
- 1 Coin/1 Credit
- 1 Coin/2 Credits
- 1 Coin/3 Credits
- 1 Coin/4 Credits
- 1 Coin/5 Credits
- 1 Coin/6 Credits
- 1 Coin/7 Credits
- 2 Coins/1 Credit
- 2 Coins/3 Credits
- 2 Coins/5 Credits
- 3 Coins/1 Credit
- 3 Coins/2 Credits
- 3 Coins/4 Credits
- 4 Coins/1 Credit
- 4 Coins/3 Credits
- No Coin B
Demo Sounds
- Off
- On
Difficulty
- Easy
- Hard
- Hardest
- Normal
Lives
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 7

Roms list

console	name	size	crc	sha1	region	offset	status	optional
arcade	319b14.e7	32	55044268	29cf4158314ed897daf045a7f07be865dd977663	proms	220	good	no
arcade	319b15.e8	32	31fd7ab9	04d6e51b4930619c8ee12fb0d7b5f981e4d6d8d3	proms	240	good	no
arcade	319b16.c6	256	5748e933	c1478c31533a11421cd4579ccfdbb430e193d17b	proms	20	good	no
arcade	319b17.a11	256	1fbfce73	1c58eb91982d5f10511d54a83070e859ac57d2f1	proms	120	good	no
arcade	319b18.a16	32	23cb02af	aba459826a75ec07bc6d97580e934f58aa22f4f4	proms	0	good	no
arcade	319e01.bin	4096	ed5725a0	64f54621487291fbfe827fb4cecca299fd0db781	daccpu	0	good	no
arcade	319e02.bin	8192	d5d45edb	3808d1b58fe152f8f5b49bf0aa40c53e9c9dd4bd	audiocpu	0	good	no
arcade	319e08.bin	8192	6add71b1	fc8c0ecd3b7f03d63b6c3143143986883345fa38	gfx1	6000	good	no
arcade	319e09.bin	8192	5eaa7f3e	4c038e80d575988407252897a1f1bc6b76af597c	gfx1	2000	good	no
arcade	319e10.bin	8192	7bb1aeee	be2dd46cd0121cedad6dab90a22643798a3176ab	gfx1	4000	good	no
arcade	319e11.bin	8192	965a7ff6	210aae91a3838e5f7c78747d9b7419d266538ffc	gfx1	0	good	no
arcade	319e12.bin	8192	e0fb7835	44ccaaf92bdb83323f45e08dbe118697720e9105	gfx2	0	good	no
arcade	319e13.bin	8192	3d8f3743	1f6fbf804dacfa44cd11b4cf41d0bedb7f2ff6b6	gfx2	2000	good	no
arcade	319i03.bin	8192	0888b803	37249bfb14c6c3ce40ad68be457ab1f66fd7ea70	maincpu	e000	good	no
arcade	319i04.bin	8192	1e968603	fd818f678a3dc8d48a30f9f7670bfcb42a3009a2	maincpu	c000	good	no
arcade	319i05.bin	8192	ac59000c	c7568589f6b0e1706e996fdfed9c16755541951e	maincpu	a000	good	no
arcade	319i06.bin	8192	0468b619	a6755728fab37674749f9b77cb53f6f228102f2f	maincpu	8000	good	no
arcade	319i07.bin	8192	94b22ea8	dc3ed2a0d1a12df51e46561324d78b7d655be313	maincpu	6000	good	no

Chips list

name	tag	type	clock
8-Bit R-2R DAC	dac	audio
AY-3-8910A	aysnd	audio	1789750
I8039	daccpu	cpu	7159000
KONAMI-1	maincpu	cpu	2048000
RC Filter	filter.0.2	audio
Speaker	speaker	audio
Z80	audiocpu	cpu	3072000

0.36b9 [Yasuhiro Ogawa]

0.35b12 [Chris Hardy]

Artwork available

SERVICE MODE:

- To enter service mode, keep 1&2 pressed on reset.

WIP:

- 0.164: Replaced M6809 CPU1 with KONAMI-1.

- 0.148u4: hap changed description of clone (Interlogic / Kosuka) to 'Mega Zone (Interlogic)'.

- 0.144u7: Kanikani updated Mega Zone dipswitches.

- 0.138u1: Changed description of clone (Interlogic + Kosuka) to 'Mega Zone (Interlogic / Kosuka)'.

- 0.136u4: Fabio Priuli added driver_data struct and save states to Mega Zone.

- 0.133u1: Renamed (megazona) to (megazonea), (megazonb) to (megazoneb), (megazonc) to (megazonec) and (megaznik) to (megazonei).

- 0.131u1: Angelo Salese merged memory maps in Mega Zone.

- 26th July 2008: Mr. Do - Sometimes you get a bonus when you buy a bezel. Again, awhile ago, I got a bezel for The Pit. That one isn't done yet, but it also had a nice instruction card for Mega Zone stuck on it. So I got a 2for1 deal, and we get artwork for one more game.

- 0.124u2: Stephane Humbert fixed P2 button 1 key mapped twice and P2 button 2 missing.

- 0.123u1: Zsolt Vasvari removed color tables from Mega Zone. Added RESNET color computations where appropriate. Fixed gfx1/2 rom loading. Changed palettesize to 512 colors.

- 0.122u6: Changed I8039 CPU3 clock speed to 7159000 Hz.

- 0.93: Added 3x RC_Filter.

- 0.84: MASH added clones Mega Zone (Konami set 2), (Kosuka set 1) and (Kosuka set 2). Changed parent description to 'Mega Zone (Konami set 1)' and clone (Kosuka) to 'Mega Zone (Interlogic + Kosuka)'.

- 18th May 2002: MASH added clone ROMs to Mach Rider, Mega Zone and Stratovox.

- 0.56: Added new gfx2 rom ($0). Removed 3rd coin slot.

- 14th October 2001: Martin M. submitted some changes to various drivers, such as correct input ports and fixed sprites in Mega Zone.

- 0.36b9: Yasuhiro Ogawa added 'Mega Zone' (Konami 1983). Changed 'Mega Zone' to clone 'Mega Zone (Kosuka)'. Renamed (megazone) to (megaznik).

- 1st November 1999: Yasuhiro Ogawa added a correct Konami Mega Zone romset.

- 0.36b1: Chris Hardy fixed Mega Zone high score display. Added proms ($220, 240 - timing). Changed Z80 CPU2 clock speed to 3072000 Hz and visible area to 224x288.

- 15th July 1999: Jim Hernandez fixed Megazone sound speed.

- 14th July 1999: Chris Hardy sent in a small update to the Megazone driver.

- 0.35b12: Chris Hardy added 'Mega Zone' (Konami / Interlogic + Kosuka 1983).

- 30th April 1999: Chris Hardy added the DAC sound to Megazone.

- 29th April 1999: Chris Hardy sent in a Megazone driver, but DAC sound is still missing.

ARCADE RELEASE: Megazone (Konami) - 1984/Feb/24

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History

Arcade Video game published 36 years ago:

Mega Zone (c) 1983 Konami.

A great action shoot'em up game.

Take the control of an amphibious Rocket Tank, and your mission is to advance through infested enemy territory, you must choose your path carefully and take precise aim, increase your fire power collecting twelve power item pods; "MEG" stay alert to all enemy's moves. Your encounter a multitude of enemies varies depending on which path you choose. The screen continues until reach the ominous "Megazone" and annihilate the giant mechanical eyeballs the fortress Command tower which is only vulnerable when open. Your next mission awaits...

- TECHNICAL -

Game ID : GX319

Main CPU : Motorola M6809 (@ 2.048 Mhz), Zilog Z80 (@ 3.072 Mhz)
Sound CPU : I8039 (@ 477.266 Khz)
Sound Chips : General Instrument AY8910 (@ 1.78975 Mhz), DAC, (3x) RC (@ 1.789772 Mhz)

Players : 2
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 2

- TRIVIA -

Mega Zone was released in March 1983.

Also licensed to Kosuka for manufacture and distribution.

There is many unused graphics on the grahic ROM, including the wolf enemy from "Pooyan"!.

Yashiro Oda holds the official record for this game with 2,228,650 points.

- UPDATES -

Second revision:
* Build date: Oct. 11, 1983

First revision:
* Build date: Sep. 20, 1983

- STAFF -

Staff: Koji Hiroshita, Y. Sakamoto, T. Fujiwara, N. Inoue, S. Fukutake

- CONTRIBUTE -

Edit this entry: https://www.arcade-history.com/?&page=detail&id=1597&o=2

High scores

MAMESCORE records : 02/04/2017 13:01

majygool______________________201.020
sawys_________________________111.520
foxmulder______________________50.720
didyeah________________________28.720

Mega Zone (Konami set 1)