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Space Launcher

  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 Space Launcher
Name spacelnc
Manufacturer Nintendo
Year 1979
Runnable yes
System arcade /
Number of players 2P alt
Added to MAME .079u1
Romset size 10 KB
Romset file 10 files
Romset zip 7 B
Language English
Evaluation 50 to 60 (Not Good Enough)
Genre Maze

Sound infos

Sound_channels 1

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 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 270 no 256 224 60 3932160 256 0 256 256 16 240

Dipswitchs

Roms list

console name bios size crc md5 merge sha1 region offset status optional
arcade sf.prm 32 c5914ec1 198875fcab36d09c8726bb21e2fdff9882f6721a proms 0 good no
arcade sl.f1 1024 6ad59e40 d416f7e6f5f55178df5c390548cd299650853022 maincpu 0 good no
arcade sl.f2 1024 2de568e2 f13740d3d9bf7434b7760e9286ef6e2ede40845f maincpu 400 good no
arcade sl.g1 1024 06d0ab36 bf063100b065dbf511d6f32da169fb461568d15d maincpu 800 good no
arcade sl.g2 1024 73ac4fe6 7fa8c09692446bdf804900158e040f0b875a2e32 maincpu c00 good no
arcade sl.h1 1024 7f42a94b ad85706de5e3f952b12756275be1ea1276a10666 maincpu 1000 good no
arcade sl.h2 1024 04b7a5f9 589b0a0c8dcb1300623fe8478f1d7173b2bc575f maincpu 1400 good no
arcade sl.i1 1024 d30007a3 9e5905df8f7822385daef159a07f0e8257cb862a maincpu 1800 good no
arcade sl.i2 1024 640ffd2f 65c21396c39dc99ec263f66f400a8e4c7712b20a maincpu 1c00 good no
arcade sl.snd 1024 8e1ff929 5c7da97b05fb8fff242158978199f5d35b234426 audiocpu 0 good no

Chips list

name tag type clock
1-Bit DAC n8080_dac audio
8080 maincpu cpu 2016000
I8035 audiocpu cpu 6000000
SN76477 snsnd audio
Speaker speaker audio

Categories

MAMEinfo

0.79u1 [Pierpaolo Prazzoli]


WIP:

- 0.145u1: hap fixed missing sfx in Space Launcher.

- 0.141u1: Qwi Jibo fixed Space Launcher - Game now playable. Fixed I8085 inte callback not being called when the IE flag was cleared after the CPU received an interrupt. This fixes interrupts in Space Launcher.

- 0.82u2: Stefan Jokisch decided to add the color prom from Space Fever to Space Launcher.

- 0.80u2: Stefan Jokisch properly hooked up correct I8035 sound CPU and SN76477 sound (needs to be verified) and support colors in Space Launcher (needs its color PROM dumped). Implemented red screen flash. Added cocktail mode and documented diagnostic ROM location. Changed 8080 CPU1 clock speed to 2016000 Hz, palettesize from 2 to 8 colors and added dipswitches 'Bonus Life' and 4x 'Unused'.

- 0.79u1: Pierpaolo Prazzoli added 'Space Launcher' (Nintendo 1979).


LEVELS: 1 (endless)


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History


Arcade Video game published 40 years ago:

Space Launcher (c) 1979 Nintendo.

Space Launcher is a game by Nintendo that was surprisingly original - the game is similar to Frogger, though is not a clone since it predates it by at least two years.

The game takes place in space, and your goal is to maneuver around space objects and dodge oncoming enemy fire from the aliens that are stationed above. There are treasures at the top: and your goal is to fly up, grab the treasure, and come soaring back down. You must repeat this until all of the treasures have been scavenged.

- TECHNICAL -

Main CPU : Intel 8080 (@ 2.016 Mhz)
Sound CPU : I8035 (@ 400 Khz)
Sound Chips : DAC, SN76477 (@ 400 Khz)

Players : 2
Control : 2-way joystick
Buttons : 1

- TRIVIA -

Released in November 1979.

- SCORING -

Knocking out ships : 50-100 points (first two attempts)
Landing in top docks : points above docking station
Safely Landing on the ground : 500 points
Point values increase as you become more successful.

- TIPS AND TRICKS -

* Use rockets to get up faster. Lay off the rockets only to get around a moving mine or to avoid ramming an enemy ship.

* Spend as little time underneath a ship as you can. Enemy shots move quickly in this game.

* When you start going downward, don't go sideways until after you've hit one of the upper level ships. Your ship isn't immune to the sides of the docking station.

* Again, use the rockets. Again, missiles move fast and it is best to be speeding away from the ships. You also get to the ground faster.

- CONTRIBUTE -

Edit this entry: https://www.arcade-history.com/?&page=detail&id=2548&o=2

High scores

MAMESCORE records : 02/04/2017 13:01

lorddraakh______________________5.700
hulkiii_________________________4.250