Mame game : vcombat : Virtual Combat

Game infos

Description Virtual Combat

Name vcombat

Manufacturer VR8 Inc.

Year 1993

Runnable yes

System arcade /

Number of players ???

Added to MAME .123u1

Romset size 4.75 MB

Romset file 15 files

Romset zip 1 B

Language English

Genre Shooter

Driver infos

Driver status preliminary

Driver emulation preliminary

Driver color good

Driver sound good

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
joy	vertical2					no

Display infos

type	rotate	flipx	width	height	refresh	pixclock	htotal	hbend	hbstart	vtotal	vbend	vbstart
raster	0	yes	256	208	51.546392	6000000	400	0	256	291	0	208
raster	0	yes	256	208	51.546392	6000000	400	0	256	291	0	208

Roms list

console	name	size	crc	sha1	region	offset	status	optional
arcade	10.u57	524288	8921f20e	6e9ca2eaad3e1108ba0e1d7792fd5d0305bec201	gfx	2	good	no
arcade	11.u54	524288	a83094ce	c3512375fecdb5e7eb02a4aa140ae4efe0233cb8	gfx	4	good	no
arcade	12.u56	524288	0cdffd4f	65ace78711b3ef6e0ff9a7ad7343b5558e652f6c	gfx	6	good	no
arcade	9.u55	524288	a276e18b	6d60e519196a4858b82241504592413df498e12f	gfx	0	good	no
arcade	ds1220y.b53	2048	b21cfe5f	898ace3cd0913ea4b0dc84320219777773ef856f	user1	0	good	no
arcade	ep1v2.b42	131072	560b2e6c	e35c0466a1e14beab080e3155f873e9c2a1c028b	soundcpu	0	good	no
arcade	ep2v2.b41	524288	7dad3458	deae5ebef0346250d3f9744933423253a336bb67	samples	0	good	no
arcade	ep3v2.b40	262144	8c491526	95c6bcbe0adcfffb12fd2b86c9f4ca26aa188bbf	samples	100000	good	no
arcade	ep4v2.b37	524288	b0be2e91	66f3a9f5abeb4b95ac806e4bb165f938dca38b2d	samples	1	good	no
arcade	ep5v2.b36	262144	7592b2eb	92a540726306d7adbf207fe86a4c4fa66958f90b	samples	100001	good	no
arcade	ep6v2.b33	131072	37928a5d	7850be26dbd356cdeef2a0d87738de16420f6291	soundcpu	1	good	no
arcade	ep7v2.b51	524288	06185bcb	855b11ae7644d6c7c1c935b2f5aec484071ca870	maincpu	1	good	no
arcade	ep8v2.b49	524288	98d5a45d	099e314f11c93ad6e642ceaa311e2a5b6fd7193c	maincpu	0	good	no
arcade	pal1_w2.u51	497	af497420	03aa82189d91ae194dd5a6e7b9dbdb7cd473ddb6	plds	0	good	no
arcade	pal2_w2.u52	497	4a6df05d	236b951e5daf927c050d0f35558c171a020156ab	plds	200	good	no

Chips list

name	tag	type	clock
10-Bit R-2R DAC	dac	audio
M68000	soundcpu	cpu	12000000
Speaker	speaker	audio
i860XR	vid_1	cpu	20000000

0.123u1 [?]

WIP:

- 0.179: smf fixed static during machine gun fire in Virtual Combat due to incorrect DC offset removal.

- 0.129u2: Virtual Combat and Shadow Fighters update [Phil Bennett]: Fixed framebuffer handling and screen parameters. Added DAC sound. Corrected RAM sizes to match what is present on the PCBs. Hooked up NVRAM. Added dual screen (2x 256x208, 51.546392 Hz).

- 0.129u1: Virtual Combat driver improvements [Jason Eckhardt, Andrew Gardner]: Graphics decoded, video improved and inputs mapped. Added 68000 (12MHz) CPU4. Changed VSync to 50Hz and region 3D to gfx ($0, 2, 4, 6). Added Player 1, vertical 2-way Joystick, 2x buttons and 2x coin slots.

- 0.129: Virtual Combat improvments [Jason Eckhardt, Andrew Gardner]: Improved memory map. Fixed the palette. Added extremely preliminary i860 disassembler and hooked it up to the VCombat driver. Replaced 68000 CPU2 with 2x i860 (20MHz).

- 0.128u7: Andrew Gardner decoded some graphics and setup some RAM in the Virtual Combat driver.

- 0.123u1: Added 'Virtual Combat' (VR8 Inc. 1993).

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History

Arcade Video game published 26 years ago:

Virtual Combat (c) 1993 VR8, Incorporated.

Stereoscopic tank game.

- TRIVIA -

This game had a very limited release.

- STAFF -

By: Kyle Hodgetts

- CONTRIBUTE -

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Virtual Combat