Ken-Go

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Ken-Go | 1991

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Controls/Input Device: Control(joy8way), Buttons(4)
Number of Players: 2
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SoundMix: Stereo

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Manufacturer: Irem
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MAME folder name: kengo

Display: raster 384x256 @ 55.02Hz (55.02 pixclock)
Sound: 2 channels

Emulated in MAME via driver m72.c:
Roms:

Mameinfo.dat entry:
0.37b10 [Yochizo]


WIP:

- 0.122u7: Fixed gfx1/2/3/4/5 roms order.

- 0.89u3: Changed Z80 CPU2 clock speed to 5MHz.

- 0.37b10: Yochizo added Omega Fighter (UPL 1989) and clone Omega Fighter Special.

- 21st November 2000: Yochizo fixed some graphics bugs in the Omega Fighter / Atomic Robo-kid driver.

- 8th November 2000: Yochizo sent in a driver for Omega Fighter and Atomic Robo-kid.


LEVELS: 8 (restarts once)


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* JFF

* Raine


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Romset: 2016 kb / 8 files / 484 zip


Credits Mameinfo and Mametesters Project Robert J. Rabgno et al.

History.dat entry: Edit this entry at Arcade-History.com

Ken-Go (c) 1991 Irem.


- TECHNICAL -


Irem M-84 system hardware


Main CPU : V30 (@ 8 Mhz)

Sound CPU : Z80 (@ 3.579545 Mhz)

Sound Chips : YM2151 (@ 3.579545 Mhz), DAC (@ 3.579545 Mhz)


Screen orientation : Horizontal

Video resolution : 384 x 256 pixels

Screen refresh : 55.00 Hz

Palette colors : 512


Players : 2

Control : 8-way joystick

Buttons : 2


- TRIVIA -


Developed by Nanao Corporation.


The title of this game translates from Japanese as 'Master Fencer'.


This game is known as "Lightning Sword" in Europe.


- STAFF -


From highscore table : Hiroron, Miekun, Sakotan, Kimichan, Kazukun, Nanao Corp, ORS, Yoriko, Okami, X Chan


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Game's rom.


Licensed from Alexis Bousiges under a CC Attribution 3.0 License

cheat.dat entry:
00000000 E0035 00000099 FFFFFFFF Infinite Credits
00000000 E00A7 00000022 FFFFFFFF Infinite Time
62000000 00000 00000000 00000000 Select Starting Stage You should enable this cheat when the "Push Start Button" message is displayed, ie. after credits have been inserted!
00111001 E09AE 00000000 FFFFFFFF Stage 1
00111001 E09AE 00000001 FFFFFFFF Stage 2
00111001 E09AE 00000002 FFFFFFFF Stage 3
00111001 E09AE 00000003 FFFFFFFF Stage 4
00111001 E09AE 00000004 FFFFFFFF Stage 5
00111001 E09AE 00000100 FFFFFFFF Stage 6
00111001 E09AE 00000101 FFFFFFFF Stage 7
00111001 E09AE 00000102 FFFFFFFF Stage 8
00111001 E09AE 00000103 FFFFFFFF Stage 9
00111001 E09AE 00000104 FFFFFFFF Stage 10
60000000 00000 00000000 00000000
00000000 E09B2 00000039 FFFFFFFF Infinite Lives PL1
00000000 E09B6 00000008 FFFFFFFF Infinite Energy PL1
00010000 E09B8 00000008 FFFFFFFF Infinite Energy PL1 (2/2)
81000018 E2CAC 00000010 000E0034 Invincibility PL1
81010000 E2CAC 00000003 000E0021 Invincibility PL1 (2/2)
00000000 E09B4 00000002 FFFFFFFF Always Have Power Up PL1
81000001 E2CAC 00000060 000E003A Get Maximum Energy Charge Now! PL1 Use this with an Activation Key for best effect
81000000 E2CAC 00000000 000E0033 Rapid Fire PL1 Can't charge and defend
60000000 00000 00000000 00000000
00000000 E09B3 00000039 FFFFFFFF Infinite Lives PL2
00000000 E09B7 00000008 FFFFFFFF Infinite Energy PL2
00010000 E09B9 00000008 FFFFFFFF Infinite Energy PL2 (2/2)
81000018 E2D5A 00000010 000E0034 Invincibility PL2
81010000 E2D5A 00000003 000E0021 Invincibility PL2 (2/2)
00000000 E09B5 00000002 FFFFFFFF Always Have Power Up PL2
81000001 E2D5A 00000060 000E003A Get Maximum Energy Charge Now! PL2 Use this with an Activation Key for best effect
81000000 E2D5A 00000000 000E0033 Rapid Fire PL2 Can't charge and defend

Credit Pugsy's MAME Cheat file