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Developer: UPL
Controls/Input Device: Control(joy8way), Buttons(2)
Number of Players: 2
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Controls/Input Device: Control(joy8way), Buttons(2)
Number of Players: 2
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Ark Area VGMuseum Game Endings
Ark Area on CAESAR
Ark Area high score and replay at MARP
Ark Area on datObase
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Ark Area VGMuseum Game Endings
Ark Area on CAESAR
Ark Area high score and replay at MARP
Ark Area on datObase
Mameinfo.dat entry:
0.37b10 [Yochizo]
WIP:
- 0.147u2: hap fixed clone Omega Fighter Special. The game fails to boot or finish post. After showing bad rom errors, the game resets.
- 0.147u1: Fixed maincpu rom loading.
- 0.122u7: Fixed gfx1/2/3/4/5 rom loading.
- 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.
- 25th April 1999: Dumped Omega Fighter Special.
LEVELS: 8 (restarts once)
Other Emulators:
* FB Alpha
* JFF
* Raine
Recommended Games (Star Force):
Catacomb
Vega
Espial
Night Star (DECO Cassette)
Nova 2001
Star Jacker
Stunt Air
Zodiack
Star Force
Alpha Mission / ASO
Alpha Mission II / ASO II
Astro Warrior (Mega-Tech)
Mission 660
Rafflesia
S.R.D. Mission
Truxton / Tatsujin
Tatsujin (Tourvision PCE bootleg)
Truxton II / Tatsujin Oh
Blast Off
Blazing Lazers
GunHed (Tourvision PCE bootleg)
The Next Space
Omega Fighter
Super Star Soldier (Tourvision PCE bootleg)
Lethal Thunder
Pollux
Strike Gunner S.T.G
Vimana
Explosive Breaker
Final Star Force
Galmedes
Gunlock
GunNail
Nebulas Ray
Super-X
Gekirindan
Viper Phase 1
Fever SOS
Mars Matrix: Hyper Solid Shooting
Romset: 2016 kb / 8 files / 457.8 zip
Credits Mameinfo and Mametesters Project Robert J. Rabgno et al.
0.37b10 [Yochizo]
WIP:
- 0.147u2: hap fixed clone Omega Fighter Special. The game fails to boot or finish post. After showing bad rom errors, the game resets.
- 0.147u1: Fixed maincpu rom loading.
- 0.122u7: Fixed gfx1/2/3/4/5 rom loading.
- 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.
- 25th April 1999: Dumped Omega Fighter Special.
LEVELS: 8 (restarts once)
Other Emulators:
* FB Alpha
* JFF
* Raine
Recommended Games (Star Force):
Catacomb
Vega
Espial
Night Star (DECO Cassette)
Nova 2001
Star Jacker
Stunt Air
Zodiack
Star Force
Alpha Mission / ASO
Alpha Mission II / ASO II
Astro Warrior (Mega-Tech)
Mission 660
Rafflesia
S.R.D. Mission
Truxton / Tatsujin
Tatsujin (Tourvision PCE bootleg)
Truxton II / Tatsujin Oh
Blast Off
Blazing Lazers
GunHed (Tourvision PCE bootleg)
The Next Space
Omega Fighter
Super Star Soldier (Tourvision PCE bootleg)
Lethal Thunder
Pollux
Strike Gunner S.T.G
Vimana
Explosive Breaker
Final Star Force
Galmedes
Gunlock
GunNail
Nebulas Ray
Super-X
Gekirindan
Viper Phase 1
Fever SOS
Mars Matrix: Hyper Solid Shooting
Romset: 2016 kb / 8 files / 457.8 zip
Credits Mameinfo and Mametesters Project Robert J. Rabgno et al.
History.dat entry:
Ark Area (c) 1987 UPL.
An overhead shoot'em up where you fight through 23 stages, battling 1 or 2 bosses at the end of each level
- TECHNICAL -
Game ID : UPL-87007
Main CPU : Zilog Z80 (@ 6 Mhz)
Sound CPU : Zilog Z80 (@ 5 Mhz)
Sound Chips : (2x) Yamaha YM2203 (@ 1.5 Mhz)
Screen orientation : Horizontal
Video resolution : 256 x 192 pixels
Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz
Palette colors : 768
Players : 2
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 2
- TRIVIA -
Released in December 1987.
This game was a Japan-only release.
- SERIES -
1. Nova 2001 (1983)
2. Ark Area (1987)
- STAFF -
Staff : Tsutomu Fuzisawa, Hiropi, Mingma, Nihei, Nozawa
- CONTRIBUTE -
Edit this entry: http://www.arcade-history.com/?&page=detail&id=105&o=2
Licensed from Alexis Bousiges under a CC Attribution 3.0 License
Ark Area (c) 1987 UPL.
An overhead shoot'em up where you fight through 23 stages, battling 1 or 2 bosses at the end of each level
- TECHNICAL -
Game ID : UPL-87007
Main CPU : Zilog Z80 (@ 6 Mhz)
Sound CPU : Zilog Z80 (@ 5 Mhz)
Sound Chips : (2x) Yamaha YM2203 (@ 1.5 Mhz)
Screen orientation : Horizontal
Video resolution : 256 x 192 pixels
Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz
Palette colors : 768
Players : 2
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 2
- TRIVIA -
Released in December 1987.
This game was a Japan-only release.
- SERIES -
1. Nova 2001 (1983)
2. Ark Area (1987)
- STAFF -
Staff : Tsutomu Fuzisawa, Hiropi, Mingma, Nihei, Nozawa
- CONTRIBUTE -
Edit this entry: http://www.arcade-history.com/?&page=detail&id=105&o=2
Licensed from Alexis Bousiges under a CC Attribution 3.0 License
cheat.dat entry:
00000000 C004 00000012 FFFFFFFF Infinite Credits
60000000 0000 00000000 00000000
00000000 D209 00000005 FFFFFFFF Infinite Lives PL1
62000000 0000 00000000 00000000 Invincibility PL1 Only enable Invincibility during gameplay!!
00010000 C00A 00000001 FFFFFFFF Enabled
00010000 C00A 00000000 FFFFFFFF Disabled
00000000 D208 00000001 FFFFFFFF Infinite Weapon Time PL1
62000000 0000 00000000 00000000 Select Weapon PL1
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00018000 D203 00000008 FFFFFFFF 8-Way (3/3)
60000000 0000 00000000 00000000
00000000 D259 00000005 FFFFFFFF Infinite Lives PL2
62000000 0000 00000000 00000000 Invincibility PL2 Only enable Invincibility during gameplay!!
00010000 C00B 00000001 FFFFFFFF Enabled
00010000 C00B 00000000 FFFFFFFF Disabled
00000000 D258 00000001 FFFFFFFF Infinite Weapon Time PL2
62000000 0000 00000000 00000000 Select Weapon PL2
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00010000 D250 00000022 FFFFFFFF Flamer
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Credit Pugsy's MAME Cheat file
00000000 C004 00000012 FFFFFFFF Infinite Credits
60000000 0000 00000000 00000000
00000000 D209 00000005 FFFFFFFF Infinite Lives PL1
62000000 0000 00000000 00000000 Invincibility PL1 Only enable Invincibility during gameplay!!
00010000 C00A 00000001 FFFFFFFF Enabled
00010000 C00A 00000000 FFFFFFFF Disabled
00000000 D208 00000001 FFFFFFFF Infinite Weapon Time PL1
62000000 0000 00000000 00000000 Select Weapon PL1
00010000 D200 0000001C FFFFFFFF Normal
00018000 D202 00000003 FFFFFFFF Normal (2/3)
00018000 D203 00000001 FFFFFFFF Normal (3/3)
00010000 D200 0000001F FFFFFFFF Tracer
00018000 D202 00000003 FFFFFFFF Tracer (2/3)
00018000 D203 00000001 FFFFFFFF Tracer (3/3)
00010000 D200 00000022 FFFFFFFF Flamer
00018000 D202 00000003 FFFFFFFF Flamer (2/3)
00018000 D203 00000001 FFFFFFFF Flamer (3/3)
00010000 D200 00000025 FFFFFFFF 3-Way
00018000 D202 00000003 FFFFFFFF 3-Way (2/3)
00018000 D203 00000003 FFFFFFFF 3-Way (3/3)
00010000 D200 0000002C FFFFFFFF 8-Way
00018000 D202 00000001 FFFFFFFF 8-Way (2/3)
00018000 D203 00000008 FFFFFFFF 8-Way (3/3)
60000000 0000 00000000 00000000
00000000 D259 00000005 FFFFFFFF Infinite Lives PL2
62000000 0000 00000000 00000000 Invincibility PL2 Only enable Invincibility during gameplay!!
00010000 C00B 00000001 FFFFFFFF Enabled
00010000 C00B 00000000 FFFFFFFF Disabled
00000000 D258 00000001 FFFFFFFF Infinite Weapon Time PL2
62000000 0000 00000000 00000000 Select Weapon PL2
00010000 D250 0000001C FFFFFFFF Normal
00018000 D252 00000003 FFFFFFFF Normal (2/3)
00018000 D253 00000001 FFFFFFFF Normal (3/3)
00010000 D250 0000001F FFFFFFFF Tracer
00018000 D252 00000003 FFFFFFFF Tracer (2/3)
00018000 D253 00000001 FFFFFFFF Tracer (3/3)
00010000 D250 00000022 FFFFFFFF Flamer
00018000 D252 00000003 FFFFFFFF Flamer (2/3)
00018000 D253 00000001 FFFFFFFF Flamer (3/3)
00010000 D250 00000025 FFFFFFFF 3-Way
00018000 D252 00000003 FFFFFFFF 3-Way (2/3)
00018000 D253 00000003 FFFFFFFF 3-Way (3/3)
00010000 D250 0000002C FFFFFFFF 8-Way
00018000 D252 00000001 FFFFFFFF 8-Way (2/3)
00018000 D253 00000008 FFFFFFFF 8-Way (3/3)
Credit Pugsy's MAME Cheat file
