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Dodgem

| 1979
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Developer: Zaccaria
Controls/Input Device: Control(joy4way), Buttons(1)
Number of Players: 1
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Dodgem VGMuseum Game Endings
Dodgem on CAESAR
Dodgem high score and replay at MARP
Dodgem 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)


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Romset: 2016 kb / 8 files / 457.8 zip


Credits Mameinfo and Mametesters Project Robert J. Rabgno et al.
History.dat entry:
Dodgem (c) 1979 Zaccaria.

Dodgem is a 2-D maze racing game. You control your boat through the maze to pick up the dots while at the same time avoiding the boat, or boats, that are constantly trying to ram you. Successfully get through one maze and many more await you. This is good practice for sailing through Hong Kong Harbor.

- TECHNICAL -

Main CPU : S2650 (@ 950 Khz)

Screen orientation : Horizontal
Video resolution : 720 x 768 pixels
Screen refresh : 55.00 Hz
Palette colors : 2

Players : 2
Control : 4-way joystick
Buttons : 1

- SCORING -

Dots : 2 points
Flag : 50-200 points

- TIPS AND TRICKS -

* Always be aware of where the Jam Boat(s) is/are located. They can only make one lane change at a time but that lane change may be into your lane.

* The faster you go, the fewer lanes you can cross. At full acceleration, you will only be able to change one lane at a time. In the earlier levels, this will be fine since you will only be dealing with one car. In the multiple Jam Boat levels, this can be a very bad thing. Decelerate (take your finger off the accelerate button) to go across multiple lanes.

* The Jam Boat(s) always travel in a clockwise motion while you travel in a counterclockwise motion. Remember that so that you don't get confused when there are multiple cars in the maze.

* Don't try to get all the dots on one of the lanes. You need to anticipate where your next move is well before you enter the lane change area since you cannot change lanes at any other time. Sometimes, on the earlier levels, it is best to do a staggered type dot pickup where you do lane one, change to lane two, to lane three, lane four, lane five, then back to lane one. If you time it right, the Jam Boat or Boats will still be in the maze.

* Don't let the speed of the Jam Boat(s) throw you. Just plan to be out of your lane and in the lane change area before them. If both cars enter at the same time, you run a big risk of a collision.

* Since the game isn't timed, take your time planning on how you will take care of the dots. Don't take chances since you will have to restart the level if your boat gets destroyed.

- PORTS -

* Consoles :
Atari 2600 [US] (1980) "Dodge 'Em [Model CX2637]"
Sony PlayStation 2 [US] (November 22, 2004) "Atari Anthology [Model SLUS-21076]" - Atari 2600 version
Sony PlayStation 2 [EU] (February 18, 2005) "Atari Anthology [Model SLES-53061]" - Atari 2600 version
Microsoft XBOX [US] (November 16, 2004) "Atari Anthology [Model 26084]" - Atari 2600 version
Microsoft XBOX [EU] (November 26, 2004) "Atari Anthology" - Atari 2600 version
Microsoft XBOX [US] (2005) "Atari Anthology [Platinum Hits]" - Atari 2600 version
Microsoft XBOX [JP] (August 4, 2005) "Atari Anthology [XBOX World Collection] [Model B7X-00001]" - Atari 2600 version
Nintendo DS [US] (November 2, 2010) "Atari Greatest Hits Vol.1 [Model NTR-BR6E-USA]" - Atari 2600 version
Nintendo DS [EU] (February 24, 2011) "Atari Greatest Hits Vol.1 [Model NTR-BR6P-EUR]" - Atari 2600 version

* Computers :
PC [MS Windows, CD-ROM] [US] (November 11, 2003) "Atari - 80 Classic Games in One! [Model 25069J]" - Atari 2600 version
PC [MS Windows, CD-ROM] [EU] (June 10, 2005) "Atari - 80 Classic Games in One! [Replay]" - Atari 2600 version
PC [MS Windows, CD-ROM] [EU] (December 1, 2006, as part of "Atari Kids 2006") "Atari - 80 Classic Games in One!" - Atari 2600 version

- CONTRIBUTE -

Edit this entry: http://www.arcade-history.com/?&page=detail&id=651&o=2


Licensed from Alexis Bousiges under a CC Attribution 3.0 License
cheat.dat entry:
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00000000 1C0C 00000009 FFFFFFFF Invincibility
00000000 1C0A 00000004 FFFFFFFF Infinite Lives PL1
00000900 1C71 00000004 FFFFFFFF Select Track PL1 0 = Outer Track 4 = Inner Track
00000000 1C0B 00000004 FFFFFFFF Infinite Lives PL2
00000900 1C70 00000004 FFFFFFFF Select Track PL2 0 = Outer Track 4 = Inner Track

Credit Pugsy's MAME Cheat file
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