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Grobda (New version)

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Developer: Namco
Controls/Input Device: Control(joy8way), Buttons(2)
Number of Players: 2
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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:
Grobda (c) 1984 Namco, Limited.

Grobda is a tank-like game that uses an overhead view. Enemy tanks attack in waves and they must be destroyed before they do the same to you.

- TECHNICAL -

Game ID : GR

Main CPU : Motorola M6809 (@ 1.536 Mhz)
Sound CPU : Motorola M6809 (@ 1.536 Mhz)
Sound Chips : Namco 8-channel WSG, custom DAC (for speech)

Players : 2
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 2

- TRIVIA -

Grobda was released in October 1984 in Japan.

Grobda's tank was one of the enemies in "Xevious".

- TIPS AND TRICKS -

* Easter Egg :
1) Enter service mode.
2) Set coin A to 1 Coin / 1 Credit, set coin B to 1 Coin / 4 Credits, set Freeze to On, set Lives to 1, set Difficulty to Rank C, set Demo Sounds to Off, set Level Select to Off, set Bonus Life to 10k.
3) Press the service switch to display the grid and press (all together) Right+Button1+Start2.
4) '(c) NAMCO LTD. 1984' will appear on the screen.

- SERIES -

1. Grobda (1984, Arcade)
2. Grobda Remix (2010, Wii): part of "Namco Museum Megamix".

- STAFF -

Game designed and produced by : Masanobu Endoh (EVE200 End)
Programmed by : Hosei Wait
Music composed by : Yuri Keino
Engineer : Tall Ogawa
Graphic designed by : You. Shino
Debugged by : Tama Chang

- PORTS -

* Consoles :
Sony PlayStation [AU] (1996) "Namco Museum Vol.2 [Model SCES-00267]"
Sony PlayStation [JP] (February 9, 1996) "Namco Museum Vol.2 [Model SLPS-00210]"
Sony PlayStation [US] (September 30, 1996) "Namco Museum Vol.2 [Model SLUS-00216]"
Sony PlayStation [EU] (November 1996) "Namco Museum Vol.2 [Model SCES-00267]"
Microsoft XBOX 360 [US] (November 4, 2008) "Namco Museum: Virtual Arcade [Model 21022]"
Microsoft XBOX 360 [EU] (May 15, 2009) "Namco Museum - Virtual Arcade"
Microsoft XBOX 360 [AU] (June 3, 2009) "Namco Museum - Virtual Arcade"
Microsoft XBOX 360 [JP] (November 5, 2009) "Namco Museum - Virtual Arcade [Model 2RD-00001]"
Nintendo Wii [Virtual Console Arcade] [JP] (November 10, 2009)
Nintendo Wii [US] (2010) "Namco Museum Megamix"

* Handhelds :
Sony PSP [US] (August 23, 2005) "Namco Museum Battle Collection [Model ULUS-10035]"
Sony PSP [EU] (December 9, 2005) "Namco Museum Battle Collection [Model UCES-00116]"
Sony PSP [JP] (February 23, 2006) "Namco Museum Vol.2 [Model ULJS-00047]"
Sony PSP [KO] (November 8, 2007) "Namco Museum Vol.2"

* Computers :
NEC PC-6001 Mk2 [JP](198?)
X68000 [JP] by L. Sound
NEC PC8801 [JP] (1986) by Denpa
Sharp X1 [JP]
Sharp MZ-2000 [JP]
PC [MS Windows, CD-ROM] [JP] (November 28, 1997) "Namco History Vol.2"

- CONTRIBUTE -

Edit this entry: http://www.arcade-history.com/?&page=detail&id=1020&o=2


Licensed from Alexis Bousiges under a CC Attribution 3.0 License
cheat.dat entry:
00000000 0916 00000004 FFFFFFFF Infinite Lives
00000000 091C 00000027 FFFFFFFF Infinite Energy
20800000 C32D 00000039 FFFFFFFF Invincibility
20810000 F5A6 00000020 FFFFFFFF Invincibility (2/5) 1st = Explosion, 2nd = Fire
20810000 F7A8 00000020 FFFFFFFF Invincibility (3/5) Fire (Flosser)
20810000 F8FC 00000020 FFFFFFFF Invincibility (4/5) Fire (Fortress - Normal)
20810000 FA3A 00000020 FFFFFFFF Invincibility (5/5) Fire (Fortress - Homing)

Credit Pugsy's MAME Cheat file
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