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Pipe Dream (US)

 
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Pipe Dream (US)

| 1990
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Developer: Video System Co.
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:
Pipe Dream (c) 1990 Video System.

- TECHNICAL -

Main CPU : Zilog Z80 (@ 6 Mhz)
Sound CPU : Zilog Z80 (@ 3.5795 Mhz)
Sound Chips : Yamaha YM2610 (@ 8 Mhz)

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

- TRIVIA -

Pipe Dream was released in October 1990 in Japan.

This arcade game is a port from an original computer game released by LucasArts in 1989 on the Atari ST (known as "Pipe Mania" in Europe).

- STAFF -

Sound composer : Naoki Itamura
Sound FX : K. Okuda

- PORTS -

* Consoles :
Nintendo Game Boy [JP] (July 3, 1990) "Pipe Dream [Model DMG-PDA]"
Nintendo Game Boy [US] (September 1990) "Pipe Dream [Model DMG-PD-USA]"
Nintendo NES [US] (September 1990) "Pipe Dream [Model NES-4P]"
Nintendo NES [AU] (1991)
Nintendo Super Famicom [JP] (August 7, 1992) "Pipe Dream [Model SHVC-PP]"
Sony PlayStation [EU] (March 30, 2001) "Pipemania 3D [Model SLES-03400]"
Sony PlayStation [US] (October 23, 2001) "Pipe Dreams 3D [Model SLUS-01409]"
Sony PlayStation [JP] (June 13, 2002) "Pipe Dreams 3D [World Greatest Hits] [Model SLPM-87045]"
Sony PlayStation [JP] [PSOne Classics] (March 28, 2012) "Pipe Dreams 3D [World Greatest HIts]"

NOTE: The Sony PlayStion port is a 3D version.

* Computers :
Commodore Amiga [US] (1989)
Commodore Amiga [EU] (1989) "Pipe Mania"
Commodore C64 [US] [EU] (1989) "Pipe Mania"
PC [MS-DOS] [US] (1989)
Sam Coupe [EU] (1990) by Enigma
Amstrad CPC [EU] (1990) "Pipe Mania"
NEC PC 8801 [JP] (1991)
NEC PC 9801 [JP]
PC [MS Windows 3.x] [US] (1991) "Microsoft Entertainment Pack 2" : re-released in 1994 as part of "The Best of Microsoft Entertainment Pack")
X68000 [JP] (November 13, 1992)
Apple Macintosh [US] (October 2001)

- CONTRIBUTE -

Edit this entry: http://www.arcade-history.com/?&page=detail&id=1972&o=2


Licensed from Alexis Bousiges under a CC Attribution 3.0 License
cheat.dat entry:
00000000 8603 00000009 FFFFFFFF Infinite Credits
00000000 950F 00000001 FFFFFFFF Stop 'Hurry' warning Stops the annoying pause and the frozen controls
00000000 865A 00000004 FFFFFFFF Infinite Lives
00000301 863D 00000032 FFFFFFFF Select Round
60000000 0000 00000000 00000000
62000000 0000 00000000 00000000 Select Perm. Pipe [SOLO] PL1
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00010000 80AF 00000003 FFFFFFFF Horizontal(Left Arrow)
00010000 80AF 00000004 FFFFFFFF Vertical
00010000 80AF 00000005 FFFFFFFF Vertical(Up Arrow)
00010000 80AF 00000006 FFFFFFFF Vertical(Down Arrow)
00010000 80AF 00000007 FFFFFFFF Top & Left
00010000 80AF 00000008 FFFFFFFF Top & Left(Up Arrow)
00010000 80AF 00000009 FFFFFFFF Top & Left(Down Arrow)
00010000 80AF 0000000A FFFFFFFF Top & Right
00010000 80AF 0000000C FFFFFFFF Top & Right(Up Arrow)
00010000 80AF 0000000B FFFFFFFF Top & Right(Down Arrow)
00010000 80AF 0000000D FFFFFFFF Bottom & Right
00010000 80AF 0000000E FFFFFFFF Bottom & Right(Up Arrow)
00010000 80AF 0000000F FFFFFFFF Bottom & Right(Down Arrow)
00010000 80AF 00000010 FFFFFFFF Bottom & Left
00010000 80AF 00000012 FFFFFFFF Bottom & Left(Up Arrow)
00010000 80AF 00000011 FFFFFFFF Bottom & Left(Down Arrow)
00010000 80AF 00000013 FFFFFFFF Cross
62000001 0000 00000000 00000000 Select Temp. Pipe [SOLO] PL1
00010001 80AF 00000001 FFFFFFFF Horizontal
00010001 80AF 00000002 FFFFFFFF Horizontal(Right Arrow)
00010001 80AF 00000003 FFFFFFFF Horizontal(Left Arrow)
00010001 80AF 00000004 FFFFFFFF Vertical
00010001 80AF 00000005 FFFFFFFF Vertical(Up Arrow)
00010001 80AF 00000006 FFFFFFFF Vertical(Down Arrow)
00010001 80AF 00000007 FFFFFFFF Top & Left
00010001 80AF 00000008 FFFFFFFF Top & Left(Up Arrow)
00010001 80AF 00000009 FFFFFFFF Top & Left(Down Arrow)
00010001 80AF 0000000A FFFFFFFF Top & Right
00010001 80AF 0000000C FFFFFFFF Top & Right(Up Arrow)
00010001 80AF 0000000B FFFFFFFF Top & Right(Down Arrow)
00010001 80AF 0000000D FFFFFFFF Bottom & Right
00010001 80AF 0000000E FFFFFFFF Bottom & Right(Up Arrow)
00010001 80AF 0000000F FFFFFFFF Bottom & Right(Down Arrow)
00010001 80AF 00000010 FFFFFFFF Bottom & Left
00010001 80AF 00000012 FFFFFFFF Bottom & Left(Up Arrow)
00010001 80AF 00000011 FFFFFFFF Bottom & Left(Down Arrow)
00010001 80AF 00000013 FFFFFFFF Cross
60000000 0000 00000000 00000000
60000000 0000 00000000 00000000 The following cheats are for use in a 2-player game
60000000 0000 00000000 00000000 -----------------------------------------------------
62000000 0000 00000000 00000000 Select Perm. Pipe PL1
00010000 80CF 00000001 FFFFFFFF Horizontal
00010000 80CF 00000002 FFFFFFFF Horizontal(Right Arrow)
00010000 80CF 00000003 FFFFFFFF Horizontal(Left Arrow)
00010000 80CF 00000004 FFFFFFFF Vertical
00010000 80CF 00000005 FFFFFFFF Vertical(Up Arrow)
00010000 80CF 00000006 FFFFFFFF Vertical(Down Arrow)
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00010000 80CF 00000008 FFFFFFFF Top & Left(Up Arrow)
00010000 80CF 00000009 FFFFFFFF Top & Left(Down Arrow)
00010000 80CF 0000000A FFFFFFFF Top & Right
00010000 80CF 0000000C FFFFFFFF Top & Right(Up Arrow)
00010000 80CF 0000000B FFFFFFFF Top & Right(Down Arrow)
00010000 80CF 0000000D FFFFFFFF Bottom & Right
00010000 80CF 0000000E FFFFFFFF Bottom & Right(Up Arrow)
00010000 80CF 0000000F FFFFFFFF Bottom & Right(Down Arrow)
00010000 80CF 00000010 FFFFFFFF Bottom & Left
00010000 80CF 00000012 FFFFFFFF Bottom & Left(Up Arrow)
00010000 80CF 00000011 FFFFFFFF Bottom & Left(Down Arrow)
00010000 80CF 00000013 FFFFFFFF Cross
62000001 0000 00000000 00000000 Select Temp. Pipe PL1
00010001 80CF 00000001 FFFFFFFF Horizontal
00010001 80CF 00000002 FFFFFFFF Horizontal(Right Arrow)
00010001 80CF 00000003 FFFFFFFF Horizontal(Left Arrow)
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00010001 80CF 00000007 FFFFFFFF Top & Left
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00010001 80CF 00000009 FFFFFFFF Top & Left(Down Arrow)
00010001 80CF 0000000A FFFFFFFF Top & Right
00010001 80CF 0000000C FFFFFFFF Top & Right(Up Arrow)
00010001 80CF 0000000B FFFFFFFF Top & Right(Down Arrow)
00010001 80CF 0000000D FFFFFFFF Bottom & Right
00010001 80CF 0000000E FFFFFFFF Bottom & Right(Up Arrow)
00010001 80CF 0000000F FFFFFFFF Bottom & Right(Down Arrow
00010001 80CF 00000010 FFFFFFFF Bottom & Left
00010001 80CF 00000012 FFFFFFFF Bottom & Left(Up Arrow)
00010001 80CF 00000011 FFFFFFFF Bottom & Left(Down Arrow)
00010001 80CF 00000013 FFFFFFFF Cross
62000000 0000 00000000 00000000 Select Perm. Pipe PL2
00010000 80EF 00000001 FFFFFFFF Horizontal
00010000 80EF 00000002 FFFFFFFF Horizontal(Right Arrow)
00010000 80EF 00000003 FFFFFFFF Horizontal(Left Arrow)
00010000 80EF 00000004 FFFFFFFF Vertical
00010000 80EF 00000005 FFFFFFFF Vertical(Up Arrow)
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00010000 80EF 00000007 FFFFFFFF Top & Left
00010000 80EF 00000008 FFFFFFFF Top & Left(Up Arrow)
00010000 80EF 00000009 FFFFFFFF Top & Left(Down Arrow)
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00010000 80EF 00000012 FFFFFFFF Bottom & Left(Up Arrow)
00010000 80EF 00000011 FFFFFFFF Bottom & Left(Down Arrow)
00010000 80EF 00000013 FFFFFFFF Cross
62000001 0000 00000000 00000000 Select Temp. Pipe PL2
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00010001 80EF 00000002 FFFFFFFF Horizontal(Right Arrow)
00010001 80EF 00000003 FFFFFFFF Horizontal(Left Arrow)
00010001 80EF 00000004 FFFFFFFF Vertical
00010001 80EF 00000005 FFFFFFFF Vertical(Up Arrow)
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00010001 80EF 00000010 FFFFFFFF Bottom & Left
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00010001 80EF 00000011 FFFFFFFF Bottom & Left(Down Arrow)
00010001 80EF 00000013 FFFFFFFF Cross

Credit Pugsy's MAME Cheat file
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