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Mega Zone (メガゾーン)

Released in 1984

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Manufacturer: Konami
Developer: Konami
Distributor: Konami

Mame ROM Info
megazone, Mega Zone

Display
Raster
Orientation
Vertical
Resolution
224 x 288
Colors
32, ?Unknown?
Genre
Shooting
Attributes
Vertical Scrolling
Controls
1 Joystick / Button(s)
'Mega Zone' marquee
game marquee

Game Summary

Tank - journey to enemy base

Hardware Info

M6809 cpu @ 2.048 Mhz
Z80 cpu @ 3.072 Mhz
I8039 cpu @ 0.477266 Mhz
AY-8910 audio @ 1.78975 Mhz
DAC audio

Hardware Platform: GX Type 1

Game Details

Another generic vertical scrolling shooter - features enemy eyeballs - had a Galaga-style join up ability

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'Mega Zone' cabinet photo
cabinet photo
'Mega Zone' title screen
title screen
'Mega Zone' gameplay screen shot
gameplay screen
'Mega Zone' control panel
control panel
'Mega Zone' promotional flyer
promotional flyer

"Maybe" Images

(fuzzy search, these MAY match the game, or they may not)

Danger Zone Flyer: 2 Back Danger Zone Flyer: 1 Front Battle Zone side art Battle Zone cabinet Battle Zone Flyer: 2 Back Battle Zone Flyer: 1 Front

Knowledge Base

Konami board numbers, Revision V2.7
Submitted by Graham Bisset (boards@nmisystems.demon.co.uk) Konami board numbers, Revision V2.7 (c) 1995-1997 Graham Bisset, All rights reserved. This document can be freely copied so long as all credit to myself remains and the document remains INTACT! The latest revision of this document is always available from : http://www.nmisystems.demon.co.uk/konami.htm -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Last updated : 5/4/98 (UK date format) Changes since last update : +1 Changes made
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/konamiboards.html - 11 K - Updated 2000.01.20
/kb_dl.aspx/KB/pinouts/taito_boardlist.txt
Taito Board ID List V5.0 Mar 28, 2001 Sorted By ROM Number ==================== Prom Stickers Board Number Game Notes ------------- ------------ ---- ----- ?? M6100130A Nunchackun 067 M6100654A Xexex Konami 352898B 1-13 M6100047A Ninjakun (1984) (UPL84003A) 1-17 M6100168A SRD Mission (1986) CVG-48C 1-17 M6100213A Darkmist (1
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/pinouts/taito_boardlist.txt - 26 K - Updated 2003.01.06
Taito Board ID List
If you have info for this Taito Board ID list, please submit to this site. Submitted by Unknown V1.9 May 19,1998 Sorted By ROM Number ==================== Prom Stickers Board Number Game Notes ------------- ------------ ---- ----- 21J Double Dragon A03 Water Ski A14 - A22 Sea Fighter Poseidon A24 M4300018A Birdie King (198?)
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/faqs/list-taito boards.html - 13 K - Updated 2002.04.16
LIST: KONAMI Video Games in Japan
Year Title Title (Kanji) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1977 Destroyer 1978 Block Invader Space King Space Ship 1979 Space War Kamikaze 1980 Maze Sidewinder The End 1981 Scramble Super Cobra Flogger Video Hustler Turpin Strategy X Tactician Amider Barrian 1982 Jungler Gattan Gotton Tuta
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/faqs/list-konamijapan.html - 2 K - Updated 1999.07.27
Konami / Stern 36 Pinouts, Switches, etc
Konami 36 pin wiring, switches, and add'l technical info Compiled for coinop.org by Kurt Koller and Sirdar Bey. Known variations follow, select game to jump to that game's information. Amidar · Circus Charlie · Contra · Frogger · Green Beret · Gyruss · Hyper Sports · Jail Break · Juno First · Kicker · L'il Hustler · Locomotion · Lost Tomb · Mania Challenge · Mega Zone · Mikie · Moon War · Nemesis · Pandora's Palace · Pooyan · Road Fighter · Roc 'N' Rope · Rush 'N' Attack · Sc
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/konamitech.html - 108 K - Updated 2000.09.17
/kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/board pinouts/megazone.txt
MEGA ZONE CKT SIDE PARTS SIDE ----- ----- A1 -5V B1 +12V A2 SP B2 SP A3 PL 2 SHOOT 1 B3 PL 2 SHOOT 2 A4 PL 2 LEFT B4 PL 2 RIGHT A5 1 PLAY START B5 2 PLAY START A6 PL 1 SHOOT 2 B6 PL 2 UP A7 PL 1 SHOOT 1
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/board pinouts/megazone.txt - 1 K - Updated 1999.05.12
Arcade Game Cheats
--- 720 --- (Contributor: unknown) In the ramp section, levels 8, 9, and 10: holding down the kick and jump buttons simultanously on the lip of the ramp will boost your air. This trick only works when you're going the correct speed (usually your third or fourth jump), and only once (as far as I can tell) per ramp session per level. ----------- Afterburner ----------- (Contributor: Anthony D. Chen) key: S - start button V - vulcan cannon M - missle F - foot sensor (only on sit-down version) stag
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/faqs/faq-arcade cheats.html - 112 K - Updated 1999.10.30
/kb_dl.aspx/KB/test_equipment/univid 1000/univid_harness.txt
From: jeff hendrix <jhendrix@quark.com> To: "'vectorlist@mcfeeley.cc.utexas.edu'" Subject: RE: Univid 1000 Date: Mon, 1 Mar 1999 11:44:51 -0700 Here is a list of the harnesses and what boards they go to, I also might have a few harnesses for trade. UNIVID 1000 harness numbers Atari 101 Arabian 102 Centipede 103 Cloak & Dagger 104 Crystal Castle 105 Dig Dug 106 Food-Fight 107 I-Robot 108 Kangaroo 109 Liberator 110 Millipede 111 Pole Position 111 Pole Position II 112 Xevious Ce
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/test_equipment/univid 1000/univid_harness.txt - 3 K - Updated 2005.09.18
Yet Another List
O-Taito is the Old Taito pinout on wiretap. N-Taito is the New-Taito pinout (Like Elevator Action). Quote by R. Schieve: "Taito.pin will match most for power, ground, monitor, and speaker connections but inputs are usually quite different." DECO/Data East is the Data East pinout. See Ring King.pin or KarateChamp.pin.I AtariV is Black Widow and Gravitar and Space Duel Konami if the Konami pinout. See Konami\Rush'n'Attack.pin. BZone is Battle Zone and Red Baron Tehkan games seem to follow th
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/faqs/list-yetanothergameslist.html - 49 K - Updated 2002.06.10
LIST: JAMMA Games
H '88 Games Konami 1988 JAMMA 1941 Capcom 1990 JAMMA V 1943: The Battle of Midway Capcom 1988 JAMMA H 3 Wonders Capcom 1991 JAMMA H 9 Ball Shoot Out Bundra JAMMA V Aero Fighters McO'River 1992 JAMMA H Air Buster Namcoi/Kaneko 1990 JAMMA V Ajax
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/faqs/list-jamma.html - 27 K - Updated 2000.06.20
/kb_dl.aspx/KB/pinouts/mega_zone.txt
Mega Zone Konami/Interlogic, 1983 --------------------------------- Solder Side | Parts Side ________________________________|___________________________________ -5V | A | 1 | +12 Speaker | B | 2 | Speaker 2P Button 2 | C | 3 | 2P Button 1 2P Left | D | 4 | 2P Right 1P Start | E | 5 |
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/pinouts/mega_zone.txt - 6 K - Updated 2003.01.06
/kb_dl.aspx/KB/pinouts/konami.txt
> Konami Connector < ******************** Amidar, Bimmelbahn, Circus Charly, Commando (Konami), Dommy, Eggs, Frogger, Iron Horse, Jail Break, Juno First, Kicker, Locomotion, Lost Tomb,Mega Zone, Mikie, Moonwar, Nemesis, Pandora's Palace, Pooyan, Road Fighter, Rock'n Rope, Rush 'n Attack, Scramble, Scrambled Egg, Space Pilot, Strategy X, Super Basketball, Super Cobra, The End, Time Pilot, Time Pilot '84, Turpin, Turtles, Tutankham, Yie Ar Kung Fu,
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/pinouts/konami.txt - 2 K - Updated 2003.01.06
/kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/megazone.txt
Mega Zone Switch Settings Konami/Interlogic, 1983 Mega Zone Option Switch Settings ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DIP Switch No. 1 Settings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Option ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coin Switch No. 1 ----------------- Off Off Off
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/megazone.txt - 4 K - Updated 1995.05.12
Technical Information
Note: The information and links on this page might get moved around quite a bit before things get all sorted out. I'm just going to start putting up all kinds of information that I've had archived away, so please pardon the mess! :) Identifying Unknown Board Sets Back in 1994, Rick Schieve wrote an article about how to identify unknown boards. This article gives some quick tips on how to figure out what the pinouts are for an unknown PCB. The text is moderately technical so if you're not sure what R
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/repair/iding pcbs.html - 14 K - Updated 2000.01.02
/kb_dl.aspx/KB/historical documents/atari games vaxmail/vax87.txt
Atari/Atari Games VaxMail 1987 Jed Margolin ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::RAINS 2-JAN-1987 10:27:26.19 To: @sys$mail:engineer CC: Subj: Computer Health Note #3 VAX-edrin Headache #3 You've been poking around somewhere in another directory (something like SYS$USERDISK:[FRED.STUFF.MORESTUFF.EVENMORESTUFF]) and now you have found something you want to get back to or reference with out so much directory name baggage. Sure, it doesn't
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/historical documents/atari games vaxmail/vax87.txt - 271 K - Updated 2004.09.13
JAMMA/AAMA Standard Connector Pinouts and JAMMA Game list
JAMMA/AAMA Standard Connector Pinouts and JAMMA Game List
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/jamma tech.html - 46 K - Updated 2002.05.17

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