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Scramble (スクランブル)

Released in 1981

Member Rating


(4 total votes)

Manufacturer: Stern
Developer: Stern
Distributor: Stern

Mame ROM Info
scramble, Scramble

Display
Raster
Orientation
Vertical
Resolution
224 x 256
Colors
97, Color
Genre
Shooting
Attributes
Horizontal Scrolling
Controls
1 Joystick / Button(s)
'Scramble' marquee
game marquee

Game Summary

Space - Fly over planet surface and destroy base

Hardware Info

Z80 cpu @ 3.072 Mhz
Z80 cpu @ 1.78975 Mhz
AY-8910 audio @ 1.78975 Mhz
AY-8910 audio @ 1.78975 Mhz

Hardware Platform: Scramble hardware

Game Details

first horizontal scrolling blaster - six sections - much copied - fuel ran out faster on later levels.

Although this game was manufactured by Stern, it was released on the Konami compilation CD of arcade classics -- available for the Sony Playstation.

Described by magazines of the time as the "poor man's Defender." Several bootlegs exist. It was Licensed from Konami. Sequel was Super Cobra.

Many games, including several Stern releases were written or hacked to run on Scramble Boards.

Coinop.org Member Ratings / Comments

by MINKYMONKEY. Comment: "This little game is a slice of nostalgia for me. Was one of my favourites as a nipper and things havent changed much now im somewhat older. A fast pached, excellent side scrolling space game with all the relish. You are in control of a "Blake 7" stlye craft and your aim is to wander across a bleak and ever changing landscape whilst blasting everything that moves. This machine ate money nearly as fast as defender due to the catch 22 situation. The catch is that whilst blasting everything that moves you need to make sure that you hit enough fuel tanks to remain alive! This game was pretty high tech stuff for its day and has stood the test of time. Playing it is a bit like watching the original star wars movie in as much as nobody, truely nobody is gonna tell me that anything after was ever so good ;)" (2005-08-06 13:59:17Z)

by steviewonder35. Comment: "My favourite arcade game of all-time. Couldn't get enough of this game back in the arcades/takeaway shops back at the beginning of the eighties. Couldn't believe my luck when MAME came along." (2003-08-30 01:14:28Z)

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'Scramble' cabinet photo
cabinet photo
'Scramble' title screen
title screen
'Scramble' gameplay screen shot
gameplay screen
'Scramble' control panel
control panel
'Scramble' promotional flyer
promotional flyer

"Maybe" Images

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Scramble control panel closeup Scramble upright cabinet

Knowledge Base

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
/kb_dl.aspx/KB/pinouts/sega_system24.txt
John Butler (jbutle2@ibm.net) wrote: : I have two Scramble Spirits boards ( Sega System 24 ) with floppy drives. : I would love to have the pinouts. What other games were system 24 games? : I also have a rough rangers board set and marquee etc. Does anyone have : the pinouts for this? Greg is correct, "Scramble Spirits" does use the standard Sega 28-pin input/output configuration. AND, since "Scramble Spirits" is a System-24 game, you DO need a medium resolution monitor for proper display.
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/pinouts/sega_system24.txt - 2 K - Updated 2003.01.06
/kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/board pinouts/system24.txt
John Butler (jbutle2@ibm.net) wrote: : I have two Scramble Spirits boards ( Sega System 24 ) with floppy drives. : I would love to have the pinouts. What other games were system 24 games? : I also have a rough rangers board set and marquee etc. Does anyone have : the pinouts for this? Greg is correct, "Scramble Spirits" does use the standard Sega 28-pin input/output configuration. AND, since "Scramble Spirits" is a System-24 game, you DO need a medium resolution monitor for proper display.
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/board pinouts/system24.txt - 2 K - Updated 1997.04.12
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
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
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/scramble tech.html
SCRAMBLE Pinouts - two board version (L-1200-1 and L-1200-2) Submitted by phil@magneto.ee.cornell.edu (Phil Erickson) A (down) B (up) -------------------------------------------------- -5V 1 +12V SPKR1 2 SPKR2 2P fire 1 3 2P fire 2 2P left 4 2P right 1P start 5 2P start 1P fire 2 6 2P up 1P fire 1 7 service 1P right 8 1P left 1P up 9 2P d
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/scramble tech.html - 1 K - Updated 2000.01.20
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
LIST: SEGA Video Games in Japan
http://jedi.seg.kobe-u.ac.jp/~miyamo/game/ Year Title Title (Kanji) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1973 Pong Tron ポントロン Pong Tron II ポントロン2 Hockey TV ホッケーTV 1974 Mini Hockey ミニホッケー Table Hockey テーブルホッケー Goal Kick ゴールキック 1975 Balloon Gun バルーンガン Erase イレース
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/faqs/list-sega.html - 16 K - Updated 1999.07.27
A Random Games-list
Game Name Manufacturer Year Pinout Class ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ V 005 Sega 1981 18 Wheeler Midway 1979 3D Bowling MED 1978 H 720 Degrees Atari Games 1986 800 Fathom USB 1982 H Aeroboto William
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/faqs/list-randomgames.html - 73 K - Updated 1999.10.29
/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/scramble.txt
* From: ung@filenet.com (Bill Ung) "Scramble" Dip Switch Settings -------------------------------- SW #1 SW #2 Rockets SW #3 Cabinet ----- ----- --------- ----- -------- OFF OFF Unlimited OFF Table OFF ON 5 ON Up Right ON OFF 4 ON ON 3 SW #4 SW #5 Coins/Play
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/scramble.txt - 1 K - Updated 1995.07.09
/kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/scramblefroggerturtlessnd.txt
Subject: TECH: Tips for Sound problems on Scramble, Frogger, Turtles. From: *pcjohn@monmouth.com (John Dondzila) Date: Fri, 18 Sep 1998 00:12:00 GMT These boards are all more or less the same. I've seen numerous requests over the last few years for sound help on these boards with no answers. My Turtles sound crapped out tonight, so let me share my notes ... (1) Check that the board is getting 12 volts. (Make sure the connector is clean ! Use a pencil eraser to remove crud) (2) Check that th
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/scramblefroggerturtlessnd.txt - 2 K - Updated 1998.09.24
/kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/board pinouts/scramble.txt
* From: phil@magneto.ee.cornell.edu (Phil Erickson) Stern: SCRAMBLE - two board version (L-1200-1 and L-1200-2) A (down) B (up) -------------------------------------------------- -5V 1 +12V SPKR1 2 SPKR2 2P fire 1 3 2P fire 2 2P left 4 2P right 1P start 5 2P start 1P fire 2 6 2P up 1P fire 1 7 service 1P right 8 1P left 1P up 9 2P down Coin 1
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/board pinouts/scramble.txt - 1 K - Updated 1994.12.28
Typical Failures of Early Williams Games
From: woodcock@crchh75b.bnr.ca (Gregg Woodcock) Newsgroups: rec.games.video.arcade.collecting Subject: Re: Typical Failures of Early Williams Games Date: 22 Feb 1994 23:29:15 GMT richard.l.schieve (rls@cbnewsc.cb.att.com) wrote: > Several people have asked me to repost some of my old articles. > I suspect many have seen the following which was one of my first > "Tech Tips" ;-) Sorry to do this to you again, Rick, but I have added a BUNCH of stuff to your file and would like to "share", too (I c
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The Bronze Age (1971 to 1980) Video Game List
Vers 2.7 May 12, 1998 additions/corrections to aek@spies.com and kk@clickto.com Note: Date may either be release date, date from a manual or schematic, or the date that a game appears in a publication Monitor Type ------------ H-- = Horizontal V-- = Vertical -R- = Raster -V- = Vector --B = B&W --O = Color Overlay --C = Color --P = Projection Name Manuf Date uP Man/ROM # ---- ----- -
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/faqs/list-bronzeagebyyear.html - 30 K - Updated 1999.10.29
/kb_dl.aspx/KB/pinouts/scramble.txt
SCRAMBLE -------- 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 | 2P Start 1P Button
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/pinouts/scramble.txt - 3 K - Updated 2003.01.06
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/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
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/kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/board pinouts/quick-ref.txt
From dholcomb@microsoft.com Tue Dec 13 22:30:30 1994 Received: from netmail2.microsoft.com by halcyon.com with SMTP id AA25989 (5.65c/IDA-1.4.4 for <holcomb@halcyon.com>); Tue, 13 Dec 1994 22:30:28 -0800 Received: by netmail2.microsoft.com (5.65/25-eef) id AA18899; Tue, 13 Dec 94 22:30:41 -0800 Message-Id: <9412140630.AA18899@netmail2.microsoft.com> Received: by netmail2 using fxenixd 1.0 Tue, 13 Dec 94 22:30:41 PST X-Msmail-Fixed-Font: 0001 X-Msmail-Message-Id: DDAB6336 X-Msmail-Conversation-Id: DDA
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/board pinouts/quick-ref.txt - 8 K - Updated 1996.01.23
/kb_dl.aspx/KB/pinouts/quick-ref.txt
From dholcomb@microsoft.com Tue Dec 13 22:30:30 1994 Received: from netmail2.microsoft.com by halcyon.com with SMTP id AA25989 (5.65c/IDA-1.4.4 for <holcomb@halcyon.com>); Tue, 13 Dec 1994 22:30:28 -0800 Received: by netmail2.microsoft.com (5.65/25-eef) id AA18899; Tue, 13 Dec 94 22:30:41 -0800 Message-Id: <9412140630.AA18899@netmail2.microsoft.com> Received: by netmail2 using fxenixd 1.0 Tue, 13 Dec 94 22:30:41 PST X-Msmail-Fixed-Font: 0001 X-Msmail-Message-Id: DDAB6336 X-Msmail-Conversation
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FAQ: Conversion v1.1
COPYRIGHT 1994 REVISION NUMBER: 1.1 REVISION DATE: 02 November 1994 REVISION HISTORY: 1.1 (02/11/94 - Clarified technical details in {6.4}, Added a few words on manuals in {7.3} and analog controllers in {8.1.3}) REVISION HISTORY: 1.0 (01/11/94 - First public release; FTP only) CREATED BY: Doug Jefferys, Steve Ozdemir THANX TO: Wayne Aiken, Graham Bisset, Duncan Brown, David Hanes, Tony Jones, John Keay, Patti Ozd
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/faqs/faq-conversion_v1.1.html - 117 K - Updated 1999.07.27
/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
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
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/kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/listbyyear.txt
'H','R','B','Computer Space','Nutting Assoc',1971 'H','R','B','Pong','Atari',1972 'H','R','B','Astro Hockey','Brunswick',1973 'H','R','B','Astro Race','Taito(japan)',1973 'H','R','B','Davis Cup','Taito(japan)',1973 'H','R','B','Elepong','Taito(japan)',1973 'U','R','B','Elimination','Atari/Kee',1973 'H','R','B','Gotcha','Atari',1973 'H','R','C','Gotcha Color','Atari',1973 'H','R','B','Hockey','Ramtek',1973 'H','R','B','Hockey TV','Sega(japan)',1973 'H','R','B','Leader','Midway',1973 'H','R','B','
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/listbyyear.txt - 18 K - Updated 1999.07.10
/kb_dl.aspx/KB/historical documents/atari games vaxmail/vax86.txt
Atari/Atari Games VaxMail 1986 Jed Margolin ___________________________________________________________________________ From: ERNIE::GRAHAM 2-JAN-1986 10:21:33.70 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: Subj: ATARI GAMES 401-K PLAN John Klein asked me to put the following memo out on junk mail: TO: All Employees FROM: John Klein/Dennis Wood We are quite pleased to report that our 401-K Plan has gotten off to an excellent start. As of today we had 118 employees making contributions to the Plan. We encoura
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/historical documents/atari games vaxmail/vax86.txt - 342 K - Updated 2004.09.13
/kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/conversion_faq_v1.1.txt
1.0) Conversion FAQ: -------------------- COPYRIGHT 1994 REVISION NUMBER: 1.1 REVISION DATE: 02 November 1994 REVISION HISTORY: 1.1 (02/11/94 - Clarified technical details in {6.4}, Added a few words on manuals in {7.3} and analog controllers in {8.1.3}) REVISION HISTORY: 1.0 (01/11/94 - First public release; FTP only) CREATED BY: Doug Jefferys, Steve Ozdemir THANX TO: Wayne Aiken, Graham Bisset, Duncan Brown, David Hanes, To
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/conversion_faq_v1.1.txt - 115 K - Updated 1994.11.02
/kb_dl.aspx/KB/historical documents/atari games vaxmail/vax85.txt
Atari/Atari Games VaxMail 1985 Jed Margolin ___________________________________________________________________________ From: KIM::SHEPPERD 4-JAN-1985 17:20 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK.UAF Subj: Printer in Rains's area There is another printer hooked up now in the phone closet near Rains's office. It's known as RAINS$PRINT and if you want it to be the default printer for you then put the following in your LOGIN.COM file: $ ASS 'f$log("RAINS$PRINT")' SYS$PRINT The physical name is TXD5:, but I advise
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