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Journey

Released in 1983

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***
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Manufacturer: Bally / Midway
Developer: Bally / Midway
Distributor: Bally / Midway

Mame ROM Info
journey, Journey
Display
Raster
Orientation
Vertical
Resolution
480 x 512
Colors
64, Color
Genre
Shooting
Attributes
Platform
Controls
1 Joystick / Button(s)
'Journey' marquee
game marquee

Game Summary

The first (and last?) rock-n-roll game.

Hardware Info

Z80 cpu @ 7.5 Mhz
Z80 cpu @ 2 Mhz
AY-8910 audio @ 2 Mhz
AY-8910 audio @ 2 Mhz

Hardware Platform: MCR2

Game Details

5 games in one. You choose a member of the rock group Journey, and enter a mini-game where you use your intrument as weapons. It even has black/white oversized digitized heads of teh band members with little cartoon bodies drawn on them.

If you fall and die, you end up pouting like a little 3-year old. (No crying or screaming or digitized speech)

Ralph Baer (who created the first home video game, the Odyssey 1000, using analog electronics) created a camera that could digitize photos. He sold the invention to Bally Midway in 1982, and they designed a game using it to take snaps of players for the high score table.

They nixed it when they put the game out on test, and someone whipped their "unit" out for the photo. And yes, they used the camera to take the pics of the members of Journey for this game (and the designers, if you can figure out the easter egg in the game!).

Coinop.org Member Ratings / Comments

*** by BlaineC. Comment: "This game sucked bad... but it was one of the first video games at that time that had detailed graphics (the band member's heads)" (2005-01-05 02:05:43Z)

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

Knowledge Base

Bally Midway MCR System Games FAQ
********************************* Bally Midway MCR System Games FAQ version 1.0 Writers Mark Jenison Clay Cowgill ********************************* I. Introduction II. The MCR system classes A. CPU's 1. MCR (I) 2. MCR II 3. MCR III B. Super Sound I/O C. Video 1. Video Generator II 2. Video Generato
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/faqs/faq-bally midway mcr games.html - 24 K - Updated 1999.10.29
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
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
Memory map for Bally/Midway MCRII system (Tron)
I know of the following games that run on MCR/II systems: TRON (MCR/II) TWO TIGERS (MCR/II) SATAN'S HOLLOW (MCR/II) DOMINO MAN (MCR/II) WACKO (MCR/II) JOURNEY (MCR/II with MCR/III sprite board) I've been told that these are MCR games, too: KICKMAN (MCR/I) SOLARFOX (MCR/I) and I belive that there are others. The game system (MCR/II) consists of three boards: * the audio board (super sound I/O) - Z80 + 2 AY-3-8910 * the cpu board - Z80 and background/tile generation
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/tronmap.html - 6 K - Updated 2000.01.23
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/faqs/mcrfaq.txt
********************************* Bally Midway MCR System Games FAQ version 1.0 Writers Mark Jenison Clay Cowgill ********************************* I. Introduction II. The MCR system classes A. CPU's 1. MCR (I) 2. MCR II 3. MCR III B. Super Sound I/O C. Video 1. Video Generator II
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/faqs/mcrfaq.txt - 24 K - Updated 2002.12.06
/kb_dl.aspx/KB/pinouts/journey.txt
Journey (C) 1983 Bally/Midway (C) 1983 Artist & Friends/Nightmare Inc. OPTION SWITCH SETTINGS Switch No 1 (At B3 - Located on SOund I/O P.C. Board) Function SW#1 SW#2 SW#3 SW#4 SW#5 SW#6 SW#7 SW8 SW#9 SW#10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- XX XX XX XX XX XX 1 Coin Meter ON ** @ Coin Meters OFF Upright/Mini ON Cocktail Table OFF **Coin Continue (On)
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/pinouts/journey.txt - 2 K - Updated 2003.01.06
/kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/journey.txt
As submitted by cjsmith@amoco.com ________________________________________________________________________________ Journey (C) 1983 Bally/Midway (C) 1983 Artist & Friends/Nightmare Inc. Game Design By Marvin Glass & Associates Typed By - Chris J. Smith cjmsith@amoco.com >From the Bally/Midway Parts and Operating Manual OPTION SWITCH SETTINGS Switch No 1 (At B3 - Located on SOund I/O P.C. Board) Function SW#1 SW#2 SW#3 SW#4 SW#5 SW#6 SW#7 SW8 SW#9 SW#10 XX
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/journey.txt - 2 K - Updated 1995.09.01
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
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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
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/test_equipment/univid 1000/univid_harness.txt - 3 K - Updated 2005.09.18
/kb_dl.aspx/KB/historical documents/atari games vaxmail/vax91.txt
Atari/Atari Games VaxMail 1991 Jed Margolin ___________________________________________________________________________ From: GAWD::MCCARTHY "Pat" 2-JAN-1991 12:37:15.74 To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK CC: MCCARTHY Subj: New employee. If you haven't already noticed or been introduced, we have a new employee starting today. His name is John Moore. He is a hardware design engineer in the Electrical Design group, reporting to me. His office is the corner cubicle just outside my office. Drop by and say Hi. _____
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/historical documents/atari games vaxmail/vax91.txt - 834 K - Updated 2004.09.13

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