Stratovox

Released in 1980

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Manufacturer: Taito

Developer: Taito

Distributor: Taito

Mame ROM Info

stratvox, Stratovox

Display Raster	Orientation Vertical
Resolution 256 x 256	Colors 8, Color
Genre Shooting	Attributes Space
Controls 1 Joystick / Button(s)
Size/Weight of Upright 68.0000 " x 24.0000" x 35.0000"

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Game Summary

A Galaxian / Space Invaders - like game. Possibly the first game with voice synthesis.

Hardware Info

Z80 cpu @ 2.5 Mhz
Z80 cpu @ 2.5 Mhz
AY-8910 audio @ 1.25 Mhz
DAC audio
* Samples audio

* Information was extracted from Mame, so "Samples audio" may indicate the game has analog sound hardware.

Hardware Platform: Stratovox

Game Details

Ships swoop down, al la Galaxian, and try to kidnap astronauts on the left side of the screen. Possibly the first game to feature voice systhesis which consisted of phrases like, "Got me," "Very good," and the ever popular, "we'll be back."

Hardware very similar to Route 16.

Coinop.org Member Ratings / Comments

by doug2112. Comment: "Nice voice synthesis. It has it's own controller board with pots to control it. I disagree that it's a "Galaxian or Galaga" type game. Yes, they do swoop down and steal your humans, but unlike Galaga, timing is everything, as your shots are extremely limited--you can't fire until you either hit something or your shot clears the screen. It looks boring, but it surprisingly addictive!" (2003-04-18 17:40:44Z)

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Knowledge Base

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

/kb_dl.aspx/KB/pinouts/stratovox.txt
STRATOVOX --------- GAME BOARD SOUND BOARD T COMP SIDE G CKT SIDE ------------ ------------- ----------- 1 +5V 1 GND A GND 2 +5V 2 GND B GND 3 +12V 3 GND C GND 4 +12V 4 SP D SP 5 -5V
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/pinouts/stratovox.txt - 4 K - Updated 2003.01.06

/kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/stratvox.44.txt
STRATOVOX CLONE CONVERTED FOR STD PWR SUPPLY CKT SIDE COMP SIDE ----------- ---------------- 1 GND A GND 2 GND B GND 3 +5V C +5V 4 +5V D +5V 5 E 6 F -5V 7 H 8 J 9 K 10 L 11
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/stratvox.44.txt - 1 K - Updated 1996.03.18

/kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/stratvox.txt
STRATOVOX GAME BOARD SOUND BOARD T COMP SIDE G CKT SIDE ------------ ------------- ----------- 1 +5V 1 GND A GND 2 +5V 2 GND B GND 3 +12V 3 GND C GND 4 +12V 4 SP D SP 5 -5V 5
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/stratvox.txt - 3 K - Updated 1996.02.25

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/gametech/stratovox.txt
Howdy These are the DIP switch settings and volume potentiometer information for the Stratovox PCB, transcribed directly from the original manual. Note, I do not guarantee their accuracy and if your board goes up in smoke because you followed this list or your dog runs away or anything else, IT IS NOT MY FAULT! If you have any questions, you can reach me (Jason Dante Bardis) at jasonbar@engineering.ucsb.edu DIP SWITCH SETTINGS SWITCH 1...SETS THE NUMBER OF PHOTON ROCKETS OFF...3 PHOTON ROCKETS O
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/stratovox.txt - 2 K - Updated 1996.02.03

/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
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/repair/iding pcbs.html - 14 K - Updated 2000.01.02

/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

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This game page was created 08/03/1998 04:00:00 and last updated 06/27/2000 20:53:38