MERCS

Released in 1990

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(1 total votes)

Manufacturer: Capcom

Developer: Capcom

Distributor: Capcom

Mame ROM Info

mercsu, Mercs (US)

Display Raster	Orientation Vertical
Resolution 224 x 384	Colors 2048, Color
Genre Multi-way Scrolling	Attributes Shooting
Controls 1 Joystick / Button(s)

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Game Summary

updated version of Commando.

Hardware Info

68000 cpu @ 10 Mhz
Z80 cpu @ 4 Mhz
YM-2151 audio @ 3.57958 Mhz
OKI6295 audio @ 0.007576 Mhz

Hardware Platform: Capcom System 1

Game Details

More weapons, more enemies, more explosions and choice of vehicles etc.. Music is pretty good, gameplay is quite challenging. 3 player simultaneous game..

Coinop.org Member Ratings / Comments

by bricker. Comment: "I own the arcade machine so it's cool to me" (2003-09-17 22:17:45Z)

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Knowledge Base

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

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

/kb_dl.aspx/KB/pinouts/mercs.txt
MERCS, Capcom 1990 Pinout = JAMMA ----------------------------------- CN 2 CN 3 CN 1 ---------------- --------------- ------------- 1 1 GND 1 GND \ 2 Coin Lock 3 2 GND 2 GND | Connect with 3 Lamp 1 3 3P.Right 3 +12V | Jamma Connector 4 Lamp 2 4 3P.Left 4 +12V / 5 Lamp 3 5 3P.Down
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/pinouts/mercs.txt - 3 K - Updated 2003.01.06

/kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/mercs.txt
MERCS SOLDER SIDE PARTS SIDE ----------------------------------------------------- A GND 1 GND B GND 2 GND C +5V 3 +5V D +5V 4 +5V E -5V 5 -5v F +12V 6 +12V H KEY 7 KEY J COIN CTR 2 8 COIN CTR 1 K COIN LOCKOUT
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/mercs.txt - 3 K - Updated 1995.02.02

/kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/text/mercs.txt
MERCS, Capcom 1990 Pinout = JAMMA ----------------------------------- CN 2 CN 3 CN 1 ---------------- --------------- ------------- 1 1 GND 1 GND \ 2 Coin Lock 3 2 GND 2 GND | Connect with 3 Lamp 1 3 3P.Right 3 +12V | Jamma Connector 4 Lamp 2 4 3P.Left 4 +12V / 5 Lamp 3 5 3P.Down 6 +12V
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/text/mercs.txt - 3 K - Updated 1999.06.28

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/historical documents/atari games vaxmail/vax90.txt
Atari/Atari Games VaxMail 1990 Jed Margolin ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::LTURNER 2-JAN-1990 15:43:12.18 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: LTURNER Subj: New Baby This is to annouce the arrival of a new addition at the Moore house. His name is Evan Alexander Bettencourt Moore. He was born on Saturday, December 30, at 10:21A. Weight -- 7 lbs 10 oz Height -- 20 1/2 inches Mother and baby are home and doing well. _____________________________
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/historical documents/atari games vaxmail/vax90.txt - 537 K - Updated 2004.09.13

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This game page was created 08/03/1998 04:00:00 and last updated 06/26/2000 17:48:43