Mania Challenge (エキサイティングアワー)

Released in 1986

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(1 total votes)

Developer: Taito

Distributor: Taito

Manufacturer: Taito

Mame ROM Info

maniach, Mania Challenge (set 1)

Display Raster	Orientation Vertical
Resolution 240 x 256	Colors 80, Color
Genre [no data]	Attributes [no data]
Controls [no data]

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Game Summary

No summary.

Hardware Info

M6502 cpu @ 1.5 Mhz
M6809 cpu @ 1.2 Mhz
M68705 cpu @ 0.5 Mhz
YM-3526 audio @ 3.6 Mhz
DAC audio

Hardware Platform: -Unique or Unknown-

Game Details

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Coinop.org Member Ratings / Comments

by erikthe10man. Comment: "The 2 player version of Mat Mania was the first coin-op to incorporate a drop kick attack in a wrestling game. Loads of fun, but limited characters shortened replay value." (2004-01-18 15:07:01Z)

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Knowledge Base

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

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/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

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

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/board pinouts/maniachallenge.txt
Mania Challenge Solder Side Components Side -5 Volts DC A 1 +12 Volts DC Speaker Out (-) B 2 Speaker Out (+) Player 1 Punch Switch C 3 Player 1 Move Up Player 1 Move Right D 4 Player 1 Move Left Player 1 Start Switch E 5 Player 2 Start Switch Player 2 Punch Switch F 6 Player 2 Move Up Player 2 Move Down H 7 Player 2 Move Left J 8 Player 2 Move
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/board pinouts/maniachallenge.txt - 1 K - Updated 1997.03.31

/kb_dl.aspx/KB/pinouts/mania_challenge.txt
Mania Challenge --------------- Solder Side Components Side ---------------------------------------------------- -5 Volts DC A 1 +12 Volts DC Speaker Out (-) B 2 Speaker Out (+) Player 1 Punch Switch C 3 Player 1 Move Up Player 1 Move Right D 4 Player 1 Move Left Player 1 Start Switch E 5 Player 2 Start Switch Player 2 Punch Switch F 6 Player 2 Move Up
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/pinouts/mania_challenge.txt - 3 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

/kb_dl.aspx/KB/historical documents/atari games vaxmail/vax88.txt
Atari/Atari Games VaxMail 1988 Jed Margolin ___________________________________________________________________________ From: MIKE::LIEBSTER 4-JAN-1988 14:39:28.82 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: Subj: PAYMENT OF CONSULTANTS/CONTRACTORS STARTING THIS YEAR WE WILL BE PAYING CONSULTANTS AND CONTRACTORS THROUGH PAYROLL INSTEAD OF ACCOUNTS PAYABLE. THIS WILL ALLOW US TO AUTOMATICALLY KEEP TRACK AND GENERATE YEAR-END 1099 INFORMATION. THIS WILL APPLY TO ALL CONTRACTORS OR COMPANIES THAT ARE NO
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/historical documents/atari games vaxmail/vax88.txt - 293 K - Updated 2004.09.13

/kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/maniachallenge.txt
Mania Challenge Dip Switch Set 1 Function Dip Switch Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Coin 1 Pricing *1 Coin / 1 Play OFF OFF 1 Coin / 2 Plays ON OFF 1 Coin / 3 Plays OFF ON 2 Coins/ 1 Play ON ON Coin 2 Pricing *1 Coin / 1 Play OFF OFF 1 Coin / 2 Plays ON OFF 1 Coin / 3 Plays OFF ON 2 Coins/ 1 Play
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/maniachallenge.txt - 2 K - Updated 1997.03.31

/kb_dl.aspx/KB/historical documents/atari games vaxmail/vax92.txt
Atari/Atari Games VaxMail 1992 Jed Margolin ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::FRANCES 2-JAN-1992 17:56:52.97 To: MARGOLIN CC: Subj: PHONE MESSAGE DAN ASH 879-3037 10:27AM NEW 2101 MATERIAL HAS NO BUGS. CALL MARGO FOR MORE INFO. ___________________________________________________________________________ From: BERT::BROWN 3-JAN-1992 19:39:22.02 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: BROWN Subj: PREMIUM PAYMENT PLAN, MODIFIED CAFETERIA PLAN
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/historical documents/atari games vaxmail/vax92.txt - 564 K - Updated 2004.09.13

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This game page was created 08/03/1998 04:00:00 and last updated 08/03/1998 04:00:00