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title	Apocaljpse Now
set name	aponow
manufacturer	bootleg
year	1982
genre	Shooter (hof)
category	Shooter / Flying (hof)
driver status	good
driver source	scobra.c
snapshots	MW: in game \| parent / CT: in game \| title \| parent / EJ: parent / PS: in game \| title \| scores \| parent zoom
rating	69% after 21 votes
parent	Rescue

colour emulation	good
palette	226
display type	raster
orientation	vertical
resolution	224x256
frequency	60.606061Hz

sound emulation	good
channels	mono

players	1
nplayers	2P alt
controls	double 8 way joystick
buttons	1
coin slots	2

cpu	Z80 @ 3.072MHz
cpu	Z80 @ 1.78975MHz
audio	AY-3-8910A @ 1.78975MHz
audio	AY-3-8910A @ 1.78975MHz

version added

.074

last change(s)

none

roms

name	size	crc	set	sha1
aponow01.rom	4096	33011579	aponow	62bd821f6e0968a5ed9cbab26a8bff31e707f07a
aponow02.rom	4096	d477573e	aponow	e5deb62f2763ff81e9ca24df67b0539cca8ba714
aponow03.rom	4096	46c41898	aponow	c501f1d75762cfeda68e178e70cdf7eb423005fe
rb15dcpu.bin	4096	d6505742	rescue	804df84ea507bf41e9376a7ce63a278c3701f0cd
rb15ecpu.bin	4096	604df3a4	rescue	15790fa442538632f232280c096ac788d9bf8117
rb15csnd.bin	2048	8b24bf17	rescue	cc49fef3c629c12f1a7eb9886fdc2df4b08f4b37
rb15dsnd.bin	2048	d96e4fb3	rescue	8bb023c7c668f93d2333d648fc3cefdbd66f92db
rb15fcpu.bin	2048	4489d20c	rescue	c7a2afbd2e5645a1a25dec6147d61a38ba12380f
rb15hcpu.bin	2048	5512c547	rescue	e0f1c994daaa8933230cbc4bb88d459a698e0d8e
rescue.clr	32	40c6bcbd	rescue	cb0c058eadc37eba4b1a99be095da81a14099d8d

marquee	rescue.png
control panel	rescue.png
flyer	rescue.png
PCB	rescue.png

info

0.25 [Mirko Buffoni, Fabio Buffoni, James R. Twine, Chris Hardy]

TEST MODE:

Press 1 + F3 to enter test mode.

WIP:

0.74: Pierpaolo Prazzoli added clone Apocaljpse Now (bootleg 1982).
9th September 2003: Pierpaolo Prazzoli added Apocaljpse Now, a bootleg of Rescue, to the Super Cobra driver.
0.53: Changed palettesize to 226 colors.
0.37b16: Fixed gfx1 roms addresses and palettesize to 162 colors.
0.35b2: Changed palettesize to 160 colors.
0.31: Mike Coates gradient filled background in Rescue and Minefield.
0.27: Thanks to Alan J. McCormick, Rescue now has accurate colors. The colors should be correct, however the sly is black instead of blue. I don't know where coins per credit selector is. The game requires 4 credits to start.
0.25: Added Rescue (Stern 1982). Mirko Buffoni decrypted the garbled graphics of Rescue which is now fully playable. Fabio Buffoni improved the decode routines with thrilling code. Colors are wrong, unless someone provides a good set of screenshots to study.

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Romset: 29 kb / 10 files / 16.5 zip

history

Apocaljpse Now (c) 1982.

The player pilots a rescue helicopter and must try to rescue numerous airmen who have parachuted into the sea below. The rescue chopper is under constant attack from enemy helicopters, while sharks swim in the ocean below and will kill any floating airmen they come across. Later levels also have enemy subs and ships all intent on foiling the rescue mission. Players must be careful to avoid the falling reckage of any enemy helicopters they have just destroyed, and also need to be wary of hitting any parachuting airmen with their 'copter blades, as this will kill the airmen instantly.

- TECHNICAL -

Main CPU : Z80 (@ 3.072 Mhz)

Sound CPU : Z80 (@ 1.78975 Mhz)

Sound Chips : (2x) AY8910 (@ 1.78975 Mhz)

Screen orientation : Vertical

Video resolution : 224 x 256 pixels

Screen refresh : 60.61 Hz

Palette colors : 226

Players : 2

Control : Double 8-way joysticks

Buttons : 1

- TRIVIA -

This bootleg of "Rescue" was named 'Apocaljpse Now' in homage to the 1979 movie 'Apocalypse Now'. The J is not a typo :-)

- SOURCES -

Game's rom.

Edit this entry at Arcade-History.com: http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=apocaljpse-now&page=detail&id=87&o=2

resource links

view in MAWS
view in CAESAR
view high score and replay at MARP
view in Progetto EMMA (Italian)
view in arcade-history.com
view in arcade-history.com
view in GameFAQs
view in KLOV
view in System16
view in The Arcade Flyer Archive
view in VGMuseum Gamepics

cheats

code	comments
00000000:8669:00000009:FFFFFFFF	Infinite Lives
00000000:8273:00000001:FFFFFFFF	Fire always enabled
00000001:868F:00000001:FFFFFFFF	One man needed to land Now!