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title Block Block (bootleg)
set name blockbl
manufacturer bootleg
year 1991
genre Breakout (hof)
category Breakout (hof)
driver status good
driver source mitchell.c
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rating

70% after 22 votes
 
parent Block Block (World 910910)
other clones Block Block (Japan 910910)
Block Block (World 911106 Joystick)
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display
colour emulation good
palette 2048
display type raster
orientation vertical
resolution 240x384
frequency 60.000000Hz
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sound
sound emulation good
channels mono
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controls
players 2
nplayers 2P sim
controls dial
buttons 1
coin slots 1
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hardware
cpu Z80 @ 8MHz
audio OKI6295 @ 1MHz
audio YM2413 @ 4MHz
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data
version added .035b07
last change(s) none since version .53
roms
name size crc set flags sha1
m7.l6  65536  3b576fd9  blockbl    99cf14eba089ed9c7d9f287277dab4a8a997a9a4 
m5.l3  262144  7c988bb7  blockbl    138ffe62ef9186849c3db73b048132ad0349ccf7 
m6.l5  131072  5768d8eb  blockbl    6aa9bc4e778c6a06444bba0f4022710cd2abf35c 
m12.o10  131072  963154d9  blockbl    ef2d5bb4de3b17a2507f9656d924593edce0f3ed 
m13.o14  131072  069480bb  blockbl    f33793822848c1c3589fd2f17bbb95254ab64736 
m4.j17  131072  9e3b6f4f  blockbl    d129ffd1689eaa21b354dcf60b471542ff434588 
m3.j20  131072  629d58fe  blockbl    936ebc993f382a2cd138b6933d1bd1acd153bc01 
m11.o7  65536  255180a5  blockbl    8fde20c6c14b84d768ebe3634584f7d4e0702548 
m10.o5  65536  3201c088  blockbl    df4f8e42eed22e67295131d2a4abf166a9ae4a6e 
m9.o3  65536  29357fe4  blockbl    479f9a55895e2fd14ee88a65be99cf32ade1ca3d 
m8.o2  65536  abd665d1  blockbl    a91d05ce1d5dcec2b1a933e4f5d335b05e4b3ec9 
bl_01.rom  131072  c2ec2abb  block    89981f2a887ace4c4580e2828cbdc962f89c215e 
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cabinet art
flyer block.png
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additional information
info 0.104 [Paul Leaman]

0.37b14 [?]

0.35b4 [Paul Leaman]

0.34b2 [Paul Leaman]

WIP:
  • 0.122u1: Changed OKI6295 clock speed to 1MHz.
  • 0.104u8: Corrado Tomaselli and David Haywood fixed level 6 and clone Block Block (World 911106 Joystick).
  • 0.104: Renamed (block) to (blockjoy) and (blocka) to (block).
  • 0.63: All new, much better, YM2413 emulation [Jarek Burczynski].
  • 8th October 2001: Angelo Salese submitted a fix for proper joystick support for Block Block.
  • 0.37b14: Added Block Block (World 911106). Renamed (block) to (blocka).
  • 1st February 2001: Sean Young integrated Mitsutaka Okazaki's YM2413 emulator.
  • 0.35RC1: Nicola Salmoria added clone Block Block (Japan). Added also music in Block Block. Fixed gfx1 rom ($0) in Block Block (World).
  • 0.35b12: Nicola Salmoria fixed Block Block title screen.
  • 0.35b7: Nicola Salmoria added clone Block Block (bootleg).
  • 0.35b4: Paul Leaman added Block Block (World) (Capcom 1991).
  • 0.34b2: Paul Leaman added Block Block (Capcom 1991) (Testdriver). Not working due to encryption.
LEVELS: 50

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Romset: 1184 kb / 10 files / 494 zip
history Block Block (c) 1991 Capcom.


A blue paddle rebounds a ball into the colorful bricks.


- TECHNICAL -


Main CPU : Z80 (@ 8 Mhz)

Sound Chips : OKI6295 (@ 7.5 Khz), YM2413 (@ 4 Mhz)


Screen orientation : Vertical

Video resolution : 240 x 384 pixels

Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz

Palette colors : 2048


Players : 2

Control : Paddle

Buttons : 1


- TRIVIA -


Released in September 1991.


A bootleg of this game was released by Koa the same year.


- UPDATES -


The Japanese version has a little storyline before the titlescreen.


- STAFF -
  • Planner: Futoshi Kuwahara, Udatoshi
  • Designers : Shinji Sakashita, H.K, M. Miyao
  • Programmers : T. Ohta, Kohei Akiyama, N. Sakoda
  • Sound designers : P-Chan, T. Yomage
  • - PORTS -
  • * Consoles :
  • Sony PSP (2006, "Capcom Classics Collection Remixed")
  • Sony PSP (2006, "Capcom Puzzle World")
  • Sony PlayStation 2 (2006, "Capcom Classics Collection, Volume 2")
  • Microsoft XBOX (2006, "Capcom Classics Collection, Volume 2")
  • - SOURCES -
  • Game's rom.
  • Edit this entry at Arcade-History.com: http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=block-block&page=detail&id=282&o=2
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cheats
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code comments
00000000:E05B:00000009:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Bonus
00010000:E05C:00000099:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Bonus (2/2)
00000001:E045:00000031:FFFFFFFF  Level 50 when level ends
00000703:E045:00000032:FFFFFFFF  Select next level
60000000:0000:00000000:00000000 
00000000:E1AD:00000099:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Lives PL1
00000000:E1B5:000000B4:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Magnet time PL1:Get the magnet first
00000000:E1B3:00000063:FFFFFFFF  Bat never reduces PL1
00010000:E1AA:00000000:FFFFFFFF  Bat never reduces PL1 (2/3)
00010000:E1AB:00000099:FFFFFFFF  Bat never reduces PL1 (3/3)
00000000:E1B1:00000006:FFFFFFFF  Maximum bat size PL1
00000000:E1A9:00000000:FFFFFFFF  Always have normal ball PL1
00000000:E1A9:00000001:FFFFFFFF  Always have super ball PL1
00000000:E1B4:00000043:FFFFFFFF  Always have magnet PL1
00000001:E1A9:00000000:FFFFFFFF  Get the normal ball Now! PL1
00000001:E1A9:00000001:FFFFFFFF  Get the super ball Now! PL1
00000001:E1B4:00000043:FFFFFFFF  Get the magnet Now! PL1
00000001:E1B4:00000000:FFFFFFFF  Lose the magnet Now! PL1
60000000:0000:00000000:00000000 
00000000:E1ED:00000099:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Lives PL2
00000000:E1F5:000000B4:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Magnet time PL2:Get the magnet first
00000000:E1F3:00000063:FFFFFFFF  Bat never reduces PL2
00010000:E1EA:00000000:FFFFFFFF  Bat never reduces PL2 (2/3)
00010000:E1EB:00000099:FFFFFFFF  Bat never reduces PL2 (3/3)
00000000:E1F1:00000006:FFFFFFFF  Maximum bat size PL2
00000000:E1E9:00000001:FFFFFFFF  Always have normal ball PL2
00000000:E1E9:00000001:FFFFFFFF  Always have super ball PL2
00000000:E1F4:00000043:FFFFFFFF  Always have magnet PL2
00000001:E1E9:00000001:FFFFFFFF  Get the normal ball Now! PL2
00000001:E1E9:00000001:FFFFFFFF  Get the super ball Now! PL2
00000001:E1F4:00000043:FFFFFFFF  Get the magnet Now! PL2
00000001:E1F4:00000000:FFFFFFFF  Lose the magnet Now! PL2
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