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title Block Block (Japan 910910)
set name blockj
manufacturer Capcom
year 1991
genre Breakout (hof)
category Breakout (hof)
driver status good
driver source mitchell.c
snapshots MW: in game | parent / CT: in game | title | parent / EJ: parent
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rating

73% after 36 votes
 
parent Block Block (World 910910)
other clones Block Block (bootleg)
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 .035rc1
last change(s) .104u1 .104
roms
name size crc set flags sha1
blj_05.rom  32768  3b55969a  blockj    86de2f1f5878de380a8b1e3935cffa146863f07f 
ble_06.rom  131072  cdb13d55  block    2e4489d12a603b4c7dfb90d246ebff9176e88a0b 
blj_07.rom  131072  1723883c  blockj    e6b7575a55c045b90fb41290a60306713121acfb 
bl_08.rom  131072  aa0f4ff1  block    58f3c468f89d834caaf66d3c084ab87addbb75c0 
bl_09.rom  131072  6fa8c186  block    d4dd26d666f2accce871f70e7882e140d924dd07 
bl_18.rom  131072  c0acafaf  block    7c44b2605da6a324d0c145202cb8bac7af7a9c68 
bl_19.rom  131072  1ae942f5  block    e9322790db0bf2a9e862b14e166ee3f36f9ea5ad 
bl_16.rom  131072  fadcaff7  block    f4bd8e375fe6b1e6a07b4ec4e58f5807dbd738f8 
bl_17.rom  131072  5f8cab42  block    3a4c682a7938479e0be80c0494c2c8fc7303b663 
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.
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 GameFAQs
view in KLOV
view in MamEnd
view in System16
view in The Arcade Flyer Archive
view in VGMuseum Game Endings
view in VGMuseum Gamepics
view in VGMuseum Gamepics
view in VGMuseum Gamepics
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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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