MAWS - showing resource: bmaster

title	Blade Master (World)
set name	bmaster
manufacturer	Irem
year	1991
genre	Fighter (hof)
category	Fighter / 2.5D (hof)
driver status	good
driver source	m92.c
snapshots	MW: in game / CT: in game \| title \| select / EJ: in game zoom
rating	69.1% after 34 votes
clones	Cross Blades! (Japan)

colour emulation	good
palette	2048
display type	raster
orientation	horizontal
resolution	320x240
frequency	60.000000Hz

sound emulation	good
channels	mono

players	2
nplayers	2P sim
controls	8 way joystick
buttons	2
coin slots	2

cpu	V33 @ 9MHz
cpu	V30 @ 7.15909MHz
audio	YM2151 @ 3.579545MHz
audio	Irem GA20 @ 3.579545MHz

version added

.036b06

last change(s)

.118

roms

name	size	crc	set	sha1
bm_d-h0-b.5m	262144	49b257c7	bmaster	cb4917ef6c5f959094f95b8535ea12e6b9b0bcc2
bm_d-l0-b.5f	262144	a873523e	bmaster	9aee134c299e12064842e16db296f4259eccdf5b
bm_d-h1-b.5l	65536	082b7158	bmaster	ca2cfcb3ecd1f130d3fb893f08d53521e7d443d4
bm_d-l1-b.5j	65536	6ff0c04e	bmaster	7293a50445053101d22bc596d13e1a7ed67a65c6
bm_d-sh0.rom	65536	9f7c075b	bmaster	1dd3fb4dc41d3adea9ca8d1b4363dadebea49bda
bm_d-sl0.rom	65536	1fa87c89	bmaster	971eae7dd2591191ed7a948a444387896735e149
bm_c0.rom	262144	2cc966b8	bmaster	4d55954813efe975b7e644448effc61b22896e0b
bm_c1.rom	262144	46df773e	bmaster	6f075492c06768f7d2315906ec1349fe09def22f
bm_c2.rom	262144	05b867bd	bmaster	d44667f3f4908bacb6e10becc431b0f213c20407
bm_c3.rom	262144	0a2227a4	bmaster	30499e99f3731993607e04c77637f6bbe641c05c
bm_000.rom	524288	339fc9f3	bmaster	36be0f3b5add2ecf3f602933f5456091daaeb1f6
bm_010.rom	524288	6a14377d	bmaster	699e5b1984810ee9e504f9ddaec604671c0cb0b7
bm_020.rom	524288	31532198	bmaster	7a285e003a7c359f5b1afe4da3b44069f716f7b5
bm_030.rom	524288	d1a041d3	bmaster	84a8cf5911426ed785cb678395f52da0a9199546
bm_da.rom	524288	62ce5798	bmaster	f7bf7706f71ce36d85c99e531d4789c4d7a095a0

flyer	bmaster.png
PCB	bmaster.png

info	0.36b6 [Bryan McPhail] WIP: 0.118: Fixed rom names. 0.117u3: Stefan Lindberg added clone Cross Blades! (Japan). 12th May 2006: Guru - Blade Master (Irem) arrived from Japan. The game is not specifically needed, but I will dump and document it anyway. 0.56: Added dipswitches 'Difficulty' and 'Bonus Life'. 0.53: Bryan McPhail and Nicola Salmoria decrypted the sound CPU in Gunforce, Blade Master, Lethal Thunder, Undercover Cops, Mystic Riders, Major Title 2, Hook, R-Type Leo, In the Hunt and Perfect Soldiers. 19th July 2001: Nicola Salmoria decrypted the sound CPU in Blade Master and Lethal Thunder. 0.37b8: Bryan McPhail added preliminary Irem GA20 sound emulation. Preliminary sound in Blade Master, Gunforce, Undercover Cops and Lethal Thunder. Added V30 (14318180 Hz) CPU2, YM2151 (3579545 Hz), GA20 (3579545 Hz) and fixed gfx1/2 rom loading. 0.36b6: Bryan McPhail added Blade Master (Irem 1991). Sprite list register isn't updated in service mode. 24th September 1999: Oliver Bergmann sent in a NEC V20, V30, V33 cpu core, and Bryan McPhail submitted an Irem M92 driver with support for Blade Master, Gunforce, Lethal Thunder, Hook, Undercover Cops, R-type Leo, Major Title 2 and In The Hunt, but none of the games have sound because of an encrypted sound CPU. LEVELS: 7 Recommended Games (Warriors): Genpei ToumaDen Rygar Rygar (PlayChoice-10) Black Tiger Karnov Rastan / Rastan Saga Nastar / Rastan Saga 2 Warrior Blade - Rastan Saga Episode III Altered Beast Altered Beast (Mega-Tech) Chelnov - Atomic Runner Haunted Castle Legend of Makai The Astyanax Dynasty Wars Golden Axe Golden Axe (Mega-Tech) Golden Axe II (Mega-Tech) Golden Axe II (Mega Play) Golden Axe - The Revenge of Death Adder Strider Strider 2 Trio The Punch Wild Fang Magic Sword Big Karnak Blade Master Act Raiser (Nintendo Super System) Arabian Fight Arabian Magic Warriors of Fate Denjin Makai Guardians / Denjin Makai II Gaiapolis Metamorphic Force Monster Maulers Oriental Legend Romset: 4352 kb / 15 files / 1.83 zip
history	Blade Master (c) 1991 Irem. A beat'em up where 2 selectable heroes, Roy and Arnold, try to save their land from hordes of monsters. - TECHNICAL - Irem M-92 system hardware Main CPU : V33 (@ 9 Mhz) Sound CPU : V30 (@ 7.15909 Mhz) Sound Chips : YM2151 (@ 3.579545 Mhz), GA20 (@ 3.579545 Mhz) Screen orientation : Horizontal Video resolution : 320 x 240 pixels Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz Palette colors : 2048 Players : 2 Control : 8-way joystick Buttons : 2 => [A] Attack, [B] Jump - TRIVIA - This game is known in Japan as "Cross Blades!". - SOURCES - Game's rom.
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cheats

code	comments
00000000:E74D8:00000099:FFFFFFFF	Infinite Credits
00000000:E7070:0000009A:FFFFFFFF	Infinite Time
62000000:00000:00000000:00000000	Select Starting Stage
00090000:E704A:00000000:00000000	Stage 1
00090000:E704A:00000001:00000000	Stage 2
00090000:E704A:00000002:00000000	Stage 3A
00090000:E704A:00000003:00000000	Stage 3B
00090000:E704A:00000004:00000000	Stage 4
00090000:E704A:00000005:00000000	Stage 5
00090000:E704A:00000006:00000000	Stage 6
00090000:E704A:00000007:00000000	Stage 7A
00090000:E704A:00000008:00000000	Stage 7B
00090000:E704A:00000009:00000000	Stage 7C
00090000:E704A:0000000A:00000000	Stage 7D
00090000:E704A:0000000B:00000000	Stage 7E(Final Boss)
00000000:E6C31:00000008:FFFFFFFF	Infinite Energy ROY
00000000:E6C98:00000001:FFFFFFFF	Invincibility ROY
00000000:E6DF1:00000008:FFFFFFFF	Infinite Energy ARNOLD
00000000:E6E58:00000001:FFFFFFFF	Invincibility ARNOLD
60000000:00000:00000000:00000000
00000000:E74F2:0000000A:FFFFFFFF	Infinite Lives PL1
00000000:E74F3:0000000A:FFFFFFFF	Infinite Lives PL2