MAWS - showing resource: caractn

title	Car Action
set name	caractn
manufacturer	bootleg
year	1982
genre	Driving (hof)
category	Driving (hof)
driver status	good
driver source	btime.c
snapshots	MW: in game \| parent / CT: in game \| title \| parent / Mr. Do: parent / EJ: parent / PS: in game \| title \| scores \| parent zoom
rating	70.3% after 20 votes
parent	Burnin' Rubber
other clones	Bump 'n' Jump

colour emulation	good
palette	16
display type	raster
orientation	vertical
resolution	240x256
frequency	57.000000Hz

sound emulation	good
channels	mono

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

cpu	M6502 @ 0.75MHz
cpu	M6502 @ 0.5MHz
audio	AY-3-8910A @ 1.5MHz
audio	AY-3-8910A @ 1.5MHz

version added

.031

last change(s)

.106u03 .105u3

roms

name	size	crc	set	sha1
c7.12c	8192	b5279c70	brubber	5fb1c50040dc4e9444aed440e2c3cf4c79b72311
c6.12d	8192	1d6957c4	caractn	bd30f00187e56eef9adcc167dd752a3bb616454c
c5.6c	4096	8c02f662	brubber	1279d564e65fd3ccac25b1f9fbb40d910de2b544
c0.4e	8192	bf3ea732	caractn	d98970b2dda8c3435506656909e5e3aa70d45652
c1.4f	8192	9789f639	caractn	77a4d494698718c052fa1967242a0e4fa263b6ad
c2.4h	8192	51dcc111	caractn	9753d682ba2f4fb4d3b14783ac35ad214bf788b5
c3.10e	4096	f4e9eb49	brubber	b356512d2ebd4e2005e76496b434e5ecebadb251
c4.10f	4096	a9ffacb4	brubber	49d5f9c0b695f474197fbb761bacc065b6b5808a
tbp18s030.11a	32	318d25b9	caractn	9a82619c94f5911d01ddf6b85f7e30cdc6f1d0a3
tbp18s030.cpu	32	6b0c2942	caractn	7d25acc753923b265792fc78f8fc70175c0e0ec2
pal10l8.10k	44	dc72a65f	caractn	d61c149d4df93a2074debf7c5e46557c6b06d10d
pal16r4a.2d	260	fd1f3aa2	caractn	67f1e74fcfc0e2301204ed58b8c6e35d4866a344

cabinet	brubber.png
marquee	brubber.png
control panel	brubber.png
flyer	brubber.png
PCB	brubber.png

info

0.35 [Kevin Brisley]

0.30 [Kevin Brisley]

TEST MODE:

In test mode, press 5 to advance through the various tests. Burnin' Rubber and Car Action: The service ROM is missing for this one so service mode doesn't work.

Bugs:

Low pass filtering on engine and explosion sounds is not emulated in MAME. Sune_S (ID 01059)

WIP:

0.126u2: Fabio Priuli added DIP locations to clone Bump 'n' Jump.
0.112u1: Canim fixed visible area to 240x256 in Bump 'n' Jump according to the arcade picture.
0.106u3: Added plds ($0, 30 - pal10l8.10k, pal16r4a.2d) to clone Car Action.
0.105u3: Added missing proms ($0, 20 - palette, RAS/CAS logic) to clone Car Action.
25th December 1999: Zsolt Vasvari fixed clone Bump'n'Jump priority problems.
0.35: Burnin' Rubber is original now.
0.31: Ivan Mackintosh added clone Car Action (bootleg 1983).
0.30: Kevin Brisley added Bump 'n Jump (Data East 1982) and Burnin' Rubber. The continue timer runs too fast, this is related to the VBlank input bit timing.

LEVELS: 5 (endless)

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Romset: 52 kb / 8 files / 22.5 zip

history

Car Action (c) 1983.

An overhead driving game where you jump or bump enemy cars for points.

- TECHNICAL -

Main CPU : M6502 (@ 750 Khz)

Sound CPU : M6502 (@ 500 Khz)

Sound Chips : (2x) AY8910 (@ 1.5 Mhz)

Screen orientation : Vertical

Video resolution : 240 x 240 pixels

Screen refresh : 57.00 Hz

Palette colors : 16

Players : 2

Control : 8-way joystick

Buttons : 1

- TRIVIA -

This game is a bootleg of "Burnin' Rubber".

- SCORING -

Destroying a car : 200, 300 or 500 points, depending on car.

End of stage bonus : 200 + 100 points/level x number of cars destroyed.

Special Bonus : 50,000 points for destroying no cars.

- TIPS AND TRICKS -

Bonus Points : if you make it through an entire board without smashing any cars, you'll get a 50,000 point bonus.

* You can jump off the edge of the screen and land on the other side. Use this tactic to escape from a tight spot, but only when the track is widest.

* Try not to get caught between three cars, as when you bump one into a wall, chances are the impact will bounce you back into the wall.

- SOURCES -

Game's rom.

Arcade Retro Lounge; http://tips.retrogames.com

Edit this entry at Arcade-History.com: http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=car-action&page=detail&id=390&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 KLOV
view in KLOV
view in The Arcade Flyer Archive
view in VGMuseum Gamepics
view in VGMuseum Gamepics
view in VGMuseum Gamepics

cheats

code	comments
00000000:001A:00000004:FFFFFFFF	Infinite Lives
20800000:C4FA:00000098:FFFFFFFF	Invincibility
20800000:CD3B:00000000:FFFFFFFF	Invincibility (2/2):1st = Off Road, 2nd = Rock
00000000:0090:00000001:FFFFFFFF	Jump Always O.K.
00000000:0080:00000019:FFFFFFFF	Never Come Down From Jump
00000000:0021:00000000:FFFFFFFF	0 cars smashed (50000 pts)