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title Chase H.Q. (Japan)
set name chasehqj
manufacturer Taito Corporation
year 1988
genre Driving (hof)
category Driving / Race (chase view) (hof)
driver status imperfect
driver source taito_z.c
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rating

68.5% after 41 votes
 
parent Chase H.Q. (World)
display
colour emulation good
palette 4096
display type raster
orientation horizontal
resolution 320x240
frequency 60.000000Hz
sound
sound emulation good
channels stereo
controls
players 1
nplayers 1P
controls 2 way joystick
buttons 4
coin slots 2
hardware
cpu 68000 @ 12MHz
cpu Z80 @ 4MHz
cpu 68000 @ 12MHz
audio YM2610 @ 8MHz
audio Volume Filter
audio Volume Filter
audio Volume Filter
audio Volume Filter
data
version added .053
last change(s) .055
roms
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cabinet art
cabinet chasehqj.png chasehq.png
marquee chasehq.png
control panel chasehq.png
flyer chasehqj.png
PCB chasehq.png
additional information
info 0.53 [David Graves]

0.37b11 [David Graves]

WIP:
  • 0.124u2: Added 3rd sound channel and 4x Volume Filters.
  • 0.118u3: R. Belmont and Couriersud hooked up lamps in Chase H.Q.
  • 0.106u12: MASH added plds ($0 - 2800) to Chase H.Q. and clone (Japan).
  • 0.84: Brian Troha improved dipswitches in Chase HQ.
  • 0.67: Changed description to 'Chase H.Q.'.
  • 2nd October 2001: Stefan Jokisch fixed a bug in the YM2610 sound chip emulation which caused missing sounds in Chase H.Q.
  • 0.55: Added 8x user2 roms (unused) and fixed rom names.
  • 0.53: David Graves added Chase HQ (World) (Taito 1988) and clone (Japan).
  • 0.37b11: David Graves added Chase HQ (World) (Testdriver) and clone (Japan). Issues: No road. Wheel control poor-ish. Mask sprites not implemented, refer to Raine code...
PLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
  • Player controls an unmarked police car, and must engage in a pursuit of the criminal car, after the target has been sighted, the player has to smash the enemy vehicle.
LEVELS: 5

Other Emulators:
  • Raine
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Romset: 8531 kb / 53 files / 3.45 zip
history Chase H.Q. (c) 1988 Taito.


A single player takes on the role on an undercover cop and gets behind the wheel of a custom Porsche in this Miami Vice-inspired racer from Taito. The player has 60 seconds to catch up to the criminal and then a further 60 seconds to ram his car until it is too damaged to drive.


Like Sega's seminal "Out Run", Chase H.Q. features forked junctions offering players a choice of routes; in this game, however, the route selected is merely a temporary diversion and dictates how quickly the criminal is caught up with. The player's Porsche is equipped with a limited number of turbo boosts which, when used, push the car to incredible speeds - at the expense of control. The turbos must be used wisely if the player is to have a chance of capturing the criminal before the time limit expires.


Chase H.Q. was arguably the first sprite-scaled racer since Sega's legendary "Out Run" - released 2 years' earlier - to truly capture the gaming public's imagination. The game consists of 5 levels.


- TECHNICAL -


Taito Z System hardware

Prom Stickers : B52


Main CPU : (2x) 68000

Sound CPU : Z80

Sound Chips : YM2610


Screen orientation : Horizontal

Video resolution : 320 x 240 pixels

Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz

Palette colors : 4096


Players : 1

Control : Steering wheel

Buttons : 4


- TRIVIA -


Released in November 1988.


The names main characters of chase H.Q. are as follows...

The Caucasian cop : Tony Gibson

The African-American cop (A.K.A. Mr. Driver) : Raymond Broady

Chase H.Q.'s Dispatcher : Nancy (she doesn't have a last name)


The main player's car (the black Porsche) makes an appearance in the spin-off to the Chase H.Q. series : "Crime City".


Pony Canyon / Scitron released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Syvalion : G.S.M. Taito 3 - D28B0014) on 21/03/1989.


- SERIES -
  1. Chase H.Q. (1988)
  2. S.C.I. - Special Criminal Investigation (1989)
  3. Super Chase - Criminal Termination (1992)
  4. Ray Tracers (1997, Sony PlayStation)
  5. Chase H.Q. 2 (2007)
  6. - STAFF -
    • Game designer : Hiroguki Sakou
    • Game programmers : Takeshi Ishizashi, Takeshi murata, Kyoji Shimamoto
    • P.C.B designer : Masahiro Yamaguchi
    • Sound designers : Yoshio Imamura, Naoto Yagishita, Eikichi Takahashi, Fumiaki Imaoka
    • Music composer : Takami Asano
    • Cabinet designer : Nobuyuki Iwasaki
    • Proposer : Yoshiharu suzuki
    • - PORTS -
    • * Consoles :
    • Nintendo Famicom (1989)
    • NEC PC-Engine (1989)
    • Nintendo Game Boy (1990)
    • Sega Master System (1991)
    • Sega Game Gear (1991) : Japan version only.
    • Sega Saturn (1996, "Chase H.Q. Plus S.C.I.")
    • Nintendo Game Boy Color (2000, Chase H.Q.: Secret Police)
    • Sony PlayStation 2 (2007, "Taito Memories II Vol. 2")
    • Nintendo Wii (2008; As a Turbo Grafx-16 Virtual Console release)
    • * Computers :
    • Amstrad CPC (1989)
    • Commodore Amiga (1989)
    • Atari ST (1989)
    • Sinclair ZX Spectrum (1990)
    • Commodore C64 (1990)
    • FM Towns PC (1991)
    • Sharp X68000 (1992)
    • * Others :
    • Mobile Phones (2004)
    • - SOURCES -
    • Game's rom.
    • Machine's picture.
    • Edit this entry at Arcade-History.com: http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=chase-h.q.&page=detail&id=441&o=2
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cheats
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code comments
00000000:100200:00000099:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Time
00000000:1003A3:00000004:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Turbos
00000000:10041C:00000005:FFFFFFFF  Always Super Speed
00000001:10041C:00000005:FFFFFFFF  Super Speed Now!:Use this with an activation key for best effect
00000001:1002D8:00000014:FFFFFFFF  Finish Chase after 1 Hit Now!
00010001:1002AF:00000000:FFFFFFFF  Finish Chase after 1 Hit Now! (2/2)
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