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title Check Man (Japan)
set name checkmaj
manufacturer Jaleco
year 1982
genre Puzzle (hof)
category Puzzle / Maze (hof)
driver status good
driver source galdrvr.c
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rating

72.2% after 24 votes
 
parent Check Man
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display
colour emulation good
palette 32
display type raster
orientation vertical
resolution 224x768
frequency 60.606061Hz
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sound
sound emulation good
channels mono
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controls
players 2
nplayers 2P alt
controls 8 way joystick
buttons 2
coin slots 2
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hardware
cpu Z80 @ 3.072MHz
cpu Z80 @ 1.62MHz
audio Samples
audio AY-3-8910A @ 1.62MHz
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data
version added .036b09
last change(s) none since version .53
roms
name size crc set flags sha1
cm_1.bin  4096  456a118f  checkmaj    7c2e8343360f446af4391012784a1ccfecae3299 
cm_2.bin  4096  146b2c44  checkmaj    80455396a9b1802fcefaec1340b76461c0601bf9 
cm_3.bin  2048  73e1c945  checkmaj    bcf2558958a30e5936f19ff53687f2316e0b822e 
cm_4.bin  4096  923cffa1  checkmaj    132822d20de2ad1ecc561e811ca40c5642500631 
cm_6.bin  2048  476a7cc3  checkmaj    3c343b0dcfb2f4cbec2f8b5854a303a1660fea22 
cm_5.bin  2048  b3df2b5f  checkmaj    519a0894d1794211659abeb6b2a2c610e6c2af25 
checkman.clr  32  57a45057  checkman    d4ec6a54f72640e5b485aa59e206c090e67ff640 
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cabinet art
flyer checkman.png
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additional information
info 0.31 [Brad Oliver]

NOTE:
  • Checkman does not seem to have a control for the sliding of the pieces which was in the original game. checkmaj has designated buttons, but checkman uses the p1 and p2 start buttons. Insideoutboy (ID 01298)
WIP:
  • 0.67: Changed description from 'Checkman' to 'Check Man'
  • 0.36b16: Changed Z80 CPU1 clock speed to 1789750 Hz.
  • 0.36b9: Zsolt Vasvari added clone Check Man (Japan) (Jaleco 1982).
  • 12th November 1999: Zsolt Vasvari fixed sound in Check Man.
  • 11th November 1999: Zsolt Vasvari added Check Man to the Galaxian driver, but sound isn't yet working because of a bad rom.
  • 0.34b3: Brad Oliver fixed movement of the squares in Check Man.
  • 0.31: Brad Oliver added Check Man (Zilec-Zenitone 1982). Use 1 and 2 to move the rows left and right.
PLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
  • Use key 1 and 2 to move the rows left and right.
  • Your task is to defuse the ticking bombs before they reach to zero.
  • You gain extra points by running over flags but beware of the skulls and stomping boots.
Other Emulators:
  • VAntAGE
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Romset: 19 kb / 10 files / 14.0 zip
history Check Man (c) 1982 Zilec-Zenitone.


- TECHNICAL -


Main CPU : Z80 (@ 3.072 Mhz), Z80 (@ 1.62 Mhz)

Sound Chips : AY8910 (@ 1.78975 Mhz), Tone generator and discrete circuits


Screen orientation : Vertical

Video resolution : 224 x 256 pixels

Screen refresh : 60.61 Hz

Palette Colors : 98


Players : 2

Control : 8-way joystick

Buttons : 2


- TRIVIA -


Commercial remakes on home computer : Danger UXB by Micropower on the BBC Micro/Acorn Electron.


- SCORING -


Clearing a square by walking over it : 10 points.

Collecting flags : 500, 1,000, 1,500, 2,000 points etc.

Defusing a bomb with 50-60 seconds remaining : 3,000 points.

Defusing a bomb with 40-49 seconds remaining : 2,500 points.

Defusing a bomb with 30-39 seconds remaining : 2,000 points.

Defusing a bomb with 20-29 seconds remaining : 1,500 points.

Defusing a bomb with 10-19 seconds remaining : 1,000 points.

Defusing a bomb with 1-9 seconds remaining : 500 points.


- TIPS AND TRICKS -


* Collect all of the flags on the early levels as there is no great threat from the boots.


* Scroll bombs to the opposite edge of the screen so you can easily collect them and move back to your starting side.


* At the start of each level you get a few seconds where the boots can not move. Make use of this time to get to the first bomb.


* If two bombs are ticking down, get the closest one first unless the other is much closer to exploding.


* Move the floor away from boots to trap them.


* If you trap a boot on a single square, you can move the square away from underneath it, trapping it on empty space.


- STAFF -
  • Designed and programmed by : Peter Hughes, Duncan Shortland, Malcolm Mailer
  • Music by : Robin Cartwright
  • - PORTS -
  • * Computers :
  • Commodore C64 (1983, "Grid Trap")
  • - SOURCES -
  • Game's rom.
  • Arcade Retro Lounge; http://tips.retrogames.com/
  • Edit this entry at Arcade-History.com: http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=check-man&page=detail&id=443&o=2
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00000000:4102:00000007:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Lives
00000000:4101:00000000:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Time
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