MAWS - showing resource: chopperb

title	Chopper I (US set 3)
set name	chopperb
manufacturer	SNK
year	1988
genre	Shooter (hof)
category	Shooter / Flying Vertical (hof)
driver status	good
driver source	snk.c
snapshots	MW: in game \| parent / CT: in game \| title \| parent / EJ: parent zoom
rating	69.1% after 18 votes
parent	Chopper I (US set 1)
other clones	Chopper I (US set 2) Koukuu Kihei Monogatari - The Legend of Air Cavalry (Japan)

colour emulation	good
palette	1024
display type	raster
orientation	vertical
resolution	224x392
frequency	60.000000Hz

sound emulation	good
channels	mono

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

cpu	Z80 @ 4MHz
cpu	Z80 @ 4MHz
cpu	Z80 @ 4MHz
audio	YM3812 @ 4MHz
audio	Y8950 @ 4MHz

version added

.069

last change(s)

none

roms

name	size	crc	set	sha1
chpri-1.bin	65536	a4e6e978	chopperb	dafc2a3da3725344023a09f5bdaedd0e8e1dbbe2
chpri-4.bin	65536	56d10ba3	chopperb	345a80239fd425c7fe1dfec9385c99a307511e00
kk_03.rom	65536	dbaafb87	chopper	e7d7f68250bda217230560481ba51da335fc05d7
up03_k1.rom	1024	7f07a45c	chopper	f751d01d9c25609195b19643395290dab8b8bc5c
up03_l1.rom	1024	15359fc3	chopper	4ced674fb18b80ebe5fd6459e0fb9542461dbc74
up03_k2.rom	1024	79b50f7d	chopper	41579e498046570a6a74309310b5341fcde9c7de
kk_05.rom	32768	defc0987	chopper	ea8eca852aadce90857eb8e65d78631409faac01
kk_10.rom	65536	5cf4d22b	chopper	b66864740898478becb188d7dd34d61187926e4d
chpri-11.bin	65536	881ac259	chopperb	6cce41878c9d9712996d4987a9a578f1301b8feb
chpri-12.bin	65536	de96b331	chopperb	725cfe739f7ed0f37eb620d9566bfda1369f4d50
kk_13.rom	65536	2756817d	chopper	acde21454ddf843425deff3357c9e3a7e7a2baec
chpri-9.bin	32768	106c2dcc	chopperb	919497757664c92e9955db50f5096ac81cec33c3
chpri-8.bin	32768	d4f88f62	chopperb	ac89ffa83e0e207acce39711b93d94affc61c1cc
chpri-7.bin	32768	28ae39f9	chopperb	7d51489b824b76710f6d4434a77f5f2833fcc532
chpri-6.bin	32768	16774a36	chopperb	d1207513f790a30eef8802e63cfeeb10321d6ff7
kk_18.rom	65536	6abbff36	chopper	8dde3163e454876a4b666b25c81c09b0740143b5
kk_19.rom	65536	5283b4d3	chopper	980f74d3f468203cf9c1a5f3bc256139975035f3
kk_20.rom	65536	6403ddf2	chopper	54a044d9a1ba89fec3bea0e771f75fcc532e7aad
kk_21.rom	65536	9f411940	chopper	73b0bd360a76ab183f8c7b41f78e930e49e2600c
kk_14.rom	65536	9bad9e25	chopper	0eb1e23dc7084172dd19927a1b084101d10b5137
kk_15.rom	65536	89faf590	chopper	876fc6dac48fef396670522470c41fc9d9b6a0b2
kk_16.rom	65536	efb1fb6c	chopper	12edd64e29472f3c6822f957b23547c64dab65d2
kk_17.rom	65536	6b7fb0a5	chopper	805ee6f439d9e921e1ece27438ba9c00b870e305
kk_02.rom	65536	06169ae0	chopper	2690ce7cb28cf5c6d37886ce5fbe444067c08403
pal16r6b.2c	260	311e5ae6	chopper	8a3799e1611ac4086dda2755c5ad44c0dc16ff5b

cabinet	chopper.png chopper.png
marquee	chopper.png
control panel	chopper.png
flyer	chopperb.png
PCB	chopper.png

info

0.35b8 [Carlos A. Lozano, Phil Stroffolino]

SERVICE MODE:

To enter service mode hold F2 during ROM test.

WIP:

0.127u1: SNK rewrite [Nicola Salmoria]: Fixed sprite-sprite priorities. Converted to tilemaps, proper memory map, fixed input and added dip locations etc. Changed visible area to 224x392.
0.126u5: Fixed gfx3 rom addresses to $8000/10000/18000.
0.106u12: MASH added pld ($0 - pal16r6b.2c) to Chopper I and clones (US set 2) and (US set 3).
0.69: Added clones Chopper I (US set 2) and (US set 3).
17th September 2002: Robert Hunt added an alternate Chopper I version to the SNK driver.
0.36b4: Changed description of clone to 'Koukuu Kihei Monogatari - The Legend of Air Cavalry'.
0.35b11: Changed visible area to 224x384 and palettesize to 16 colors.
0.35b9: Fixed rom loading.
0.35b8: Carlos A. Lozano and Phil Stroffolino added Chopper I (SNK 1988) and clone 'The Legend of Air Cavalry'.

LEVELS: 6 (repeats once)

Recommended Games (Helicopter):

Strategy X

Super Cobra

Rescue

Sky Army

Gyrodine

Liberation

Choplifter

Tiger Heli

Vs. Raid on Bungeling Bay

Airwolf

Ajax

Battle Chopper

Thunder Blade

Super Thunder Blade (Mega-Tech)

Twin Cobra

Twin Cobra 2

Apache 3

Chopper I

Cobra-Command

Metal Hawk

Silk Worm

Twin Eagle

Twin Eagle II - The Rescue Mission

Viper

Ashura Blaster

Steel Talons

Thunder Strike

Air Rescue

S.S. Mission

Desert War

Zero Gunner

Romset: 1188 kb / 25 files / 396.6 zip

history

Chopper I (c) 1988 SNK.

A vertically scrolling helicopter shoot'em up.

- TECHNICAL -

Game ID : A7003 'KK'

Main CPU : (2x) Z80 (@ 4 Mhz)
Sound CPU : Z80 (@ 4 Mhz)
Sound Chips : YM3812 (@ 4 Mhz), Y8950 (@ 4 Mhz)

Screen orientation : Vertical
Video resolution : 224 x 384 pixels
Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz
Palette colors : 1024

Players : 2
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 2

- TRIVIA -

This game is known in Japan as "Koukuu Kihei Monogatari - The Legend of Air Cavalry".

- STAFF -

Supervisor : Eikichi Kawasaki
Producer : Tamadachi
Programmer : SNK Jr.
Designers : Okitaka, Madaka, Warasan
Sound creater : Kanata
Adviser : Tosikita

- SOURCES -

Game's rom.
Machine's picture.

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 The Arcade Flyer Archive
view in The Arcade Flyer Archive
view in The Arcade Flyer Archive
view in VGMuseum Game Endings

cheats

code	comments
00000000:E45E:00000099:FFFFFFFF	Infinite Credits
60000000:0000:00000000:00000000	See the Dip Switch Menu to enable Invincibility.
00000000:E3A0:00000005:FFFFFFFF	Infinite Lives PL1
62000000:0000:00000000:00000000	Select Bomb Type PL1
00010000:E3B9:00000000:FFFFFFFF	No Bombs
00010000:E3B9:00000055:FFFFFFFF	Infinite Plane Bombs
00010000:E3B9:000000AA:FFFFFFFF	Infinite Circle Bombs
00010000:E3B9:000000FF:FFFFFFFF	Infinite Atomic Bombs
00000000:E3F0:00000005:FFFFFFFF	Infinite Lives PL2
62000000:0000:00000000:00000000	Select Bomb Type PL2
00010000:E409:00000000:FFFFFFFF	No Bombs
00010000:E409:00000055:FFFFFFFF	Infinite Plane Bombs
00010000:E409:000000AA:FFFFFFFF	Infinite Circle Bombs
00010000:E409:000000FF:FFFFFFFF	Infinite Atomic Bombs