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title Columns '97 (JET 961209 V1.000)
set name colmns97
manufacturer Sega
year 1996
genre Puzzle (hof)
category Puzzle / Drop (hof)
driver status imperfect
driver source stv.c
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65.1% after 21 votes
 
BIOS stvbios
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display
colour emulation good
palette 6144
display type raster
orientation horizontal
resolution 704x512
frequency 60.000000Hz
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sound
sound emulation imperfect
channels stereo
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controls
players 2
nplayers 2P sim
controls 8 way joystick
buttons 6
coin slots 2
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hardware
cpu SH-2 @ 28.6364MHz
cpu SH-2 @ 28.6364MHz
cpu 68000 @ 11.45456MHz
audio SCSP
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data
version added .074u2
last change(s) .109 .075
roms
name size crc set flags sha1
epr-20091.ic8  524288  59ed40f4  stvbios    eff0f54c70bce05ff3a289bf30b1027e1c8cd117 
epr-19730.ic8  524288  d0e0889d  stvbios    fae53107c894e0c41c49e191dbe706c9cd6e50bd 
epr-17951a.ic8  524288  2672f9d8  stvbios    63cf4a6432f6c87952f9cf3ab0f977aed2367303 
epr-17740.ic8  524288  5c5aa63d  stvbios    06860d96923b81afbc21e0ad32ee19487d8ff6e7 
epr-17954a.ic8  524288  f7722da3  stvbios    af79cff317e5b57d49e463af16a9f616ed1eee08 
epr-17952a.ic8  524288  d1be2adf  stvbios    eaf1c3e5d602e1139d2090a78d7e19f04f916794 
epr-17953a.ic8  524288  a4c47570  stvbios    9efc73717ec8a13417e65c54344ded9fc25bf5ef 
stv110.bin  524288  3dfeda92  stvbios    8eb33192a57df5f3a1dfb57263054867c6b2db6d 
stv1061.bin  524288  728dbca3  stvbios    0ed2030177f0aa8285645c395ae9ad9f568ab1d6 
fpr19553.13  1048576  d4fb6a5e  colmns97    bd3cfb4f451b6c9612e42af5ddcbffa14f057329 
mpr19554.2  4194304  5a3ebcac  colmns97    46e3d1cf515a7ff8a8f97e5050b29dbbeb5060c0 
mpr19555.3  4194304  74f6e6b8  colmns97    8080860550eb770e04447e344fb337748a249761 
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cabinet art
PCB stvbios.png
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additional information
info 0.76u2 [David Haywood, Angelo Salese, Olivier Galibert]

0.74u2 [?]

0.63 [?]

WIP:
  • 0.112: Mariusz Wojcieszek fixed random dots in Columns '97 graphics.
  • 0.108u5: Mariusz Wojcieszek added sound to Columns '97.
  • 0.106u3: Mariusz Wojcieszek fixed controls, which was broken since 0.105.
  • 0.82u1: Mariusz Wojcieszek added sprite priorities. This corrects Columns 97 title screen.
  • 31st March 2004: Mariusz Wojcieszek sent in an update to the ST-V driver, adding support for the end code feature in VDP1 which improved sprites in Columns '97, Ejihon Tantei Jimusyo, Shienryu and fixing some bugs in the SCU DSP emulation.
  • 0.80u1: Mariusz Wojcieszek improved ST-V scaling tilemap backgrounds. The backgrounds in Columns '97 are better now.
  • 0.76u2: Status - Columns 97 has miscoloured sprites and background not correctly scaled.
  • 0.74u2: Added Columns 97 (Sega 1996).
  • 0.63: Added Columns 97 (Testdriver).
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Romset: 9216 kb / 3 files / 2.3 zip
history Columns '97 (c) 1996 Sega.


Sets of colored jewels fall in random order. The object of the game is to arrange the jewels vertically, horizontally or diagonally in rows of three or more to make them disappear.


- TECHNICAL -


Sega Titan Video hardware (STV)


Main CPU : (2x) SH-2 (@ 28.6364 Mhz), 68000 (@ 11.45456 Mhz)

Sound Chips : SCSP (@ 11.45456 Mhz)


Screen orientation : Horizontal

Video resolution : 704 x 513 pixels

Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz

Palette colors : 6144


Players : 2

Control : 8-way joystick

Buttons : 6


- TRIVIA -


Even if the titlescreen says 1996, Columns '97 was released in February 1997.


PATENTS :

U.S.A : 4,442,486 - 4,454,594 - 4,462,076

Europe : 80244

Canada : 1,183,276

Honk Kong : 88-4302

Singapore : 88-155


- SERIES -
  1. Columns (1990)
  2. Columns II - The Voyage Through Time (1990)
  3. Columns III - Revenge of Columns (1993)
  4. Stack Columns (1994)
  5. Super Columns (1995, Sega Game Gear)
  6. Columns '97 (1997)
  7. Hanagumi Taisen Columns - Sakura Wars (1998)
  8. Hanagumi Taisen Columns 2 (2000, Sega Dreamcast)
  9. Columns Crown (2002, Nintendo Game Boy Advance)
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