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title Cosmo Gang the Video (US)
set name cosmogng
manufacturer Namco
year 1991
genre Shooter (hof)
category Shooter / Gallery (hof)
driver status good
driver source namcos2.c
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rating

64.3% after 22 votes
 
clones Cosmo Gang the Video (Japan)
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display
colour emulation good
palette 8192
display type raster
orientation vertical
resolution 224x288
frequency 60.606061Hz
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sound
sound emulation good
channels stereo
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controls
players 2
nplayers 2P sim
controls 8 way joystick
buttons 3
coin slots 2
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hardware
cpu 68000 @ 12.288MHz
cpu 68000 @ 12.288MHz
cpu M6809 @ 3.072MHz
cpu HD63705 @ 2.048MHz
audio C140 @ 0.02139MHz
audio YM2151 @ 3.57958MHz
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data
version added .036b14
last change(s) none since version .53
roms
name size crc set flags sha1
co2_mp0  131072  2632c209  cosmogng    a03136c18eff4e3d69dda955a3c774f2829393ec 
co2_mp1  131072  65840104  cosmogng    71dfd379a985779e11e9e321ee998df21d03c30e 
co1spr0.bin  131072  bba2c28f  cosmogng    5adf4eb9d24833e462a240253ab9ac0205cb6501 
co1spr1.bin  131072  c029b459  cosmogng    b92c0d24449b8db352bbbd782dc43af0640479e5 
co2_s0  131072  4ca59338  cosmogng    95916977ab4e0704216984ceed66df7b9e1fdf44 
sys2mcpu.bin  8192  a342a97e  cosmogng    2c420d34dba21e409bf78ddca710fc7de65a6642 
sys2c65c.bin  32768  a5b2a4ff  cosmogng    068bdfcc71a5e83706e8b23330691973c1c214dc 
co1obj0.bin  524288  5df8ce0c  cosmogng    afb9fb6e048af5aed8976192b847c0674c5e5ce1 
co1obj1.bin  524288  3d152497  cosmogng    70c6725cacf86ba4d4b9dbeed7a1e04df9301228 
co1obj2.bin  524288  4e50b6ee  cosmogng    0fd4c19fa77ba6774237c760ac1096d4806248dd 
co1obj3.bin  524288  7beed669  cosmogng    92e5eb2a8de3ff71c002807f31581a79a5db5422 
co1chr0.bin  524288  ee375b3e  cosmogng    e7cc3a137450a79c6068c3bf2c15149f6f6dd18a 
co1chr1.bin  524288  0149de65  cosmogng    36d42e56251c850e26ee2253cebf62682ac7516f 
co1chr2.bin  524288  93d565a0  cosmogng    c6e993dc77c5a30daee5de4363454e2ccf3bd02d 
co1chr3.bin  524288  4d971364  cosmogng    579f7e37bfa37b8b152ac44cdfe712c2ec2cda8b 
co1roz0.bin  524288  2bea6951  cosmogng    273e3e8ccb042ec794b1709d6626603c8a39a73a 
co1sha0.bin  524288  063a70cc  cosmogng    c3179d55d57c47d3fef49d45e45b88c4d8250548 
co1dat0.bin  131072  b53da2ae  cosmogng    a7fe63668d50928d5d2e2249a5f377c7e8dfc6a5 
co1dat1.bin  131072  d21ad10b  cosmogng    dcf2d4cc048ea57507952a9a35390af7de5cfe34 
co2_v1  524288  5a301349  cosmogng    e333ea5955a66ac8d7c94cd50047efaf6fa95b15 
co2_v2  524288  a27cb45a  cosmogng    08ccaaf43369e8358e31b213877829bdfd61479e 
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cabinet art
art no cabinet, marquee, flyer, control panel or PCB images found
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additional information
info 0.36b14 [?]

0.36b8 [Keith Wilkins]

0.35b10 [Keith Wilkins, Phil Stroffolino]

WIP:
  • 0.36b14: Added Cosmo Gang the Video (US). Renamed (cosmogng) to (cosmognj).
  • 0.36b8: Keith Wilkins added Cosmo Gang the Video (Japan) (Namco 1991).
  • 12th October 1999: Keith Wilkins sent in another Namco System 2 update with controls working in most games, and also fixed a lot of the graphics bugs. The playable games are now Assault, Ordyne, Mirai Ninja, Phelios, Valkyrie No Densetsu, Finest Hour, Burning Force, Marvel Land, Dragon Saber and Cosmo Gang the Video.
  • 10th October 1999: Keith Wilkins sent in another Namco System 2 driver with a lot of optimization and Cosmo Gang is now playable.
  • 0.35b10: Added Cosmo Gang the Video (Testdriver).
  • 3rd April 1999: Keith Wilkins sent an updated Namco System 2 driver, but absolutely nothing works except Cosmo Gang, which still has garbled graphics and no sound.
LEVELS: 33

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Romset: 7080 kb / 21 files / 1.76 zip
history Cosmo Gang - The Video (c) 1991 Namco.


Defend against the Cosmo Gang baddies which enter in patterns and join an attack formation. Keep the baddies from stealing energy in the challenging stages.


- TECHNICAL -


Namco System 2 hardware

Game ID : CO


Main CPU : (2x) 68000 (@ 12.288 Mhz), M6809 (@ 3.072 Mhz), HD63705 (@ 2.048 Mhz)

Sound Chips : C140 (@ 21.39 Khz), YM2151 (@ 3.57958 Mhz)


Screen orientation : Vertical

Video resolution : 224 x 288 pixels

Screen refresh : 60.61 Hz

Palette colors : 8192


Players : 2

Control : 8-way joystick

Buttons : 3


- TRIVIA -


This is the video version of a popular novelty redemption game of the same name.


A Cosmo Gang - The Video machine was shown at the 2003 classic arcade games show 'California Extreme' in San Jose, California.


Victor Entertainment released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Cosmo Gang - The Video : Namco Game Sound Express Vol.8 - VICL-15018) on 24/03/1993.


- UPDATES -


The US version is slightly different :

* 'Winners Don't Use Drugs' screen added.


- STAFF -
  • Game designer : Kohji Kenjoh
  • Programmer : Shiohigaler Itoh
  • Original character designer : Fanchan
  • Visual : Tatsuya
  • Sound : Yoshie Arakawa
  • - PORTS -
  • * Consoles :
  • Nintendo Super Famicom (1992)
  • - SOURCES -
  • Game's rom.
  • Edit this entry at Arcade-History.com: http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=cosmo-gang-the-video&page=detail&id=513&o=2
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code comments
00000000:409B29:00000003:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Lives
60000000:000000:00000000:00000000 
00000000:100715:00000000:00000020  Always have Single Shot PL1
00000000:100715:00000020:00000020  Always have Double Shot PL1
00000000:1008CD:0000000F:FFFFFFFF  Bonus Multiplier always=16 PL1
00000000:10100B:00000001:FFFFFFFF  Invincibility PL1
60000000:000000:00000000:00000000 
00000000:100717:00000000:00000020  Always have Single Shot PL2
00000000:100717:00000000:00000020  Always have Double Shot PL2
00000000:1008CF:0000000F:FFFFFFFF  Bonus Multiplier always=16 PL2
00000000:101089:00000001:FFFFFFFF  Invincibility PL2
60000000:000000:00000000:00000000 
00000000:10FE66:00000002:FFFFFFFF  Sound Test Timer Stop:Works for all Namco Sys 2
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