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title	Crazy Blocks
set name	crazyblk
manufacturer	Kiwako (ECI license)
year	1983
genre	Puzzle (hof)
category	Puzzle / Maze (hof)
driver status	good
driver source	mrjong.c
snapshots	MW: in game \| parent / CT: in game \| title \| parent / PS: in game \| title \| scores \| parent zoom
rating	67.5% after 19 votes
parent	Mr. Jong (Japan)
other clones	BlockBuster

colour emulation	good
palette	128
display type	raster
orientation	vertical
resolution	224x240
frequency	60.000000Hz

sound emulation	good
channels	mono

players	2
nplayers	2P alt
controls	4 way joystick
buttons	1
coin slots	2

cpu	Z80 @ 2.578MHz
audio	SN76489 @ 2.578MHz
audio	SN76489 @ 2.578MHz

version added

.037b01

last change(s)

none since version .53

roms

name	size	crc	set	sha1
c1.a6	8192	e2a211a2	crazyblk	5bcf5a0cb25ce5adfb6519c8a3a4ee6e55e1e7de
c2.a7	8192	75070978	crazyblk	7f59460c094e596a521014f956d76e5c714022a2
c3.a7	8192	696ca502	crazyblk	8ce7e31e9a7161633fee7f28b215e4358d906c4b
c4.a8	8192	c7f5a247	crazyblk	de79341f9c6c7032f76cead46d614e13d4af50f9
c6.h5	4096	2b2af794	crazyblk	d13bc8e8ea6c9bc2066ed692108151523d1f936b
c5.h4	4096	98d13915	crazyblk	b51104f9f80128ff7a52ac2efa9519bf9d7b78bc
clr.j7	32	ee1cf1d5	crazyblk	4f4cfde1a896da92d8265889584dd0c5678de033
clr.g5	256	bcb1e2e3	crazyblk	c09731836a9d4e50316a84b86f61b599a1ef944d

art	no cabinet, marquee, flyer, control panel or PCB images found

info

0.37b1 [Takahiro Nogi]

< Japan >

WIP:

0.123u2: Changed palettesize to 128 colors.
0.115u4: Lord Nightmare fixed Mr. Jong to explicitly use the SN76489 now that it behaves differently from the SN76496.
0.68: David Haywood added clone BlockBuster (ECI license).
23rd April 2003: David Haywood added BlockBuster to the Mr. Jong driver.
14th April 2003: Guru - Blockbuster (Kiwako 1983) arrived from Taucher.
0.37b3: Added missing color prom ($20) to clone Crazy Blocks.
0.37b1: Added Mr. Jong (Japan) (Kiwako 1983) and clone Crazy Blocks (Kiwako (ECI license)). Mr.Jong was distributed by Sanritsu.
31st March 2000: Takahiro Nogi sent in a driver for Mr. Jong and Crazy Blocks.

Other Emulators:

CottAGE

Recommended Games (Maze Pengo):

Pengo

Guzzler

Mr. Jong

Rock Duck

Scrambled Egg

Pirate Ship Higemaru

Toypop

Kitten Kaboodle

Meikyu Jima

Dommy

Yam! Yam!?

Three Wonders - Don't Pull Puzzle

Romset: 41 kb / 8 files / 24.0 zip

history

Crazy Blocks (c) 1983 Kiwako.

A puzzle game.

- TECHNICAL -

Main CPU : Z80 (@ 2.578 Mhz)

Sound Chips : (2x) SN76496 (@ 2.578 Mhz)

Screen orientation : Vertical

Video resolution : 224 x 240 pixels

Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz

Palette colors : 16

Players : 2

Control : 4-way joystick

Buttons : 1

- TRIVIA -

Licensed to ECI.

This game is also known as "BlockBuster" and is known in Japan as "Mr. Jong".

- SOURCES -

Game's rom.

Edit this entry at Arcade-History.com: http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=crazy-blocks&page=detail&id=527&o=2

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 arcade-history.com
view in GameFAQs
view in KLOV
view in KLOV
view in VGMuseum Gamepics
view in VGMuseum Gamepics

cheats

code	comments
00000000:A006:00000009:FFFFFFFF	Infinite Credits
00000000:A071:00000009:FFFFFFFF	Infinite Lives
20800000:233E:00000040:FFFFFFFF	Invincibility
00000000:A03F:000000FE:FFFFFFFF	Never have any Enemies
00010000:A05B:000000FF:FFFFFFFF	Never have any Enemies (2/4)
00010000:A05F:000000FF:FFFFFFFF	Never have any Enemies (3/4)
00010000:A064:000000FF:FFFFFFFF	Never have any Enemies (4/4)