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title Dogou Souken (Joystick hack bootleg)
set name dogosokb
manufacturer bootleg
year 1986
genre Shooter (hof)
category Shooter / Walking (hof)
driver status good
driver source snk.c
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parent Victory Road
other clones Dogou Souken
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display
colour emulation good
palette 1024
display type raster
orientation vertical
resolution 216x288
frequency 60.000000Hz
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sound
sound emulation good
channels mono
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controls
players 2
nplayers 2P sim
controls 8 way joystick
buttons 2
coin slots 2
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hardware
cpu Z80 @ 3.35MHz
cpu Z80 @ 3.35MHz
cpu Z80 @ 4MHz
audio YM3526 @ 4MHz
audio Y8950 @ 4MHz
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data
version added .078u5
last change(s) .127u1
roms
name size crc set flags sha1
01  65536  53b0ad90  dogosokb    7581365d6c82b35189852d96437b0f19abe2cf74 
p2  65536  907fac83  victroad    691d95f95ef7a308c7f5e7defb20971b54423745 
up03_k7.rom  65536  173fa571  dogosokb    fb9c783e5377fa86f70afee6804c8ee9061b27fd 
up03_k1.rom  1024  10a2ce2b  dogosokb    8de93250b81fbabb012c96454ef3a888b2783ab5 
up03_l2.rom  1024  99dc9792  dogosokb    dcdcea2bad524776e17eaeb70dd4882283f1b125 
up03_l1.rom  1024  e7213160  dogosokb    bc762a346e1639c8a9636fe85c18d68a08c1b586 
up02_b3.rom  16384  51a4ec83  dogosokb    8cb743c68a51b71ef3d78127b2cf6ab0877b13f6 
p17  32768  19d4518c  victroad    133ac6e3d75af6cfc9aa9d1d467f16696c7f3794 
p18  32768  d818be43  victroad    274827b13e8572f68302b7e0b5964d3e32544303 
p19  32768  d64e0f89  victroad    41204d5b0bc9d2f2599c3e881f10b73bddae3c5c 
p20  32768  edba0f31  victroad    b3fc886d3cf7a34b470dd72cc0268a193f9a64d7 
up02_d3.rom  32768  d43044f8  dogosokb    4d5bc3730ea1bb1978ae246745416b71979cb100 
up02_e3.rom  32768  365ed2d8  dogosokb    e0f600c936483e3d0d03709ae709321d072145bd 
up02_g3.rom  32768  92579bf3  dogosokb    eb2084bf5c62cbbf08dc25997702f8e8eb3dcc5d 
p11  32768  668b25a4  victroad    235423e3b442271581dde0195fdff2a37596a9bc 
p14  32768  a7031d4a  victroad    9ea184990372909de7d8fe0891bb3e0441b13f90 
p12  32768  f44e95fa  victroad    6633bd1e9e947cae5ba696f6fd393bf0cd7969b0 
p15  32768  120d2450  victroad    8699db76f598e7719fa5f9a3dcc07d24c53e5da4 
p13  32768  980ca3d8  victroad    bda6f19edf43c61c0c8d2235bb60def76c801b87 
p16  32768  9f820e8a  victroad    2be0128d6861241f6a9c5a7032368dbc6d57b44e 
up03_f5.rom  65536  5b43fe9f  dogosokb    28f803f633b83b17f9b10516d38c862f90d55ff3 
up03_g5.rom  65536  aae30cd6  dogosokb    9d0d2c0f947387a0924bf0ed73de9305c1625054 
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cabinet art
cabinet victroad.png
marquee victroad.png
control panel victroad.png
flyer victroad.png
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additional information
info 0.35b2 [Jarek Parchanski]

SERVICE MODE:
  • To enter service mode hold P1 Start during ROM test.
WIP:
  • 0.127u7: Stephane Humbert checked inputs and dipswitches via Z80 code analysis for Victory Road and clones.
  • 0.127u1: Renamed (dogosokj) to (dogosokb). SNK rewrite [Nicola Salmoria]: Fixed sprite-sprite priorities. Removed ROM patches, simulated "hard flags" behaviour, proper memory maps, loaded the correct palette PROMs in clone Dogou Souken (Joystick hack bootleg), fixed inputs and added dip locations etc. Removed NO_COCKTAIL flag since the game don't have a flip screen dip switch.
  • 0.126u1: Added 'Credits Buy Lives During Play' dipswitch.
  • 0.122u5: Changed Z80 CPU1/2 clock speeds to 3350000 Hz.
  • 0.78u5: Pierpaolo Prazzoli added clone Dogou Souken (Joystick bootleg).
  • 17th January 2004: Pierpaolo Prazzoli added Dogou Souken (joystick bootleg) to the SNK driver.
  • 0.53: David Haywood added real shadows in some SNK games (Ikari Warriors, Victory Road, etc.).
  • 0.36b16: Replaced YM3526 sound with Y8950.
  • 0.36b14: Replaced 2nd YM3526 sound with Y8950.
  • 0.35: Added 'P1 & P2 Fire Buttons' dipswitch.
  • 27th June 1999: Nicola fixed player 2 buttons in Ikari Warriors and Victory Road.
  • 0.35b8: Changed visible area to 216x288 and description of clone 'Dogosoken' to 'Dogou Souken'.
  • 0.35b4: Added ADPCM sound. Changed input to dial, palettesize from 512 to 1024 colors and description of clone 'Dogo Soken' to 'Dogosoken'.
  • 0.35b2: Jarek Parchanski added Victory Road (SNK 1986) and clone Dogo Soken.
LEVELS: 1

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Romset: 755 kb / 22 files / 332 zip
history Dogosoken (c) 1986 SNK.


An overhead-view shoot'em up game.


- TECHNICAL -


Main CPU : (2x) Z80 (@ 4 Mhz)

Sound CPU : Z80 (@ 4 Mhz)

Sound Chips : YM3526 (@ 4 Mhz), Y8950 (@ 4 Mhz)


Screen orientation : Vertical

Video resolution : 216 x 288 pixels

Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz

Palette colors : 1024


Players : 2

Control : dial

Buttons : 2


- TRIVIA -


The title of this game translates from Japanese as 'Angry Roar Sphere'.


This game is known outside Japan as "Victory Road".


- SERIES -
  1. Ikari (1986)
  2. Dogosoken (1986)
  3. Ikari III - The Rescue (1989)
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