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game

title	The Final Round (version M)
set name	fround
manufacturer	Konami
year	1988
genre	Sports (hof)
category	Sports / Boxing (hof)
driver status	good
driver source	twin16.c
snapshots	MW: in game / CT: in game \| title / EJ: in game / PS: in game \| title \| scores zoom
rating	51.1% after 17 votes
clones	Hard Puncher (Japan) The Final Round (version L)

display

colour emulation	good
palette	1024
display type	raster
orientation	horizontal
resolution	320x224
frequency	60.000000Hz

sound

sound emulation	good
channels	stereo

controls

players	2
nplayers	2P sim
controls	8 way joystick
buttons	3
coin slots	2

hardware

cpu	68000 @ 10MHz
cpu	Z80 @ 3.579545MHz
audio	YM2151 @ 3.57958MHz
audio	K007232 @ 3.579545MHz
audio	UPD7759 @ 0.64MHz

data

version added

last change(s)

roms

name	size	crc	set	flags	sha1
870_m21.bin	131072	436dbffb	fround		be8c8544f4d8ae86f216095753c6178a3cbf0e8d
870_m20.bin	131072	b1c79d6a	fround		76e95e87eaa96ba694675fde7706540c584a36fb
870_f03.10a	32768	a645c727	fround		e173e79130f187d090766664f1c478d47062749c
870_f14.d8	16384	c9b46615	fround		c0cddb1af47b8e0865055624cf4e89a111ac1b0f
870c18.p18	524288	07927fe8	fround		0ab5e0e785347fbed5c4b930a32876d6ce2bef4a
870c17.p16	524288	2bc99ff8	fround		9a06502317a71ca5662b79aedf47379b8e5434a9
870c16.p15	524288	41df6a1b	fround		32e0fdeb53628d18adde851e4496dd01ac6ec68f
870c15.p13	524288	8c9281df	fround		5e3d80be414db108d5363d0ea1b74021ba942c33
870_c01.5a	131072	6af96546	fround		63b49b28c0f2ef8f52bc4c5955ad6a633dd553cf
870_c02.7c	131072	54e12c6d	fround		8171441aeb1a1dc4d65fae59c7c217f992f70cbc

cabinet art

marquee	fround.png
control panel	fround.png
flyer	fround.png

additional information

info	0.37b14 [Guru] 0.36b9 [Phil Stroffolino] 0.36b8 [Phil Stroffolino] 0.36b6 [Phil Stroffolino] WIP: 0.60: Fixed gfx2 rom loading. 14th April 2002: Angelo Salese fixed the Final Round version L and M graphics that have been broken for a while. 0.37b14: Guru added Final Round (version M) (Konami 1988). Renamed (fround) to (froundl). 27th March 2001: Guru added new ROM sets for The Final Round, Galaga 3 and Tecmo World Cup '90. 0.36b10: Changed Z80 CPU1 clock speed to 3579545 Hz. 0.36b9: Phil Stroffolino added 'The Final Round' (Konami 1988). 0.36b8: Phil Stroffolino added Hard Puncher (Japan) (Konami 1988). 21st October 1999: Phil Stroffolino sent in a Twin16 update, with Hard Puncher / Final Round being completely playable, but Vulcan Venture is still missing the collisions. 9th October 1999: Phil Stroffolino sent in a Twin16 update with working sprites in Vulcan Venture (but collisions are missing), and Final Round is also playable now. 0.36b6: Phil Stroffolino added Final Round (Testdriver). ARCADE RELEASE: Hard Puncher (Konami) - 1988/Dec/15 LEVELS: 7 Recommended Games (Boxing): Boxer KO Punch Champion Boxing Main Event Punch-Out!! Super Punch-Out!! VS Gong Fight King of Boxer Heavyweight Champ Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! (PlayChoice-10) Vs. TKO Boxing Final Blow The Final Round Success Joe Pound for Pound Title Fight Top Ranking Stars Best Bout Boxing Funky Head Boxers Romset: 2608 kb / 10 files / 872 zip
history	The Final Round (c) 1988 Konami. An excellent boxing game from Konami. - TECHNICAL - Game ID : GX870 Main CPU : 68000 (@ 10 Mhz) Sound CPU : Z80 (@ 3.579545 Mhz) Sound Chips : YM2151 (@ 3.57958 Mhz), K007232 (@ 3.579545 Mhz), UPD7759 (@ 640 Khz) Screen orientation : Horizontal Video resolution : 320 x 224 pixels Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz Palette colors : 1024 Players : 2 Control : 8-way joystick Buttons : 3 - TRIVIA - Released in November 1988. This game is known in Japan as "Hard Puncher - Ketsumamireru no Eikou". There are plenty of references to "Contra" such as Jabbin Jim and Gentleman Joe looking similar to Bill Rizer and Lance Bean : Contra's 2 main characters. not only that, but one of the CPU contenders named Red Falco is a reference to what else? Red Falcon, the extraterrestial arch-enemy from Contra. Another of the CPU contenders, Iron Drago is a spoof of Ivan Drago, the boxer from the 1985 film 'Rocky IV'. Finally, Black Stallion, the final contender is a spoof of Mike Tyson. King Records released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Konami Game Music Collection Vol.0 - 276A-7708) on 21/07/1989. - STAFF - Total director : H. Tsujimoto Game programmer : G. Suzuki Assistant programmer : Tadasu Kitae Character designer : K. Nakamura Graphic designers : K. Ishimoto, K. Hattori Visual designer : A. Nonami Sound designer : S. Tasaka Music composer : Motoaki Furukawa Electric architect : K. Hashima Electronic architect : M. Hiraoka Package designer : F. Shibuya Manager : K. Hiroshita - SOURCES - Game's rom. Edit this entry at Arcade-History.com: http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=the-final-round&page=detail&id=843&o=2
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cheats

cheats

code	comments
01000000:40143:00000030:FFFFFFFF	Infinite Time [Intro]
01000000:4013E:00000009:FFFFFFFF	Infinite Time [In Game]
01010000:4013F:00000059:FFFFFFFF	Infinite Time [In Game] (2/2)
01000001:4013E:00000000:FFFFFFFF	Finish Round Now!
01010001:4013F:00000000:FFFFFFFF	Finish Round Now! (2/2)
01800000:422F0:00000001:FFFFFFFF	Powerful Mode:Always 1 hit 1 down in Powerful Mode
01800000:422F1:00000001:FFFFFFFF	Hard Mode:Stronger CPU character in Hard Mode
60000000:00000:00000000:00000000
01000000:42096:00000020:FFFFFFFF	Infinite Energy PL1
01000001:42096:00000000:FFFFFFFF	Drain All Energy Now! PL1
01000000:40044:00000000:00000010	Rapid Fire PL1
01010000:40044:00000000:00000020	Rapid Fire PL1 (2/2)
60000000:00000:00000000:00000000
01000000:42196:00000020:FFFFFFFF	Infinite Energy PL2
01000001:42196:00000000:FFFFFFFF	Drain All Energy Now! PL2
01000000:40046:00000000:00000010	Rapid Fire PL2
01010000:40046:00000000:00000020	Rapid Fire PL2 (2/2)
60000000:00000:00000000:00000000
01000020:43008:000000F0:FFFFFFFF	Sound Test Timer Stop:[PL1 Shot1]Next Code

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