game
icon
title Guardians of the 'Hood
set name guardian
manufacturer Atari Games
year 1992
genre Fighter (hof)
category Fighter / 2.5D (hof)
driver status good
driver source atarig42.c
snapshots MW: in game / CT: in game | title | select / EJ: in game
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rating

29.4% after 75 votes
 
display
colour emulation good
palette 2048
display type raster
orientation horizontal
resolution 336x240
frequency 59.922743Hz
sound
sound emulation good
channels mono
controls
players 3
nplayers 3P sim
controls 8 way joystick
buttons 5
coin slots 2
hardware
cpu 68000 @ 14.31818MHz
cpu TMS32010 @ 20MHz
cpu M6502 @ 1.789772MHz
audio YM2151 @ 3.579545MHz
audio OKI6295 @ 1.193181MHz
data
version added .074u2
last change(s) .114u4 .114u3 .106u13 .105u4 .075
roms
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136092-2020.8cd  131072  a8f655ba  guardian    2defe4d138613e248718a617d103794e051746f7 
136092-2023.9e  131072  cfa29316  guardian    4e0e76304e29ee59bc2ce9a704e3f651dc9d473c 
136092-2022.9cd  131072  ed2abc91  guardian    81531040d5663f6ab82e924210056e3737e17a8d 
136089-1012.3f  2688    guardian  no dump   
136092-0080-snd.12c  65536  0388f805  guardian    49c11313bc4192dbe294cf68b652cb19047889fd 
136092-0037a.23e  524288  ca10b63e  guardian    243a2a440e1bc9135d3dbe6553d39c54b9bdcd13 
136092-0038a.22e  524288  cb1431a1  guardian    d7b8f49a1e794ca2083e4bf0fa3870ce08caa53a 
136092-0039a.20e  524288  2eee7188  guardian    d3adbd7b20bc898fee35b6ba781e7775f82acd19 
136092-0030.23k  131072  0fd7baa1  guardian    7802d732e5173291628ed498ad0fab71aeef4688 
136092-0041.2s  524288  a2a5ae08  guardian    d99f925bbc9a72432e13328ee8422fde615db90f 
136092-0040.2p  524288  ef95132e  guardian    288de1d15956a612b7d19ceb2cf853490bf42b05 
136092-0043.3s  524288  6438b8e4  guardian    ee1446209fbcab8b17c88c53b65e754a85f279d1 
136092-0042.3p  524288  46bf7c0d  guardian    12414de2698178b158ec4ca0fbb176943c944cec 
136092-0045.4s  524288  4f4f2bee  guardian    8276cdcd252d2d8fa41ab28e76a6bd72613c14ec 
136092-0044.4p  524288  20a4250b  guardian    6a2e2596a9eef2792f7cdab648dd455b8e420a74 
136092-0063a.6s  524288  93933bcf  guardian    a67d4839ffdb0eafbc2d68a60fb3bf1507c793cf 
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136092-0065a.7s  524288  6bcd1205  guardian    c883c55f88d274ba8aa48c962406b253e1f8001e 
136092-0064a.7p  524288  7b4dce05  guardian    36545917388e704f73a9b4d85189ec978d655b63 
136092-0067a.9s  524288  15845fba  guardian    f7b670a8d48a5e9c261150914a06ef9a938a84e7 
136092-0066a.9p  524288  7130c575  guardian    b3ea109981a1e5c631705b23dfad4a3a3daf7734 
136092-0010-snd  524288  bca27f40  guardian    91a41eac116eb7d9a790abc590eb06328726d1c2 
136092-1001.bin  512  b3251eeb  guardian    5e83baa70aaa28f07f32657bf974fd87719972d3 
136092-1002.bin  512  0c5314da  guardian    a9c7ee3ab015c7f3ada4200acd2854eb9a5c74b0 
136092-1003.bin  512  344b406a  guardian    f4422f8c0d7004d0277a4fc77718d555f80fcf69 
gal16v8a.3l  279    guardian  no dump   
gal16v8a.7c  279    guardian  no dump   
gal16v8a.13s  279    guardian  no dump   
gal16v8a.16j  279    guardian  no dump   
gal16v8a.17c  279    guardian  no dump   
gal16v8a.18k  279    guardian  no dump   
gal16v8a.20c  279    guardian  no dump   
gal16v8a.22l  279    guardian  no dump   
gal6001b.15h  1040    guardian  no dump   
cabinet art
cabinet guardian.png
control panel guardian.png
flyer guardian.png
PCB guardian.png
additional information
info 0.74u2 [Aaron Giles]

0.37b15 [Aaron Giles]

WIP:
  • 22nd July 2008: Guru - Guardians Of The Hood (Atari) arrived for other documentation purposes.
  • 0.122u6: Changed TMS32010 CPU2 clock speed to 20MHz.
  • 0.122u4: Changed M6502 CPU3 clock speed to 1789772 Hz, YM2151 to 3579545 Hz and OKI6295 to 1193181 Hz.
  • 0.114u4: Changed TMS32010 CPU2 clock speed to 5MHz.
  • 0.114u3: Added TMS32010 (20MHz) CPU2 and rom (ASIC65 TMS32015 code).
  • 0.114: Couriersud added general save state support to the atarijsa and atarigen modules.
  • 0.88: Changed description to 'Guardians of the 'Hood'.
  • 2nd February 2004: B. S. Ruggeri submitted a player 3 input fixes to Guardians of the Hood.
  • 7th November 2003: Aaron Giles fixed Guardians of the Hood, so it's now playable.
  • 0.74u2: Aaron Giles added Guardians of the Hood (Atari Games 1992).
  • 0.37b15: Aaron Giles added Guardians of the Hood (Testdriver).
LEVELS: 12

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Romset: 8904 kb / 35 files / 5.14 zip
history Guardians of the 'Hood (c) 1992 Atari Games.

Dangerous gangs own the streets, and is up to four brave street vigilantes to do some much needed clean up. Train hard at the sparring rounds and prove your skill at some enemies bosses so they might join your posse! Gather a few buddies for this wild ride! :)

- TECHNICAL -

Atari G42 hardware
Game ID : 136092

Main CPU : 68000 (@ 14.31818 Mhz), M6502 (@ 1.7895 Mhz)
Sound Chips : YM2151 (@ 3.579 Mhz), OKI6295 (@ 9.037 Khz)

Screen orientation : Horizontal
Video resolution : 336 x 240 pixels
Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz
Palette colors : 2048

Players : 3
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 5

- TRIVIA -

Released in March 1992.

This game is often regarded as the 'unauthorized sequel' to Atari's arcade classic "Pit-Fighters" since it uses the same graphical style as well as many fighting moves from that game.

- STAFF -
  • Project leaders / Designers : Gary Stark, Mark Stephen Pierce
  • Programmers : Gary Stark, Andrew J. Burgess, Ed Rotberg
  • Lead animator : Nick Stern
  • Animators : Sharon Plotkin, Sean Murphy, Chuck Eyler, Scott Sava
  • Engineers : Sam Lee, Pat McCarthy
  • Digital imaging : Rob Rowe, Dave Portera
  • Audio by : John Paul, Brad Fuller
  • Project supervisor : John Ray
  • Product manager : Jerry Momoda
  • Technician : Minh Nguyen
  • Design assistants : Haywood Beaird, Victor Mercieca
* CAST :
1. Guardians :
Conner : William Willis
Chief : Robert Salazar
Javier : Javier Mendez
Tanya : Marilyn Caldwell

2. Dreads :
Jay Jay : Jimmy Welch
Toots : James Thompson
Mauby : Marc Williams
Nigel : Rick Jackson

3. Shavers :
Boris : Chuck Campbell
Pebbles : Suzanne Nock
Tiny : Mark Noreng

4. Dragons :
Kwan : Harry Mok
Sue Lee : Janet Gee
Li : Riz Angel

5. Gym Match Extras :
Referee - Jose Sandoval
Bystanders - Haywood Beaird, Jose Erazo, Daisy Falk, Ge Loria Morrison, Gabriel Rotberg, Pjhillip Sheffield, Cassie Turner, Zenobia Yacoub

6. Dread Street Extras :
Drunk : Dave Portera
Hooker : Rhonda Williamson
Pusher : Russel Dawe (Rusty)

7. Subway Station Extra :
Flasher : Mike Taylor
Bag-lady : Lois Turner
Bag-child : Jonathan Rowe

8. Alley Extras :
Hawker : Mike Hally

9. Dragon Street Extras :
Asian Male : Sam Lee
Asian Female : Lily Chan
Shopkeeper : Yong Carnahan

10. Bar Extra :
Bartender : Minh Nguyen
Waitress : Noelle Selich
Bar Drunk : Rizaldi Bugawan
Stripper : Celina Vannoni
Table Drunk : Dave Fabian

- SOURCES -

Game's rom.
Machine's picture.
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 KLOV
view in MamEnd
view in System16
view in The Arcade Flyer Archive
view in VGMuseum Game Endings
cheats
cheats
code comments
00000000:FF80BB:0000001E:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Credits
00000000:FF89BB:00000000:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Time
00000000:FF904D:00000000:FFFFFFFF  Enemies Die Instantly
00010000:FF9145:00000000:FFFFFFFF  Enemies Die Instantly (2/6)
00010000:FF923D:00000000:FFFFFFFF  Enemies Die Instantly (3/6)
00010000:FF9335:00000000:FFFFFFFF  Enemies Die Instantly (4/6)
00010000:FF942D:00000000:FFFFFFFF  Enemies Die Instantly (5/6)
00010000:FF9525:00000000:FFFFFFFF  Enemies Die Instantly (6/6)
00000000:FF8D65:00000085:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Energy PL1
00000000:FF8E0B:00000007:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Stars PL1
00000000:FF8D63:00000029:FFFFFFFF  Invincibility PL1
00000000:FF8F55:00000085:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Energy PL2
00000000:FF8FFB:00000007:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Stars PL2
00000000:FF8F53:00000029:FFFFFFFF  Invincibility PL2
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