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title Gunlock (Ver 2.3O 1994/01/20)
set name gunlock
manufacturer Taito Corporation Japan
year 1993
genre Shooter (hof)
category Shooter / Flying Vertical (hof)
driver status good
driver source taito_f3.c
snapshots MW: in game / CT: in game | title / Mr. Do: artwork / PS: in game | title | scores
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rating

70.5% after 34 votes
 
clones Ray Force (Ver 2.3A 1994/01/20)
Ray Force (Ver 2.3J 1994/01/20)
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display
colour emulation good
palette 8192
display type raster
orientation vertical
resolution 224x320
frequency 58.970000Hz
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sound
sound emulation good
channels stereo
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controls
players 4
nplayers 2P sim
controls 8 way joystick
buttons 4
coin slots 4
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hardware
cpu 68EC020 @ 16MHz
cpu 68000 @ 16MHz
audio ES5505 @ 15.23805MHz
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data
version added .037b11
last change(s) .103u1
roms
name size crc set flags sha1
d66-18.24  262144  8418513e  gunlock    a071647268fad08802b88fb6d795612218b7ddef 
d66-19.26  262144  95731473  gunlock    ab79821cd6098a4db84ebc9a499c29b1525510a5 
d66-21.37  262144  bd0d60f2  gunlock    609ed2b04cb9efc4b370dcbdf22fd168318989be 
d66-24.35  262144  97816378  gunlock    b22cb442b663c7a10fbc292583cd788f66f10a25 
d66-03.rom  1048576  e7a4a491  gunlock    87837e8dd1c9a1db5e540b678233634bd52328f0 
d66-04.rom  1048576  c1c7aaa7  gunlock    f929516cf50d82b2d1d1b4c49a0eb1dea819aae1 
d66-05.rom  1048576  a3cefe04  gunlock    dd4f47a814853f4512ce25c5f25121c53ee4ada1 
d66-06.rom  1048576  b3d8126d  gunlock    3cbb44f396973c36abdf3fdf391becb22bb6d661 
d66-07.rom  1048576  a6da9be7  gunlock    b528505ab925db75acf31bfbed2035cbe36e7a74 
d66-08.rom  1048576  9959f30b  gunlock    64bf2bf995c283c00d968e3c078b824de4084d3d 
d66-23.rom  262144  57fb7c49  gunlock    f8709fd1e9ea7cee10ee2288d13339f675a7d3ae 
d66-22.rom  262144  83dd7f9b  gunlock    dae21f64232d3e268f22b5e9899e0b726fdc9a9f 
d66-01.rom  2097152  58c92efa  gunlock    bb207b35b8f9538362bb99a9ec8df206694f00ce 
d66-02.rom  2097152  dcdafaab  gunlock    c981c7e54a2a9aaa85bb758691858495d623b029 
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cabinet art
flyer gunlock.png
PCB gunlock.png
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additional information
info 0.37b11 [Bryan McPhail]

Bugs:
  • Clone rayforcj: Some a small, square things are displayed on the title screen. kanikani (ID 02527)
WIP:
  • 0.127u7: Couriersud fixed a title screen trouble in Gunlock and clone Ray Force (Ver 2.3J 1994/01/20).
  • 0.126u1: Nicola Salmoria fixed color of battleships in 1st stage and explosive color of the demo.
  • 0.37b11: Bryan McPhail added Gunlock (World) (Taito 1993) and clones Rayforce (US) and Rayforce (Japan).
  • 16th January 2001: Bryan McPhail fixed some memory corrupting bugs in the Taito F3 driver.
  • 15th January 2001: Bryan McPhail finally submitted his Taito F3 driver, which is not graphically perfect and crashes hard sometimes but has complete ES5505 sound emulation thanks to Aaron Giles, Ian Schmidt and R. Belmont. Not all games are working due to 68020 core bugs, but these are: Ring Rage, Arabian Magic, Riding Fight, Grid Seeker: Project Stormhammer, Gunlock / Rayforce, Super Cup Finals / Hat Trick Hero '93, Top Ranking Stars, Light Bringer, Kaiser Knuckle / Global Champion, Bubble Bobble 2 / Bubble Symphony, Space Invaders DX, Taito Power Goal / Hat Trick Hero '95, Quiz Theater - 3tsu no Monogatari, Akkanvader, Moriguchi Hiroko no Quiz de Hyuu!Hyuu!, Puzzle Bobble 2 / Bust-A-Move Again, Puzzle Bobble 2X, Kyukyoku Tiger 2, Bubble Memories, Cleopatra Fortune, Puzzle Bobble 3, Arkanoid Returns, Kirameki Star Road, Puchi Carat and Pop 'N Pop.
LEVELS: 7

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  • Raine
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Romset: 11776 kb / 14 files / 5.07 zip
history Gunlock (c) 1993 Taito.


A vertically scrolling shooter featuring a lock-on secondary weapon.


- TECHNICAL -


Taito F3 System hardware

Prom Stickers : D66


Main CPU : 68EC020 (@ 16 Mhz)

Sound CPU : 68000 (@ 16 Mhz)

Sound Chips : ES5505 (@ 15.23805 Mhz)


Screen orientation : Vertical

Video resolution : 224 x 320 pixels

Screen refresh : 58.97 Hz

Palette colors : 8192


Players : 4

Control : 8-way joystick

Buttons : 4


- TRIVIA -


Even if titlescreen says 1993, the game was released in January 1994.


This game is known outside Europe as "Rayforce".


The game forbids the initials 'SEX' on the high score table. If you try, it gets changed to 'BOO'.


Pony Canyon / Scitron released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Rayforce - PCCB-00153) on 21/04/1994.


- SERIES -
  1. Gunlock (1994)
  2. Ray Storm (1996)
  3. Raycrisis (1998)
    4. - STAFF -
    • Producer : Yukio Abe
    • Directors : Yukio Abe, Tatsuo Nakamura
    • Game designers : Tatsuo Nakamura, Yukio Abe, Tomohisa Yamashita
    • Software : Tatsuo Nakamura, Shinji Soyano, Hikaru Taniguchi, Masao Kashino, Isao Ooyama
    • Character graphic designers : Hideyuki Kato, Tomohisa Isobe, Shinjirou Sugitani, Hiroyo Kujirai, Yasuhiro Noguchi
    • Screen graphics designers : Hideyuki Kato, V.A.P, Peacock
    • Music & Sound effects : Tamayo Kawamoto (Zuntata)
    • Sound effects : Munehiro Nakanishi (Zuntata)
    • Sound direction : Hiroshige Tonomura (TONO) (Zuntata)
    • Design works : Kyoko Umezu
    • Hardware : Katsumi Kaneoka
    • - PORTS -
    • * Consoles :
    • Sega Saturn (1995, "Layer Section" Japan / "Galactic Attack" US and Europe)
    • - SOURCES -
    • Game's rom.
    • Edit this entry at Arcade-History.com: http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=gunlock&page=detail&id=1052&o=2
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cheats
cheats
code comments
00000000:402265:00000009:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Credits
20800000:0005E7:0000009E:FFFFFFFF  Unlock Area Select Mode:Reset the game to enable it
20910000:007E4E:00006078:FFFFFFFF  Unlock Area Select Mode (2/2):1st = ROM check skipping, 2nd = Branch to area selection mode
00001501:402313:00000006:FFFFFFFF  Select Starting Area:Enable on the "PUSH 1 OR 2 PLAYER BUTTON" screen. Turn it OFF after starting the game.
20900000:027324:00000500:FFFFFFFF  Always Have Speed Up
20910000:02732C:0000FB01:FFFFFFFF  Always Have Speed Up (02/12):1st = Up, 2nd = Down
20910000:027338:0000FAA1:FFFFFFFF  Always Have Speed Up (03/12):Left
20910000:027340:0000FC35:FFFFFFFF  Always Have Speed Up (04/12):Upper-Left
20910000:027344:00000388:FFFFFFFF  Always Have Speed Up (05/12):Upper-Left
20910000:027348:0000FC35:FFFFFFFF  Always Have Speed Up (06/12):Lower-Left
20910000:02734C:0000FC79:FFFFFFFF  Always Have Speed Up (07/12):Lower-Left
20910000:027358:00000560:FFFFFFFF  Always Have Speed Up (08/12):Right
20910000:027360:000003CC:FFFFFFFF  Always Have Speed Up (09/12):Upper-Right
20910000:027364:00000388:FFFFFFFF  Always Have Speed Up (10/12):Upper-Right
20910000:027368:000003CC:FFFFFFFF  Always Have Speed Up (11/12):Lower-Right
20910000:02736C:0000FC79:FFFFFFFF  Always Have Speed Up (12/12):Lower-Right
20900000:02577E:0000600A:FFFFFFFF  Always Have Penetrable Shot
20910000:0257C6:0000600A:FFFFFFFF  Always Have Penetrable Shot (2/2)
20800100:02759A:0000001E:FFFFFFFF  Select Shot Speed
20910000:0275CC:0000303C:FFFFFFFF  Select Shot Speed (2/2)
60000000:000000:00000000:00000000 
00000000:404B95:0000009A:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Lives PL1
00100000:404BF4:00000002:FFFFFFFF  Invincibility PL1
20900000:03047E:00006028:FFFFFFFF  Auto Lock-On PL1
20910000:0305C4:00006028:FFFFFFFF  Auto Lock-On PL1 (2/2)
00000000:404BA3:0000000A:FFFFFFFF  Always have LASER Power MAX PL1
00010000:404BAF:00000006:FFFFFFFF  Always have LASER Power MAX PL1(2/2)
62000000:000000:00000000:00000000  Select Shot PL1
00010000:404B96:00000000:FFFFFFFF  Level 1
00010000:404B96:00000001:FFFFFFFF  Level 2
00010000:404B96:00000002:FFFFFFFF  Level 3
00010000:404B96:00000003:FFFFFFFF  Level 4
00010000:404B96:0000000A:FFFFFFFF  Maximum
00000000:400099:00000010:00000010  Rapid Fire - Shot PL1:Turn it OFF on the name entry screen and make sure it's OFF in Test Mode.
00000000:400099:00000020:00000020  Rapid Fire - Laser PL1::Turn it OFF on the name entry screen and make sure it's OFF in Test Mode.
60000000:000000:00000000:00000000 
00000000:404C95:0000009A:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Lives PL2
00100000:404CF4:00000002:FFFFFFFF  Invincibility PL2
20900000:0304F8:00006020:FFFFFFFF  Auto Lock-On PL2
20910000:030640:00006020:FFFFFFFF  Auto Lock-On PL2 (2/2)
00000000:404CA3:0000000A:FFFFFFFF  Always have LASER Power MAX PL2
00010000:404CAF:00000006:FFFFFFFF  Always have LASER Power MAX PL2(2/2)
62000000:000000:00000000:00000000  Select Shot PL2
00010000:404C96:00000000:FFFFFFFF  Level 1
00010000:404C96:00000001:FFFFFFFF  Level 2
00010000:404C96:00000002:FFFFFFFF  Level 3
00010000:404C96:00000003:FFFFFFFF  Level 4
00010000:404C96:0000000A:FFFFFFFF  Maximum
00000000:40009B:00000010:00000010  Rapid Fire - Shot PL2:Turn it OFF on the name entry screen and make sure it's OFF in Test Mode.
00000000:40009B:00000020:00000020  Rapid Fire - Laser PL2:Turn it OFF on the name entry screen and make sure it's OFF in Test Mode.
60000000:000000:00000000:00000000 
62000000:000000:00000000:00000000  Select Region:After you enable this cheat to see any effect you will have to reset the game (F3). Then you may have to turn the Test Mode ON (F2), wait for Test Mode to appear and reset again(F3).
20810000:0FFFFF:00000001:FFFFFFFF  Japan (Ray Force)
20810000:0FFFFF:00000002:FFFFFFFF  US (Ray Force)
20810000:0FFFFF:00000003:FFFFFFFF  World (Gunlock)
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