game
icon
title Head On 2
set name headon2
manufacturer Sega
year 1979
genre Maze (hof)
category Maze / Driving (hof)
driver status imperfect
driver source vicdual.c
snapshots MW: in game / CT: in game | title / PS: in game | title
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rating

62.4% after 26 votes
 
clones Car 2 (bootleg of Head On 2)
display
colour emulation good
palette 0
display type raster
orientation horizontal
resolution 256x224
frequency 60.000000Hz
sound
sound emulation imperfect
channels mono
controls
players 1
nplayers 2P alt
controls 4 way joystick
buttons 1
coin slots 1
hardware
cpu Z80 @ 1.93356MHz
audio Discrete
data
version added .035b02
last change(s) .113u3
roms
name size crc set flags sha1
u27.bin  1024  fa47d2fb  headon2    b3208f5bce228c453bdafbc9c1f2c8e1bd920d32 
u26.bin  1024  61c47b15  headon2    47619bd51fcaf47dd72e940c474f310c9287f2f4 
u25.bin  1024  bb16db92  headon2    f57dfbe52b0e545c7c889ac846dc7281d28f2698 
u24.bin  1024  17a09f24  headon2    0cb40ec185f2ee3a26e943d84e8e2834d5f9d3ed 
u23.bin  1024  0024895e  headon2    60f81c383f1541555c26f7cf111a12a34f7f4f3e 
u22.bin  1024  f798304d  headon2    55526c6daead9b74a88e8bc0311155aa41a93210 
u21.bin  1024  4c19dd40  headon2    0bdfed47594c7aa5ff655b507350fc6a912b6855 
u20.bin  1024  25887ff2  headon2    67cfb5ac93902b4c603f02c876c021ff453e5f0e 
316-0138.u44  32  67104ea9  headon2    26b6bd2a1973b83bb9af4e3385d8cb14cb3f62f2 
316-0206.u65  32  9617d796  headon2    7cff2741866095ff42eadd8022bea349ec8d2f39 
cabinet art
cabinet headon2.png
marquee headon2.png
flyer headon2.png
additional information
info 0.35b2 [Nicola Salmoria]

WIP:
  • 0.117u1: Couriersud added discrete sound to Head On and clones, Space Attack / Head On, Head On 2 and Invinco / Head On 2 in the VIC Dual driver. Added Discrete sound.
  • 0.116u3: David Haywood added clone Car 2 (bootleg of Head On 2).
  • 0.113u3: Replaced timing proms (control and sequence) with only one prom (correct).
  • 0.37b7: Added proms ($20, 40 - control and sequence).
  • 0.36b7: Added 'Demo Sounds' dipswitch.
  • 0.36b5: Added prom ($0).
  • 0.35b2: Nicola Salmoria added Head On 2 (Sega 1979).
LEVELS: 1 (endless)

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Romset: 9 kb / 10 files / 7.43 zip
history Head On 2 (c) 1979 Sega.


Head On 2 is a 2-D maze racing game. You control your car through the maze to pick up the dots while at the same time avoiding the car, or cars, that are constantly trying to ram you. Successfully get through one maze and many more await you. This is good practice for freeway driving in the big city.


- TECHNICAL -


Main CPU : Z80 (@ 1.93356 Mhz)


Screen orientation : Horizontal

Video resolution : 256 x 224 pixels

Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz

Palette colors : 64


Players : 1

Control : 4-way joystick

Buttons : 1


- TRIVIA -


Released during October 1979.


Head On 2 was another in a short line of arcade games made by the partnership of Sega and Gremlin. Although Gremlin eventually went out of business, Sega continued to produce arcade games. Other notable games produced by this partnership include "Deep Scan", "Astro Blaster", and "Frogger".


A bootleg was made by RZ Bologna under the name of "Car 2".


- SCORING -


Dots : 5 pts X number of cars on field.

Diamonds : 25 pts X number of cars on field.


- TIPS AND TRICKS -


* Always be aware of where the Jam Car(s) is/are located. They can only make one lane change at a time but that lane change may be into your lane.


* The faster you go, the fewer lanes you can cross. At full acceleration, you will only be able to change one lane at a time. In the earlier levels, this will be fine since you will only be dealing with one car. In the multiple Jam Car levels, this can be a very bad thing. Decelerate (take your finger off the accelerate button) to go across multiple lanes.


* The Jam Car(s) always travel in a clockwise motion while you travel in a counterclockwise motion. Remember that so that you don't get confused when there are multiple cars in the maze. Also, the color of the Jam Car is red while yours is white.


* Don't try to get all the dots on one of the lanes. You need to anticipate where your next move is well before you enter the lane change area since you cannot change lanes at any other time. Sometimes, on the earlier levels, it is best to do a staggered type dot pickup where you do lane one, change to lane two, to lane three, lane four, lane five, then back to lane one. If you time it right, the Jam Car or Cars will still be in the maze.


* Don't let the speed of the Jam Car(s) throw you. Just plan to be out of your lane and in the lane change area before them. If both cars enter at the same time, you run a big risk of a collision.


- SERIES -
  1. Head On (1979)
  2. Head On 2 (1979)
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cheats
cheats
code comments
20900000:1508:0000550A:FFFFFFFF  Invincibility
00000000:E40D:00000007:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Lives PL1
00000000:E40E:00000007:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Lives PL2
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