game
icon
title Invinco / Head On 2
set name invho2
manufacturer Sega
year 1979
genre Multiplay (hof)
category Multiplay (hof)
driver status imperfect
driver source vicdual.c
snapshots PS: in game | title | select | how to | gameover / MW: in game / CT: in game | title | how to
zoom
rating

65.6% after 29 votes
 
display
colour emulation good
palette 0
display type raster
orientation vertical
resolution 224x256
frequency 60.000000Hz
sound
sound emulation imperfect
channels mono
samples saucer.wav
move1.wav
move2.wav
fire.wav
invhit.wav
shiphit.wav
move3.wav
move4.wav
controls
players 1
nplayers 2P alt
controls 4 way joystick
buttons 2
coin slots 1
hardware
cpu Z80 @ 1.93356MHz
audio Samples
audio Discrete
data
version added .029
last change(s) .113u3
roms
name size crc set flags sha1
271b.u33  1024  44356a73  invho2    6ff1050d84b6b7a006762c35e0b3d2befb0f90d6 
272b.u32  1024  bd251265  invho2    134f081c62173fab80b46918e4a073cf5f72df77 
273b.u31  1024  2fc80cd9  invho2    2790fb45233c8d6e74a56fcdfde1c468926d44d2 
274b.u30  1024  4fac4210  invho2    9bb2fe888edab7e52a180d7f4d7fdab17392a736 
275b.u29  1024  85af508e  invho2    4b71c9583fe3b16a24f05d685d1edbd53ff81f81 
276b.u28  1024  e305843a  invho2    bb5113d3e0a4ca81e055da9c03755d0e6270d927 
277b.u27  1024  b6b4221e  invho2    8cfeff5ca7d29d973409df7f422428411462eab6 
278b.u26  1024  74d42250  invho2    023227d314ec91c9b508b7fd60f163414165c25b 
279b.u8  1024  8d30a3e0  invho2    ac8cfca1b334d95e209bcfceeeeca31c03faecc8 
280b.u7  1024  b5ee60ec  invho2    dbc682b5770755fed8c04ef0f0311b2850228236 
281b.u6  1024  21a6d4f2  invho2    e8c8b263ffe53d5af50a561d038bfa96136767ad 
282b.u5  1024  07d54f8a  invho2    f99af42ec24938cdd19c0ff7ac2b9e9882dc3655 
283b.u4  1024  bdbe7ec1  invho2    45e08c533acc538d88a0580535325b9ff1a60f2f 
284b.u3  1024  ae9e9f16  invho2    7f708ce49f34582d53abad0d811265dd28af899f 
285b.u2  1024  8dc3ec34  invho2    1f70027ad3b781244b672ee77225e32589c61e46 
286b.u1  1024  4bab9ba2  invho2    a74881acf222466deb9c9e35dff532af6b10a7fc 
316-0287.u49  32  d4374b01  invho2    85ea0915f23571358e2e0c2b66b968e7b93f4bd6 
316-0206.u14  32  9617d796  invho2    7cff2741866095ff42eadd8022bea349ec8d2f39 
cabinet art
marquee invho2.png
control panel invho2.png
additional information
info 0.29 [Mike Coates]

Samples required (Invinco)

WIP:
  • 0.122u4: Zsolt Vasvari fixed game crashed after INSERT COIN (invho2_0122u3red). Re-added Samples sound for Invinco.
  • 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 and removed Samples sound.
  • 0.113u3: Added user1 rom ($0 - timing).
  • 0.36b7: Added Invinco samples.
  • 0.29: Mike Coates added 'Invinco / Head On 2' (Sega 1979). Dipswitches not verified. Runs on the same hardware as Carnival.
PLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
  • INVINCO
  • Move ship and fire at advancing targets.
  • Game ends when all ships destroyed or targets advance to bottom row.
  • Hit star to explore surrounding targets.
  • Hit top row Invincos 3 times to destroy.
  • Hit center of saucers for more points.
* HEADON 2

- Use lever to change lanes.

- Press button to go fast.

- Avoid crashes.

- Clear all lanes for bonus.

Recommended Games (Space Invaders):

Space Invaders

Space Invaders Part II

Return of the Invaders

Space Invaders DX

Super Space Invaders '91

Space Invaders '95 - Attack Of The Lunar Loonies

Space Stranger

Super Invader Attack

Invinco

Invinco / Deep Scan

Invinco / Head On 2

Rolling Crash / Moon Base

Space Attack

Space Attack / Head On

Space Fever

Space Fever High Splitter

Space Fighter Mark II

Space King 2

Beam Invader

Rotary Fighter

IPM Invader

Shuttle Invader

Attack Ufo

Space Intruder

Recommended Games (Racing):

Car Polo

Crash

Head On

Alpha Fighter / Head On

Space Attack / Head On

Head On 2

Invinco / Head On 2

Head On (Irem)

Rolling Crash / Moon Base

Space Chaser

Dorachan

Highway Chase (Cassette)

Mad Alien

Rally X

Rally X - Namco Classics Collection Vol.2

New Rally X

Spectar

Targ

Armored Car

Jump Bug

Route 16

Thief

Van-Van Car

City Connection

Porky

Fast Lane

Counter Run

Raimais

Pang Pang Car

Romset: 17 kb / 18 files / 14.6 zip
history Invinco / 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.


Invinco is a game inspired by "Space Invaders" with some innovation on the aliens : One row blinks in and out of view, another row's aliens roll so as to make themselves harder or easier to hit, and a 3rd row of aliens each take (at least) 3 hits to kill. A 4th row has aliens that turn into bombs, blowing up everything around them to make your job somewhat easier.


- TECHNICAL -


Game ID : 271-286


Main CPU : Z80 (@ 1.93356 Mhz)

Sound Chips : Samples


Screen orientation : Vertical

Video resolution : 224 x 256 pixels

Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz

Palette colors : 64


Players : 2

Control : 4-way joystick

Buttons : 2


- SCORING -


For Head On 2 :

Dots : 5 pts X number of cars on field.

Diamonds : 25 pts X number of cars on field.


For Invinco :

Bottom Blue aliens : 100 points

White aliens : 200 points

Yellow aliens : 300 points

Light Blue Aliens : 400 ponts

Top Blue Aliens : 800 points

UFOs : 1,000 - 2,000 points


- TIPS AND TRICKS -


For Head On 2 :


* 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.


For Invinco :


* Time your shots when aiming at certain targets. The white aliens turn invisible on you, so try to hit them when they're visible on the screen. Also, there's a period of time that the top aliens are invulnerable to your shots while they change to another form; wait a second or so before shooting them again so you don't waste shots and time.


- SOURCES -


Game's rom.



Edit this entry at Arcade-History.com: http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=invinco-/-head-on-2&page=detail&id=1199&o=2
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
cheats
cheats
code comments
60000000:0000:00000000:00000000  Invinco
60000000:0000:00000000:00000000  ---------
00000000:E3DA:00000009:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Lives PL1
00000000:E411:00000009:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Lives PL2
60000000:0000:00000000:00000000 
60000000:0000:00000000:00000000  Head On
60000000:0000:00000000:00000000  ---------
00000000:E3D9:00000006:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Lives PL1
00000000:E3DA:00000006:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Lives PL2
2004-2009 MAWS all copyrights belong to their respective owners