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title Kyros
set name kyros
manufacturer World Games Inc
year 1987
genre Fighter (hof)
category Fighter / Vertical (hof)
driver status good
driver source alpha68k.c
snapshots MW: in game / CT: in game | title / EJ: in game / PS: in game | title | scores
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rating

65.7% after 31 votes
 
clones Kyros No Yakata (Japan)
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display
colour emulation good
palette 257
display type raster
orientation vertical
resolution 224x256
frequency 60.000000Hz
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sound
sound emulation good
channels mono
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controls
players 2
nplayers 2P alt
controls 8 way joystick
buttons 2
coin slots 2
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hardware
cpu 68000 @ 6MHz
cpu Z80 @ 3.579545MHz
audio YM2203 @ 3MHz
audio YM2203 @ 3MHz
audio YM2203 @ 3MHz
audio DAC
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data
version added .037b02
last change(s) none since version .53
roms
name size crc set flags sha1
2.10c  32768  4bd030b1  kyros    e503dae8e12995ab0a551022a848a62315908e8b 
1.13c  32768  75cfbc5e  kyros    2a70c56fd7192279157df8294743038a7ed7e68d 
4.10b  32768  be2626c2  kyros    c3b01ec4b65172560a993b37421df6a61b780e43 
3.13b  32768  fb25e71a  kyros    fab8fcbd2c5a8600d6e8577de4875e409cad723b 
2s.1f  16384  800ceb27  kyros    4daa1b8adcad7a90cfd5d20704a7c431673c4995 
1s.1d  32768  87d3e719  kyros    4b8b1b600c7c1de3a77030001e7e6f0ff118f294 
8.9pr  32768  c5290944  kyros    ec97482dc59220002780ae4d02be4cd172cf65ac 
11.11m  32768  fbd44f1e  kyros    d095544ea76674a7ad17c1b8c88614e65890281c 
12.11n  32768  10fed501  kyros    71c0b4b94f86046745105307938f6e2c5661e2a1 
9.9s  32768  dd40ca33  kyros    91a1d8b6b69fb0d27ed315cd2591f352360bc8e7 
13.11p  32768  e6a02030  kyros    0de58f8cc69dc76d4b0a45fba04972634a4021a6 
14.11r  32768  722ad23a  kyros    0e1be976c5a406e33236def5a0dce73911ebac28 
15.3t  32768  045fdda4  kyros    ac25368e446e6dcfb3ed244e7d6d699f917c202d 
17.7t  32768  7618ec00  kyros    7346ba41fd2b04e404225726ede2e42e62ca7901 
18.9t  32768  0ee74171  kyros    1fda8a1066eb7dafeaeffebfe718b408b34f1767 
16.5t  32768  2cf14824  kyros    07f6b232c4ca6c42b3f75443b0328653f5a3f71d 
19.11t  32768  4f336306  kyros    83e0c021d2732d3199c70ac433a31863075a5a72 
20.13t  32768  a165d06b  kyros    ef7f38a71c2f3fc836b28f0eac1c14a3877f0802 
mb7114l.5r  256  3628bf36  kyros    33b7b873a6e5da59f535d754f8c8257c0f4d0a31 
mb7114l.4r  256  850704e4  kyros    8a9da9efc7bc6a037d4cd27152b853a7839ccd67 
mb7114l.6r  256  a54f60d7  kyros    af039dee847913cb79f85d7abf4846322bba2e5b 
mb7114l.5p  256  1cc53765  kyros    2b665f3e24ddb3ab591273f027ff7740f1c97e27 
mb7114l.6p  256  b0d6971f  kyros    4aa2e9a89f9ea7487433e54ef4aa95a632477c4f 
0.1t  8192  5d0acb4c  kyros    52fcdcb2bf6d6ada04aa447b5526c39848bf587f 
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cabinet art
control panel kyros.png
flyer kyros.png
PCB kyros.png
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additional information
info 0.37b2 [Bryan McPhail]

0.36b1 [Bryan McPhail]

Bugs:
  • There seem to be two graphical problems on the last level of the game (stage 5). The first one is the flashing "heads" in the last part of the stage seem to be missing a graphic (see snapshots). kyros060gre1 Darkk (ID 01148)
  • During the ending sequence, the characters' sprites seem to cover the text (priority bug?) (see snapshot). kyros060gre2 Darkk (ID 01149)
WIP:
  • 30th July 2008: Guru - Kyros chips arrived to be decapped, thanks to Dox.
  • 0.122u8: Changed palettesize to 257 colors.
  • 0.84: Pierpaolo Prazzoli added cocktail support to Kyros.
  • 0.69a: David Haywood added clone Kyros No Yakata (Japan).
  • 25th May 2003: Guru - Received Kyros No Yakata (Alpha Denshi 1986). Thanks to Mameworld donations.
  • 0.59: Acho A. Tang fixed Super Stingray and Kyros, and most problems in Gold Medalist. Fixed color, added sound and coin handler, corrected DIP settings. Replaced the 2x AY-8910 sound with 2x YM2203 (3MHz) and DAC. Fixed cpu2 rom address ($4000) and changed cpu2 rom ($18000) to user1 ($0). Added dipswitches 'Demo Sounds', 'Coinage', 'Difficulty' and 'Cabinet'.
  • 18th March 2002: Acho A. Tang submitted a massive update for the Alpha68k driver, fixing a few graphics problems in Sky Adventure and Time Soldiers, and making Paddle Mania, Super Stingray and Kyros playable.
  • 0.37b2: Bryan McPhail added Kyros (World Games Inc 1987).
  • 30th April 2000: Nicola Salmoria improved the Kyros and Super Stingray colors a bit.
  • 26th April 2000: Bryan McPhail sent in a big Alpha68k driver update, with support for Kyros, Super Champion Baseball, Super Stingray, the original version of Gang Wars and two new sets of Time Soldiers.
  • 18th April 2000: Phil Stroffolino fixed some tilemap bugs and he fixed Kyros' graphics decoding.
  • 0.36b1: Bryan McPhail added Kyros (World Games 1987) (Testdriver).
LEVELS: 5

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Romset: 570 kb / 24 files / 287 zip
history Kyros (c) 1987 Alpha Denshi.


A vertically scrolling beat-em-up where you fight against monsters.


- TECHNICAL -


Main CPU : 68000 (@ 6 Mhz)

Sound CPU : Z80 (@ 3.579545 Mhz)

Sound Chips : (3x) YM2203 (@ 3 Mhz), DAC


Screen orientation : Vertical

Video resolution : 224 x 256 pixels

Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz

Palette colors : 256


Players : 2

Control : 8-way joystick

Buttons : 2


- TRIVIA -


Released in May 1987.


Licensed to World Games for manufacture and distribution.


This game is known in Japan as "Kyros no Yakata" (released in 1986).


- STAFF -
  • Programmers : Akira Kobayasi, Hiroyuki Ryu, Hideo Samoda
  • Sound : Satoshi Hagitani
  • Designers : Pop House, Keniti Sakanishi
  • Producer : Hatsue Honba
  • Ochya Kumi : Tomoharu
  • Lunch : Wakana
  • - PORTS -
  • * Computers :
  • Amstrad CPC (1986, "Desolator")
  • Atari ST (1986, "Desolator")
  • Commodore C64 (1988, "Desolator")
  • Sinclair ZX Spectrum (1988, "Desolator")
  • - SOURCES -
  • Game's rom.
  • Edit this entry at Arcade-History.com: http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=kyros&page=detail&id=1336&o=2
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code comments
00000000:2000F:00000099:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Credits
00000000:20103:0000009A:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Lives
00000000:20105:00000050:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Energy
00000000:20306:00000000:FFFFFFFF  Invincibility to Mines
00000000:20419:00000005:FFFFFFFF  Maximum move Speed
00000000:2010F:00000040:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Ammo
00000000:20104:00000020:FFFFFFFF  Infinite RollKick
62000000:00000:00000000:00000000  Select Weapon
00010000:2010E:00000000:FFFFFFFF  Bomb
00010000:2010E:00000001:FFFFFFFF  Power Ball
00010000:2010E:00000002:FFFFFFFF  Boomerang
62000000:00000:00000000:00000000  Select Power
00010000:20400:00000080:FFFFFFFF  Level 0
00010000:20400:00000081:FFFFFFFF  Level 1
00010000:20400:00000083:FFFFFFFF  Level 2
00010000:20400:00000085:FFFFFFFF  Level 3
00010000:20400:00000087:FFFFFFFF  Level 4
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