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title Lode Runner II - The Bungeling Strikes Back
set name ldrun2
manufacturer Irem (licensed from Broderbund)
year 1984
genre Platform (hof)
category Platform / Run Jump (hof)
driver status good
driver source m62.c
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rating

70.9% after 29 votes
 
display
colour emulation good
palette 512
display type raster
orientation horizontal
resolution 384x256
frequency 55.000000Hz
sound
sound emulation good
channels mono
controls
players 2
nplayers 2P alt
controls 8 way joystick
buttons 2
coin slots 2
hardware
cpu Z80 @ 4MHz
cpu M6803 @ 3.579545MHz
audio AY-3-8910A @ 0.894886MHz
audio AY-3-8910A @ 0.894886MHz
audio MSM5205 @ 0.384MHz
audio MSM5205 @ 0.384MHz
data
version added .035b02
last change(s) none since version .53
roms
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lr2-a-4d  8192  ef645179  ldrun2    d4cae3cb223d7d10e2cce751af5c77493c1c60df 
lr2-a-4a.a  8192  b11ddf59  ldrun2    9797cbf4b8cd7bfabe797bdc71c904f54d710491 
lr2-a-4a  8192  470cc8a1  ldrun2    72ca710a08c322a2b61dfb4c0c67af9d72078fc0 
lr2-h-1c.a  8192  7ebcadbc  ldrun2    ff8377cb1f349f2957280b6a633e596740a489be 
lr2-h-1d.a  8192  64cbb7f9  ldrun2    897d53c3892e636734f5a380c67c41c0d810955e 
lr2-a-3e  8192  853f3898  ldrun2    12ade2f6f10c85c6a2c380dd0727aad64b317d56 
lr2-a-3f  8192  7a96accd  ldrun2    e94815dbfaabbb562df8f3298060aa6bd7825904 
lr2-a-3h  8192  2a0e83ca  ldrun2    207bfb3912e7a9caa61b742fc3357154a0189434 
lr2-h-1e  8192  9d63a8ff  ldrun2    4281fd7a72313b58113e0e64e09ccff50eeccfa6 
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lr2-b-1m  256  4ec9bb3d  ldrun2    e36398e0e92525f0c5086cb2b5a4a976d1e4f126 
lr2-h-3l  256  3ae69aca  ldrun2    683bf617a36952d08bea53ea9c82b12f81c62c53 
lr2-b-1n  256  1daf1fa4  ldrun2    5742ceff566e1d9f1148df4e408571aa290996d3 
lr2-h-3n  256  2b28aec5  ldrun2    946633bd7203ba1481250f900f3232c18538613b 
lr2-b-1l  256  c8fb708a  ldrun2    ed38f36fa7918179c7176c762c0fcc86b5ddb218 
lr2-b-5p  32  e01f69e2  ldrun2    0d00ef348025ea4a9c274a7e3dbb006217d8449d 
lr2-b-6f  256  34d88d3c  ldrun2    727f4c5cfff33538886fa0a29fd119aa085d7008 
cabinet art
additional information
info 0.35b2 [Nicola Salmoria]

WIP:
  • 0.124u1: Nicola Salmoria fixed a priority problem at titlescreen and screen size. Changed visible area to 384x256.
  • 0.109: Robiza fixed priorities in the M62 driver, mainly affecting Lode Runner II/III.
  • 0.100u2: Changed visible area to 384x248.
  • 0.37b6: Changed the M6803 CPU2 and the 2x AY-8910 clock speed to 894886 Hz.
  • 0.35b8: Nicola Salmoria fixed again the colors in Lode Runner 2. This time it should really be 100%. Fixed gfx2 rom loading.
  • 0.35b7: Eric Hustvedt improved char/sprite priority in Lode Runner 2 & 3.
  • 0.35b6: Nicola Salmoria fixed colors in Lode Runner 2. Also fixed the layout of round 8 and 28.
  • 10th March 1999: Nicola fixed Lode Runner 2 character colors and level selecting.
  • 0.35b3: Howie Cohen added hiscore save in Lode Runner 2.
  • 0.35b2: Nicola Salmoria added 'Lode Runner II - The Bungeling Strikes Back' Irem (1984). Sprite/char priority is not implemented.
LEVELS: 255 (endless - game crashes after 255th level)

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Romset: 146 kb / 26 files / 63.9 zip
history Lode Runner - The Bungeling Strikes Back (c) 02/1985 Broderbund.


- TECHNICAL -


Irem M-62 system hardware


Main CPU : Z80 (@ 4 Mhz)

Sound CPU : M6803 (@ 894.886 Khz)

Sound Chips : (2x) AY8910 (@ 894.886 Khz), (2x) MSM5205 (@ 384 Khz)


Screen orientation : Horizontal

Video resolution : 384 x 248 pixels

Screen refresh : 55.00 Hz

Palette colors : 512


Players : 2

Control : 8-way joystick

Buttons : 2

=> [A] DIG LEFT, [B] DIG RIGHT


- TRIVIA -


Licensed to Irem for manufacture and distribution.


Alfa Records released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (R-Type : Irem Game Music - 28XA-199) on 25/01/1988.


- SERIES -
  1. Lode Runner (1984)
  2. Lode Runner - The Bungeling Strikes Back (1985)
  3. Lode Runner - Majin No Fukkatsu (1985)
  4. Lode Runner - Teikoku Karano Dasshutsu (1986)
  5. Hyper Lode Runner (1989, Nintendo Game Boy)
  6. Lode Runner - Lost Labyrinth (1990, NEC PC Engine)
  7. Battle Lode Runner (1993, NEC PC Engine)
  8. Lode Runner Twin - Justy to Liberty no Daibouken (1994, Super Famicom)
  9. Lode Runner - The Legend Returns (1994, PC [MS Windows])
  10. Lode Runner On-Line - The Mad Monks' Revenge (1995, PC [MS Windows 95])
  11. Lode Runner - The Legend Returns (1996, Sega Saturn)
  12. Lode Runner 2 (1998, PC [Windows 95])
  13. Power Lode Runner (1999, Super Famicom)
  14. Lode Runner 3-D (1999, Nintendo 64)
  15. Lode Runner - Domudomu Dan no Yabou (2000, Nintendo Game Boy Colors)
  16. Lode Runner 2 (2000, Sony PlayStation)
  17. Lode Runner - The Dig Fight (2000)
  18. Lode Runner for WonderSwan (2000, Bandai Wonderswan)
  19. Lode Runner (2002, Nintendo Game Boy Advance)
  20. Cubic Lode Runner (2003, Nintendo Gamecube)
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code comments
00000000:E68A:00000099:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Credits
000000A0:E5DF:00000099:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Time
00000000:E5E3:00000009:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Lives
60000000:0000:00000000:00000000  See the Dip Switch Menu to enable Invincibility.
00000000:E5E9:00000000:FFFFFFFF  Never any gold needed
00000001:E5E9:00000001:FFFFFFFF  One more gold needed Now!
00080500:E5E2:000000FF:00000001  Select Starting Round:Rounds greater than 99 dont the correct Round Number!
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