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title Majestic Twelve - The Space Invaders Part IV (Japan)
set name majest12
manufacturer Taito Corporation
year 1990
genre Shooter (hof)
category Shooter / Gallery (hof)
driver status good
driver source taito_f2.c
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rating

73.5% after 35 votes
 
parent Super Space Invaders '91 (World)
display
colour emulation good
palette 4096
display type raster
orientation vertical
resolution 224x320
frequency 60.000000Hz
sound
sound emulation good
channels stereo
controls
players 2
nplayers 2P sim
controls 8 way joystick
buttons 2
coin slots 2
hardware
cpu 68000 @ 12MHz
cpu Z80 @ 4MHz
audio YM2610 @ 8MHz
data
version added .035b11
last change(s) .100u4 .056
roms
name size crc set flags sha1
c64-07.10  131072  f29ed5c9  majest12    62283af1c08457db54057ee59a95fb7a3797b897 
c64-06.4  131072  18dc71ac  majest12    cb9c0b330ae98e20269f18cdb543feb294647245 
c64-08.11  131072  ddfd33d5  majest12    33cc5a0aedf8228b42466cd2a1fe3e06fbfbf141 
c64-05.5  131072  b61866c0  majest12    9c2096eae05782377a655c3607b65a2cd6a66272 
c64-01.1  1048576  a1b4f486  ssi    bdd6bf144e50fe7b1d4cf4504471a689669415a4 
c64-09.13  65536  88d7f65c  ssi    d6383bf8fd035772fa3c57b26b727eefe1aadd93 
c64-02.2  131072  3cb0b907  ssi    7cbe437fe584575a2f26a582095fd49665c7003e 
cabinet art
control panel ssi.png
flyer majest12.png
PCB ssi.png
additional information
info 0.33b4 [Howie Cohen]

Bugs:
  • During bonus stage (cow kidnapping), UFO explosions seem to have some wrong colors. YMI (ID 00876)
  • Graphic garbage when you get the T bonus. Iaspis (ID 01013)
WIP:
  • 0.56: Fixed rom names.
  • 29th June 2000: Hans de Goede fixed Super Space Invaders '91 and clone Majestic Twelve from crashing.
  • 31st May 2000: Brad Oliver integrated the Super Space Invaders and Taito F2 drivers.
  • 0.36b5: Added dipswitches 'Cabinet', 'Flip Screen' and 'Difficulty'.
  • 19th April 1999: Marco Cassili added clone Majestic 12.
  • 0.35b13: Changed clone description to 'Majestic Twelve - The Space Invaders Part IV'.
  • 0.35b11: Marco Cassili added clone Majestic Twelve.
  • 0.34b8: Andrew Prime fixed flickering sprites in SSI.
  • 0.34b6: Ernesto Corvi support sound in Super Space Invaders. Added Z80 CPU2 and YM2610 sound.
  • 0.33b7: Aaron Giles added dynamic palette.
  • 0.33b4: Howie Cohen added Super Space Invaders '91 (Taito 1990) (preliminary).
LEVELS: 43

Other Emulators:
  • Raine
  • Retrocade
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

Romset: 1728 kb / 5 files / 586 zip
history Majestic Twelve - The Space Invaders Part IV (c) 1990 Taito.


The 3rd sequel to Taito's seminal "Space Invaders", Majestic Twelve leaves the classic Invaders game-play intact, but adds a slew of new alien invaders and power-ups to the mix. This, together with the vastly improved graphics that introduce colorful new backdrops - some of which scroll vertically in a similar fashion to the star-field in Namco's "Galaxian" - ensure that Majestic 12 is a worthy sequel to the legendary original.


- TECHNICAL -


Taito F2 System hardware

Game ID : C64


Main CPU : 68000 (@ 12 Mhz)

Sound CPU : Z80 (@ 4 Mhz)

Sound Chips : YM2610 (@ 8 Mhz)


Screen orientation : Vertical

Video resolution : 224 x 320 pixels

Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz

Palette colors : 4096


Players : 2

Control : 8-way joystick

Buttons : 2


- TRIVIA -


Released in October 1990.


This game is known outside Japan as "Super Space Invaders '91".


The Majestic Twelve in the title originates from a secret coalition known as Majestic Twelve in the United States who was dedicated to investigating sighting of UFOs.


This game was dedicated to Katsujiro Fujimoto.


- SERIES -
  1. Space Invaders (1978)
  2. Space Invaders Deluxe (1979)
  3. Return of the Invaders (1985)
  4. Majestic Twelve - The Space Invaders Part IV (1990)
  5. Space Invaders DX (1994)
  6. Space Invaders '95 - The Attack of Lunar Loonies (1995)
  7. Space Invaders Virtual Collection (1995, Nintendo Virtual Boy)
  8. Space Invaders Anniversary (2003)
  9. Space Invaders Evolution (2005, Sony PSP)
  10. Space Invaders Revolution (2005, Nintendo DS)
  11. Space Invaders Extreme (2008, Nintendo DS, Sony PSP)
  12. - STAFF -
    • Director : Ichiro Fujisue
    • Game designer : Tomohiro Ohno
    • Software : Hideki Hashimoto, Takashi Kitabayashi, Norihito Taniyama, Masahiro Shimazaki, Takayuki Shinma
    • Hardware : Yasuhiro Shibuya
    • Character designers : Senba Takatsuna, Tomohiro Ohno, Masami Kikuchi, Tsuyoshi Satoh, Takayuki Miyazawa
    • Designer : Rintaro Doi, Kumi Mizobe
    • Sound : Yasuhisa Watanabe, Shiro Imaoka, Norihiro Furukawa, Kazuko Umino
    • - PORTS -
    • * Consoles :
    • Sony PlayStation 2 (2005, "Taito Memories Vol. 1")
    • Sony PSP (2005, "Space Invaders Pocket") - Japanese release
    • - SOURCES -
    • Game's rom.
    • Edit this entry at Arcade-History.com: http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=majestic-twelve-the-space-invaders-part-iv&page=detail&id=1542&o=2
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