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title Senjou no Ookami II (Japan 900302)
set name mercsj
manufacturer Capcom
year 1990
genre Shooter (hof)
category Shooter / Walking (hof)
driver status good
driver source cps1.c
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rating

65.1% after 16 votes
 
parent Mercs (World 900302)
other clones Mercs (US 900302)
Mercs (US 900608)
display
colour emulation good
palette 3072
display type raster
orientation vertical
resolution 224x384
frequency 59.610000Hz
sound
sound emulation good
channels mono
controls
players 3
nplayers 3P sim
controls 8 way joystick
buttons 2
coin slots 3
hardware
cpu 68000 @ 10MHz
cpu Z80 @ 3.579545MHz
audio YM2151 @ 3.579545MHz
audio OKI6295 @ 1MHz
data
version added .034b07
last change(s) .126u5 .124u5
roms
name size crc set flags sha1
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so2_34.bin  131072  b8dae95f  mercsj    2db4a20afd40b772a16f1bee999a0b82d3379ac7 
so2_40.bin  131072  de37771c  mercsj    45e1e2ef4e46dbe8881e809d700fdd3d06a03c92 
so2_35.bin  131072  7d24394d  mercsj    2f4cf51fcfc1b960b68cfe3f1b75914402f2c702 
so2_41.bin  131072  914f85e0  mercsj    0b32adf2d3c83e187a5f670de18728726fabb731 
so2_09.bin  131072  690c261d  mercsj    27219101fb62a0c0378e6f5d2f9c0bb5c9397193 
so2_01.bin  131072  31fd2715  mercsj    d80b7a93c3b4e5e482fe6bb9ed9d261377980351 
so2_13.bin  131072  b5e48282  mercsj    5f387929b4f1ebb8cb8c24138317d4208e2cf7c2 
so2_05.bin  131072  54bed82c  mercsj    4a45ceaec3f6162443b2c62b816612c19a609341 
so2_24.bin  131072  78b6f0cb  mercsj    679c39d71d3b73db088d0ab017e80fd8316045b5 
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so2_38.bin  131072  0010a9a2  mercsj    03fedaaa939b56afb1b376243542e68da68e2690 
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so2_39.bin  131072  d52ba336  mercsj    49550d316e575a4e64ea6a5f769f3cd716be6df5 
so2_33.bin  131072  39b90d25  mercsj    1089cca168a4abeb398fa93eddd4d9fff70d5db5 
so2_11.bin  131072  3f254efe  mercs    5db36eb98a6d3c7acccb561d92c1988d1330cbbf 
so2_03.bin  131072  f5a8905e  mercs    fada8b635d490c06b75711ed505a025bb0aa4454 
so2_15.bin  131072  f3aa5a4a  mercs    bcb3396de5524fffd4110bfbeeeca1c936990eb3 
so2_07.bin  131072  b43cd1a8  mercs    01c2bb802469848a172968802a674c0045a8b8dc 
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so2_28.bin  131072  fce9a377  mercs    5de5f696f63326f2cb4c38bcb05e07bcf2246071 
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so2_23.bin  65536  d09d7c7a  mercs    8e8532be08818c855d9c3ce45716eb07cfab5767 
so2_30.bin  131072  bbea1643  mercs    d43d68a120550067bf0b181f88687ad230cd7908 
so2_31.bin  131072  ac58aa71  mercs    93102272e358bc49d3936302efdc5bb68df84d68 
buf1  279  eb122de7  mercs    b26b5bfe258e3e184f069719f9fd008d6b8f6b9b 
ioa1  279  59c7ee3b  mercs    fbb887c5b4f5cb8df77cec710eaac2985bc482a6 
prg1  279  f1129744  mercs    a5300f301c1a08a7da768f0773fa0fe3f683b237 
rom1  279  41dc73b9  mercs    7d4c9f1693c821fbf84e32dd6ef62ddf14967845 
sou1  279  84f4b2fe  mercs    dcc9e86cc36316fe42eace02d6df75d08bc8bb6d 
o222b.1a  279    mercs  no dump   
iob1.12c  279  3abc0700  mercs    973043aa46ec6d5d1db20dc9d5937005a0f9f6ae 
c628  279    mercs  no dump   
cabinet art
cabinet mercs.png mercs.png
marquee mercs.png
control panel mercs.png
flyer mercsj.png
PCB mercs.png
additional information
info 0.34b7 [Paul Leaman]

WIP:
  • 0.126u5: Added A-board PLDs (buf1, ioa1, prg1, rom1 and sou1) and B-board PLDs (iob1.11e and o224b.1a).
  • 0.68: Added clone Mercs (US 900608).
  • 4th July 1999: Paul Leaman fixed sprite priority problems in Carrier Air Wing, and bad graphics in Mercs.
  • 0.35b3: Fixed input. Changed description of clone 'Senjo no Ookami II (US)' to 'Mercs (US)'.
  • 0.34b8: Changed description to 'Mercs' and 'Senjo no Ookami II'.
  • 0.34b7: Paul Leaman added 'Mercs / Senjo no Ohkami II' (World) (Capcom 1990) and clones (US) and (Japan).
STORY:
  • As a skilled professional soldier, trained in anti-terrorist tactics, you have been hired by the U.S. Government to assist in a top secret operation. While touring central africa for world peace, the former President of the United States was taken hostage by a group of revolutionaries. Due to diplomatic reasons, the U.S. Government cannot send military intervention. Instead, an elite corps of Mercenaries known as the "MERCS" habe been selected to rescue the President and stop the rebel's attempt to take control of the country Zutula. As a member of the Mercs, your mission awaits!
  • Joseph Gibson: Former Green Beret in the 7th Airborne. He has mastered a large variety of weapons. Now he is a Merc.
  • Howard Powell: He was made the leader of a special terrorsit task force and finally broke off and formed the Mercs in 1985.
  • Thomas Clarke: Joined Air Force where his talents were noted early. Strong in mechanics and weaponry. Moved to Mercs in 1986.
LEVELS: 7

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Romset: 4419 kb / 28 files / 1.63 zip
history Senjou no Ookami II (c) 1990 Capcom.


The US faces a grave crisis! The former president has been kidnapped by a group of revolutionaries while on a trip on Central Africa meant to promote world peace. Take control of three highly skilled anti-terrorist soldiers and venture through enemy lines to save the former president & annihilate the rebel army in the process. Features solid graphics & sound, plenty of weapons & vehicles to use and hulking bosses to defeat.


- TECHNICAL -


Capcom Play System hardware (CPS)

Game ID : CP-S No. 09


Main CPU : 68000 (@ 10 Mhz)

Sound CPU : Z80 (@ 3.579545 Mhz)

Sound Chips : YM2151 (@ 3.579545 Mhz), OKI6295 (@ 7.576 Khz)


Screen orientation : Vertical

Video resolution : 224 x 384 pixels

Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz

Palette colors : 4096


Players : 3

Control : 8-way joystick

Buttons : 2


- TRIVIA -


Released in March 1990.


The title of this game translates from Japanese as 'Wolf of the Battlefield II'.


This game is known in US as "Mercs".


Pony Canyon / Scitron released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (G.S.M. Capcom 3 - PCCB-00030) on 21/05/1990.


- TIPS AND TRICKS -


* At the end of stage 1, a large plane rises in front of the player. If you stand .25 to .5 inches up from the bottom of the cliff, and line up so your bullets will hit just to the right of the plane's center, it cannot hit you with its cannon. This takes practice.


- SERIES -
  1. Senjou no Ookami (1985)
  2. Senjou no Ookami II (1990)
  3. - STAFF -
    • Chief designers : S. Okano, Tokuro Fujiwara (A. Kume), Kijima
    • Character designers : Hitoshi Nishio, T. Hayashi
    • Sound : M. Gotoh
    • Sound programmer : Y. Katayama
    • Programmers : M. Akahori, T. Ohta, Y. Matsui
    • - PORTS -
    • * Consoles :
    • Sega Mega Drive (1991) : The Mercs cartridge boots up as Senjou no Ookami II on a Japanese Mega Drive console, with a different title screen and game options.
    • - SOURCES -
    • Game's rom.
    • Edit this entry at Arcade-History.com: http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=senjou-no-ookami-ii&page=detail&id=2392&o=2
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60000000:000000:00000000:00000000 
00000000:FF1175:00000030:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Energy PL1
00000000:FF1190:00000059:FFFFFFFF  Invincibility PL1
00000000:FF117C:00000099:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Missiles PL1
60000000:000000:00000000:00000000 
00000000:FF1225:00000030:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Energy PL2
00000000:FF1240:00000059:FFFFFFFF  Invincibility PL2
00000000:FF122C:00000099:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Missiles PL2
60000000:000000:00000000:00000000 
00000000:FF12D5:00000030:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Energy PL3
00000000:FF12F0:00000059:FFFFFFFF  Invincibility PL3
00000000:FF12DC:00000099:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Missiles PL3
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