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title Mercs (US 900608)
set name mercsua
manufacturer Capcom
year 1990
genre Shooter (hof)
category Shooter / Walking (hof)
driver status good
driver source cps1.c
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rating

61.7% after 16 votes
 
parent Mercs (World 900302)
other clones Mercs (US 900302)
Senjou no Ookami II (Japan 900302)
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 .068
last change(s) .124u5
roms
name size crc set flags sha1
so2_30a.11f  131072  e4e725d7  mercsua    b0454dedeb741a7dd4ceb18bac958417ca74a7e6 
so2_35a.11h  131072  e7843445  mercsua    192c85ced637e05b37ed889246ebb73e792e984b 
so2_31a.12f  131072  c0b91dea  mercsua    5c1d086ae09e4f66384a03994b3c5e12d80582ff 
so2_36a.12h  131072  591edf6c  mercsua    68d77e21fe32e0b95d2fabe40bc1cadd419ab0bd 
so2-32m.8h  524288  2eb5cf0c  mercs    e0d765fb6957d156ffd40cabf51ba6098cbbeb19 
so2-6m.8a  524288  aa6102af  mercs    4a45f3547a3640f256e5e20bfd72784f880f03f5 
so2-8m.10a  524288  839e6869  mercs    7741141a9f1b1e2956edc1d11f9cc3974390c4ed 
so2-2m.4a  524288  597c2875  mercs    440bd04db2c121a6976e5e1027071d28812942d3 
so2-4m.6a  524288  912a9ca0  mercs    b226a4a388e57e23d7a7559773ebee434125a2e4 
so2_24.7d  131072  3f254efe  mercs    5db36eb98a6d3c7acccb561d92c1988d1330cbbf 
so2_14.7c  131072  f5a8905e  mercs    fada8b635d490c06b75711ed505a025bb0aa4454 
so2_26.9d  131072  f3aa5a4a  mercs    bcb3396de5524fffd4110bfbeeeca1c936990eb3 
so2_16.9c  131072  b43cd1a8  mercs    01c2bb802469848a172968802a674c0045a8b8dc 
so2_20.3d  131072  8ca751a3  mercs    e93bbe7311f14e7e3cbfb42b83fd7fee4bb9cefc 
so2_10.3c  131072  e9f569fd  mercs    39ae9eacdf1f35ef90d131444c37958d7aaf7238 
so2_22.5d  131072  fce9a377  mercs    5de5f696f63326f2cb4c38bcb05e07bcf2246071 
so2_12.5c  131072  b7df8a06  mercs    b42cb0d3f55a1e8fe8afbbd9aeae50074cdc5f08 
so2_09.12b  65536  d09d7c7a  mercs    8e8532be08818c855d9c3ce45716eb07cfab5767 
so2_18.11c  131072  bbea1643  mercs    d43d68a120550067bf0b181f88687ad230cd7908 
so2_19.12c  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 
o224b.1a  279  c211c8cd  mercs    d9464792e663549e6ad20aac6484622298f88a78 
iob1.11e  279  3abc0700  mercs    973043aa46ec6d5d1db20dc9d5937005a0f9f6ae 
c628  279    mercs  no dump   
cabinet art
cabinet mercs.png mercs.png
marquee mercs.png
control panel mercs.png
flyer mercsua.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 Mercs (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.


This game is known in Japan as "Senjou no Ookami II" (translates as 'Wolf of the Battlefield II').


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


- UPDATES -


US versions are slightly different, they have the "Winners Don't Use Drugs" screen.


REVISION 1 :

* Build date : 90 03 02


REVISION 2 :

* Build date : 90 06 08


- 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. Mercs (1990)
  2. - STAFF -
    • Chief designer : 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 Master System (1991)
    • Sega Mega Drive (1991)
    • Sony PlayStation (1998, "Capcom Generation 4")
    • Sony PlayStation (1998, "Capcom Generations - Blazing Guns")
    • Sega Saturn (1998, "Capcom Generation 4")
    • Sony PlayStation 2 (2005, "Capcom Classics Collection")
    • Microsoft XBOX (2005, "Capcom Classics Collection")
    • Sony PSP (2006, "Capcom Classics Collection Reloaded")
    • * Computers :
    • Sinclair ZX Spectrum (1991)
    • Commodore C64 (1991)
    • Amstrad CPC (1991)
    • Commodore Amiga (1991)
    • Atari ST (1991)
    • - SOURCES -
    • Game's rom.
    • Machine's picture.
    • Edit this entry at Arcade-History.com: http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=mercs&page=detail&id=1607&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 
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00000000:FF1240:00000059:FFFFFFFF  Invincibility PL2
00000000:FF122C:00000099:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Missiles PL2
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00000000:FF12D5:00000030:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Energy PL3
00000000:FF12F0:00000059:FFFFFFFF  Invincibility PL3
00000000:FF12DC:00000099:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Missiles PL3
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