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title Metamorphic Force (ver JAA)
set name metamrpj
manufacturer Konami
year 1993
genre Fighter (hof)
category Fighter / 2.5D (hof)
driver status imperfect
driver source mystwarr.c
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rating

70.4% after 25 votes
 
parent Metamorphic Force (ver EAA)
other clones Metamorphic Force (ver UAA)
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display
colour emulation good
palette 2048
display type raster
orientation horizontal
resolution 288x224
frequency 59.185606Hz
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sound
sound emulation good
channels stereo
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controls
players 4
nplayers 4P sim
controls 8 way joystick
buttons 3
coin slots 2
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hardware
cpu 68000 @ 16MHz
cpu Z80 @ 8MHz
audio K054539 @ 0.048MHz
audio K054539 @ 0.048MHz
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data
version added .069
last change(s) .102
roms
name size crc set flags sha1
224jaa01.15h  262144  558d2602  metamrpj    2dbc16fcc07436ca7eff8d070196348f272b8723 
224jaa02.15f  262144  9b252ace  metamrpj    efe8cd942f3d4e2366d9af0fb9647d2a4aeac2c9 
224a03  524288  a5bedb01  metamrph    5e7a0b93af654ba6a87be8d449c7080a0f0e2a43 
224a04  524288  ada53ba4  metamrph    f77bf854dff1f8f718579fe6d3730066708396e2 
224a05  262144  4b4c985c  metamrph    c83cce05355023be9cd55b4aa595c61f8236269c 
224a09  1048576  1931afce  metamrph    78838c0fd2a9c80f130db1fcf6c88b14f7363639 
224a08  1048576  dc94d53a  metamrph    91e16371a335f078a81c06a1045759653080aba0 
224a10  2097152  161287f0  metamrph    a13b197a98fa1cebb11fb87b54e277c72852c4ee 
224a11  2097152  df5960e1  metamrph    ee7794dd119f5f2c52e7ba589d78067a89ff3cab 
224a12  2097152  ca72a4b3  metamrph    a09deb6d7cb8be4edaeb78e0e676ea2d6055e9e0 
224a13  2097152  86b58feb  metamrph    5a43746e2cd3c7aca21496c092aef83e64b3ab2c 
224a14  262144  3c79b404  metamrph    7c6bb4cbf050f314ea0cd3e8bc6e1947d0573084 
224a06  2097152  972f6abe  metamrph    30907495fc49fe3424c092b074c1dc137aa14306 
224a07  1048576  61b2f97a  metamrph    34bf835d6361c7809d40fa20fd238c9e2a84b101 
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cabinet art
marquee metamrph.png
control panel metamrph.png
flyer metamrph.png
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additional information
info 0.102 [Stefan Lindberg]

0.67 [R. Belmont, Phil Stroffolino]

TODO:
  • Hung up on the LVC ROM test
Bugs:
  • Crashes just before approaching the first level's boss with an Access Violation error. Kekule (ID 00758)
WIP:
  • 0.123u6: Zsolt Vasvari fixed game doesn't start.
  • 0.102: Stefan Lindberg added Metamorphic Force (ver EAA). Renamed (metamrph) to (metamrpu).
  • 0.69: GMB added clone Metamorphic Force (Japan ver JAA).
  • 0.67: R. Belmont and Phil Stroffolino added Metamorphic Force (US ver UAA (Konami 1993) and clone (Japan ver JAA).
  • 17th May 2003: Yasuhiro Ogawa added Japan versions of G.I. Joe and Metamorphic Force.
  • 30th March 2003: R. Belmont enabled the shadows in Konami System GX driver and tilemap alpha blending in the Mystic Warriors driver. David Haywood fixed flickering sprites in Metamorphic Force, graphics layer offsets in several games in both the Mystic Warriors and Konami System GX drivers. Acho A. Tang added the infrastructure support for 3 independent colored shadows/highlights as required by the Konami games, and he cracked the protection in Violent Storm. The improvements also allow Twinbee Yahhoo to be fully playable now.
  • 21st March 2003: Acho A. Tang fixed various graphics glitches in Mystic Warriors, Kyukyoku Sentai Dadandarn, Metamorphic Force and Gaiapolis. R. Belmont improved the graphics in the aforementioned drivers.
LEVELS: 6

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Romset: 15360 kb / 14 files / 6.52 zip
history Metamorphic Force (c) 1993 Konami.


Beat-'em-up with four selectable characters who have the power to morph into Were-animals.


- TECHNICAL -


Game ID : GX224


Main CPU : 68000 (@ 16 Mhz)

Sound CPU : Z80 (@ 8 Mhz)

Sound Chips : (2x) K054539 (@ 48 Khz)


Screen orientation : Horizontal

Video resolution : 288 x 224 pixels

Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz

Palette colors : 2048


Players : 4

Control : 8-way joystick

Buttons : 2


- TRIVIA -


King Records released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Konami Amusement Sounds '93 Autumn - KICA-7620, 7621) on 21/10/1993.


- UPDATES -


JAPAN version :

* Has additional Japanese subtitles when bosses speak.

* Has an energy bar instead of numbers.


US version :

* Has numbers to count energy instead of an energy bar.


- STAFF -
  • Producers : K. Kozuki, Y. Nishimura
  • Exective producer : M. Inoue
  • Software designers : Gen, Tetsu. W, Yossy
  • Graphic designers : Asa "DON", Satochan, Sochichi
  • Sound effects : Sakagon
  • Music editors : M. Izu, Ega
  • Hardware designer : Yusaku
  • Visiual designer : Ricky
  • - SOURCES -
  • Game's rom.
  • Edit this entry at Arcade-History.com: http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=metamorphic-force&page=detail&id=1621&o=2
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code comments
00000000:202631:00000063:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Credits
62000000:000000:00000000:00000000  Select Starting Stage:Enable on the "Press Start" screen after you've inserted a credit
00010001:202A2C:00000000:FFFFFFFF  Stage 1
00010001:202A2C:00000001:FFFFFFFF  Stage 2
00010001:202A2C:00000002:FFFFFFFF  Bonus Stage 1
00010001:202A2C:00000003:FFFFFFFF  Stage 3
00010001:202A2C:00000004:FFFFFFFF  Stage 4
00010001:202A2C:00000005:FFFFFFFF  Bonus Stage 2
00010001:202A2C:00000006:FFFFFFFF  Stage 5
00010001:202A2C:00000007:FFFFFFFF  Stage 6
20800000:007D43:00000001:FFFFFFFF  Invincibility
20810000:009E0D:000000F6:FFFFFFFF  Invincibility (2/4):1st = Disabled Enemy's Catch
20810000:009EA8:00000060:FFFFFFFF  Invincibility (3/4):2nd = Punch, Hand Weapon (Sword, Axe) etc
20810000:009FAC:00000060:FFFFFFFF  Invincibility (4/4):3rd & 4th = Thrown Weapon, Iron Ball, Magic etc
00000000:204039:00000000:FFFFFFFF  1 Hit to Kill Enemy
00010000:2040B9:00000000:FFFFFFFF  1 Hit to Kill Enemy (2/6):1st - 5th = Normal Enemy
00010000:204139:00000000:FFFFFFFF  1 Hit to Kill Enemy (3/6)
00010000:2041B9:00000000:FFFFFFFF  1 Hit to Kill Enemy (4/6)
00010000:204239:00000000:FFFFFFFF  1 Hit to Kill Enemy (5/6)
00110000:20463A:00000000:FFFFFFFF  1 Hit to Kill Enemy (6/6):Boss
60000000:000000:00000000:00000000 
00000000:203200:00000063:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Lives PL1
00000000:203205:0000005F:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Energy PL1
00000000:202600:00000000:00000010  Rapid Fire PL1:Turn it OFF on the name entry screen
00000000:203210:00000063:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Lives PL2
00000000:203215:0000005F:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Energy PL2
00000000:202601:00000000:00000010  Rapid Fire PL2:Turn it OFF on the name entry screen
00000000:203220:00000063:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Lives PL3
00000000:203225:0000005F:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Energy PL3
00000000:202602:00000000:00000010  Rapid Fire PL3:Turn it OFF on the name entry screen
00000000:203230:00000063:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Lives PL4
00000000:203235:0000005F:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Energy PL4
00000000:202603:00000000:00000010  Rapid Fire PL4:Turn it OFF on the name entry screen
60000000:000000:00000000:00000000 
20900000:0010D6:000010D8:FFFFFFFF  Skip RAM/ROM Check:It's better to use together with Pre-Enable
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