MAWS - showing resource: motorace

title	MotoRace USA
set name	motorace
manufacturer	Irem (Williams license)
year	1983
genre	Driving (hof)
category	Driving / Race Bike (hof)
driver status	good
driver source	travrusa.c
snapshots	MW: in game \| parent / CT: in game \| title \| parent / Mr. Do: artwork / PS: in game \| title \| scores \| parent zoom
rating	63.1% after 61 votes
parent	Traverse USA / Zippy Race

colour emulation	good
palette	256
display type	raster
orientation	vertical
resolution	256x240
frequency	56.750000Hz

sound emulation	good
channels	mono

players	2
nplayers	2P alt
controls	2 way joystick
buttons	2
coin slots	3

cpu	Z80 @ 4MHz
cpu	M6803 @ 3.579545MHz
audio	AY-3-8910A @ 0.894886MHz
audio	AY-3-8910A @ 0.894886MHz
audio	MSM5205 @ 0.384MHz
audio	Discrete

version added

.033b04

last change(s)

none since version .53

roms

name	size	crc	set	sha1
mr.cpu	8192	89030b0c	motorace	dec4209385bbccff4a3c0d93d6507110ef841331
mr1.3l	8192	0904ed58	motorace	2776e031cb58f99103bc35299bffd7612d954608
mr2.3k	8192	8a2374ec	motorace	7159731f5ef2485e3c822e3e8e51e9583dd1c6bc
mr3.3j	8192	2f04c341	motorace	ae990d9d4abdd7d6ef9d21aa62125fe2e0067623
mr10.1a	4096	a02ad8a0	travrusa	aff80b506dbecabed2a36eb743693940f6a22d16
mr7.3e	8192	492a60be	motorace	9a3d6407b834eb7c3e3c8bb292ff124550a2787c
mr8.3c	8192	3a046dd1	travrusa	65c1dd1c0b5fb72ac5c04e11a577308245e4b312
mr9.3a	8192	1cc3d3f4	travrusa	e7ee365d43d783cb6b7df37c6edeadbed35318d9
mr4.3n	8192	5cf1a0d6	motorace	ef0883e71ee1e9c38cf3f444d9d8e79a08076b78
mr5.3m	8192	f75f2aad	motorace	e4a8a3da56cbc04f0c9041afac182d1bfceb1d0d
mr6.3k	8192	518889a0	motorace	70b417104ce86132cb5542813c1e0509b2260756
mmi6349.ij	512	c9724350	travrusa	1fac20cdc0a53d94e8f67b49d7dd71d1b9f1f7ef
tbp18s.2	32	a1130007	travrusa	9deb0eed75dd06e86f83c819a3393158be7c9dce
tbp24s10.3	256	76062638	travrusa	7378a26cf455d9d3df90929dc665870514c34b54

cabinet	travrusa.png
marquee	motorace.png
control panel	travrusa.png
flyer	motorace.png
PCB	motorace.png

info

0.30 [Lee Taylor, John Clegg]

WIP:

0.123u2: Fixed proms addresses from ($100, 120) to ($200, 220). Changed palettesize to 256 colors.
0.124u5: Couriersud added discrete mixing and filtering to IREM games using M52-sound-c boards: Moon Patrol and Traverse USA. Replaced 2nd MSM5205 sound with Discrete.
0.122u8: Fixed cpu2 rom address to $7000.
0.122u7: Changed M6803 CPU2 clock speed to 3579545 Hz.
0.106u12: Fixed rom names.
0.64: Changed VSync to 56.75 Hz and palettesize to 144 colors.
0.37b6: Changed M6803 CPU2 and the 2x AY-8910 clock speeds to 894886 Hz.
0.35b11: Changed M6803 CPU2 clock speed to 1.5MHz.
0.35b10: Changed M6803 CPU2 clock speed to 6MHz.
4th March 1999: Nicola Salmoria has converted Traverse USA to the tilemap system for testing purposes.
0.35b5: Nicola Salmoria kludged in a fix for char/sprite priority in Traverse USA. The TileMap code is now mature enough to be used in new drivers. For examples, look into gng, gaiden and travrusa [Phil Stroffolino].
0.35b3: Changed M6803 clock speed to 1MHz and fixed input.
0.35b1: Changed description to 'Traverse USA / Zippy Race'.
0.34RC1: Nicola fixed music in Moon Patrol, Traverse USA and the other Irem games.
0.33b4: Nicola Salmoria added clone MotoRace USA.
0.31: Gerald Vanderick accurate the colors in Traverse USA.
0.30: Lee Taylor and John Clegg added Traverse USA (Irem 1983) and clone Motorace USA (Testdriver). Need color proms.

LEVELS: 5

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Romset: 85 kb / 14 files / 43.0 zip

history

MotoRace USA (c) 07/1983 Irem.

- TECHNICAL -

Irem M-52 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 : Vertical

Video resolution : 256 x 240 pixels

Screen refresh : 56.75 Hz

Palette colors : 144

Players : 2

Control : 2-way joystick

Buttons : 2

- TRIVIA -

Licensed to Williams.

This game is also known as "Traverse USA" and "Zippy Race".

Lyle Holman holds the official record for this game with 2,058,300 points.

- SOURCES -

Game's rom.

Edit this entry at Arcade-History.com: http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=motorace-usa&page=detail&id=1679&o=2

resource links

view in MAWS
view in CAESAR
view high score and replay at MARP
view in Progetto EMMA (Italian)
view in arcade-history.com
view in arcade-history.com
view in GameFAQs
view in GameFAQs
view in KLOV
view in KLOV
view in MamEnd
view in MamEnd
view in System16
view in System16
view in The Arcade Flyer Archive

cheats

code	comments
00000000:E70D:00000001:FFFFFFFF	Rank always set to 1st
60000000:0000:00000000:00000000	-----------------------------------------------
60000000:0000:00000000:00000000	Infinite Fuel must be turned off at New York.
60000000:0000:00000000:00000000	-----------------------------------------------
00000000:E708:0000001E:FFFFFFFF	Infinite Fuel
00000000:E309:00000026:FFFFFFFF	Always Super Speed
00000001:E309:00000026:FFFFFFFF	Super Speed Now!:Use this with an Activation Key for best effect
60000000:0000:00000000:00000000	-------------------------------------------
60000000:0000:00000000:00000000	Invincibility must be turned OFF before
60000000:0000:00000000:00000000	entering the final straight of each city.
60000000:0000:00000000:00000000	-------------------------------------------
00000000:E300:00000003:FFFFFFFF	Invincibility:See the Dip Switch Menu to enable an alternate Invincibility cheat.