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title Columns III (Mega Play)
set name mp_col3
manufacturer Sega
year 1993
genre Puzzle (hof)
category Puzzle / Drop (hof)
driver status good
driver source megaplay.c
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rating

65.4% after 23 votes
 
BIOS megaplay
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display
colour emulation good
palette 512
display type raster
orientation horizontal
resolution 256x224
frequency 60.000000Hz
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sound
sound emulation good
channels stereo
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controls
players 2
nplayers 2P sim
controls 8 way joystick
buttons 3
coin slots 2
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hardware
cpu 68000 @ 7.670453MHz
cpu Z80 @ 3.579545MHz
cpu Z80 @ 3.57954MHz
audio YM2612 @ 7.670453MHz
audio SN76496 @ 3.579545MHz
audio SN76496 @ 3.57954MHz
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data
version added .100u2
last change(s) .109 .100u3
roms
name size crc set flags sha1
ep15294.ic2  131072  aa8dc2d8  megaplay    96771ad7b79dc9c83a1594243250d65052d23176 
epr-a15294.ic2  131072  f97c68aa  megaplay    bcabc879950bca1ced11c550a484e697ec5706b2 
3.ic2  262144  a1602235  mp_col3    38751b585849c8966acc3f508714937fe29dcf5c 
2.ic1  262144  999b2fe6  mp_col3    ad967a28e4eebd7b01273e4e04c35a0198ef834a 
1.ic3  32768  dac9bf91  mp_col3    0117972a7181f8aaf942a259cc8764b821031253 
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cabinet art
cabinet mp_col3.png
control panel mp_col3.png
PCB megaplay.png
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additional information
info 0.100u2 [f205v, Guru]

WIP:
  • 0.127: Added 4x 'Unknown' dipswitch.
  • 0.100u2: Guru added Columns III (Mega Play) (Sega 1993).
  • 15th September 2005: David Haywood - Added Columns 3 (Mega Play). Seems to work correctly.
  • 12th September 2005: Guru - Columns III arrived. Thanks to f205v.
Recommended Games:
Romset: 544 kb / 3 files / 254 zip
history Columns III - Revenge of Columns [Mega-Play] (c) 1993 Sega.


Align 3 or more items of the same colour vertically, horizontally or diagonally.


- TECHNICAL -


Main CPU : 68000 (@ 7.670442 Mhz), (2x) Z80 (@ 3.57954 Mhz)

Sound Chips : YM3438 (@ 7.670442 Mhz), (2x) SN76496 (@ 3.57954 Mhz)


Screen orientation : Horizontal

Video resolution : 320 x 224 pixels

Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz

Palette colors : 96


Players : 2

Control : 8-way Joystick

Buttons : 3

=> [A] Rotate, [B] Crush Bar Attack, [C] Rotate


- TRIVIA -


This game is known in Japan as 'Columns III - Taiketsu! Columns World' (translates from Japanese as 'Columns III - Showdown! Columns World').


Official Sega Mega-Play releases list :

[Mega-Play 01] Sonic The Hedgehog

[Mega-Play 02] Golden Axe II

[Mega-Play 03] Grand Slam - The Tennis Tournament

[Mega-Play 04] Tecmo World Cup

[Mega-Play 05] Streets Of Rage 2

[Mega-Play 06] Bio-Hazard Battle

[Mega-Play 07] Sonic The Hedgehog 2

[Mega-Play 08] ???

[Mega-Play 09] Shinobi III - Return of the Ninja Master

[Mega-Play 10] ???

[Mega-Play 11] Mazin Wars


[Mega-Play ??] Columns III - Revenge of Columns

[Mega-Play ??] Gunstar Heroes


- UPDATES -


The US version is completely different :

* "Winners Don't Use Drugs" screen added.

* "Recycle It, Don't Trash It!" screen added.

* Sega Logo screen is shown during attract mode.

* More dip-switches.


- SCORING -


Your score will increase every time you clear a set of jewels.


- SERIES -
  1. Columns (1990)
  2. Columns II - The Voyage Through Time (1990)
  3. Columns III - Revenge of Columns (1993)
  4. Stack Columns (1994)
  5. Super Columns (1995, Sega Game Gear)
  6. Columns '97 (1997)
  7. Hanagumi Taisen Columns - Sakura Wars (1998)
  8. Hanagumi Taisen Columns 2 (2000, Sega Dreamcast)
  9. Columns Crown (2002, Nintendo Game Boy Advance)
resource links view in MAWS
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view high score and replay at MARP
view in Progetto EMMA (Italian)
view in arcade-history.com
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cheats
cheats no cheats available
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