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title Sky Soldiers (US)
set name skysoldr
manufacturer [Alpha Denshi Co.] (SNK of America/Romstar license)
year 1988
genre Shooter (hof)
category Shooter / Flying Vertical (hof)
driver status good
driver source alpha68k.c
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rating

61.9% after 41 votes
 
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display
colour emulation good
palette 2048
display type raster
orientation vertical
resolution 224x256
frequency 60.000000Hz
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sound
sound emulation good
channels mono
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controls
players 2
nplayers 2P sim
controls 8 way joystick
buttons 2
coin slots 2
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hardware
cpu 68000 @ 8MHz
cpu Z80 @ 7.15909MHz
audio YM2203 @ 3MHz
audio YM2413 @ 8MHz
audio DAC
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data
version added .036b01
last change(s) none since version .53
roms
name size crc set flags sha1
ss.3  131072  7b88aa2e  skysoldr    17ed682fb67e8fa05a1309e87ac29c09adcd7474 
ss.4  131072  f0283d43  skysoldr    bfbc7235c9ff52b9ab269247e9c4a9d574ba25e2 
ss.1  131072  20e9dbc7  skysoldr    632e5c7348a88620b85f968501a33609cc993972 
ss.2  131072  486f3432  skysoldr    56b6c74031001bccb98e73f228e697556e8111d4 
ss.7  65536  b711fad4  skysoldr    0a9515cb36b8d03ee5f7e0669a9948571b4ec34e 
ss.8  65536  e5cf7b37  skysoldr    770ee80a1cc0f877486c6b47812db2b1118651d9 
ss.9  65536  76124ca2  skysoldr    5b87178ab663cd8aa67670f0c14c9cbb8616b04d 
ss.5  32768  928ba287  skysoldr    c415c5b84b83ee0e5e0aa60eb33132145fcd7487 
ss.6  32768  93b30b55  skysoldr    51cacc48f4a298131852d41da80126bda5988920 
ss.10  131072  e48c1623  skysoldr    1181e16d0d36d246ce4401b5cdacb0780acf835c 
ss.14  131072  190c8704  skysoldr    88b12720d0aa01f9df5792f8f3229e582995e4a1 
ss.18  131072  cb6ff33a  skysoldr    b1e24b11e0c5da12d21282120e3aab8773854e11 
ss.22  131072  e69b4485  skysoldr    041fcadb84d92bca4650768ad954fe47cfa00e62 
ss.11  131072  6c63e9c5  skysoldr    cb349a8e0a2a1bcd098c59a879d8e4cbb51adee6 
ss.15  131072  55f71ab1  skysoldr    2cb69d5532b35915b1fe5653a351508eccabd945 
ss.19  131072  312a21f5  skysoldr    aef32d805cd338c3980cb282e86157590fbfe791 
ss.23  131072  923c19c2  skysoldr    8ca88e49dc246798fd0c59cff2669a15aaa933a6 
ss.12  131072  63bb4e89  skysoldr    98b5d61469c18830459ccf8aaa51d101e4ae0a4f 
ss.16  131072  138179f7  skysoldr    2eb02077ffa4a87feed2c0503b294730f67ac484 
ss.20  131072  268cc7b4  skysoldr    a9fe6b3302bafd52214a7eb0ad8a8a238eb29542 
ss.24  131072  f63b8417  skysoldr    6a629ae6dd2b15c840f778a0f2ce9476ef578d5e 
ss.13  131072  3506c06b  skysoldr    434f12523973de0d08ae30320d833be445c36e3f 
ss.17  131072  a7f524e0  skysoldr    97e3e637d754a8c8c25c9b8bf8f67b1f8776e460 
ss.21  131072  cb7bf5fe  skysoldr    8ded0be6b7d3ac4478234df9e72e6cad95f36d21 
ss.25  131072  65138016  skysoldr    871b0ba39710b1094519cd808339e80ea366a016 
ss.3  131072  7b88aa2e  skysoldr    17ed682fb67e8fa05a1309e87ac29c09adcd7474 
ss.4  131072  f0283d43  skysoldr    bfbc7235c9ff52b9ab269247e9c4a9d574ba25e2 
ss.1  131072  20e9dbc7  skysoldr    632e5c7348a88620b85f968501a33609cc993972 
ss.2  131072  486f3432  skysoldr    56b6c74031001bccb98e73f228e697556e8111d4 
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cabinet art
cabinet skysoldr.png
marquee skysoldr.png
control panel skysoldr.png
flyer skysoldr.png
PCB skysoldr.png
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additional information
info 0.36b1 [Bryan McPhail]

WIP:
  • 15th July 2002: Stephane Humbert fixed dipswitch settings in Sky Soldiers and Sky Alert.
  • 17th July 1999: Bryan McPhail sent in drivers for Time Soldiers, Sky Soldiers, Sky Adventure and Gang Wars.
  • 6th June 1999: Bryan McPhail has gotten a nice new shiny computer science degree, and for a nice celebration he almost finished some drivers. Here are some pics of Gang Wars, Gold Medalist, Sky Adventure, Sky Soldiers and Time Soldiers, but don't expect to see these before 0.36b1.
  • 0.36b1: Bryan McPhail added Sky Soldiers (SNK / Romstar 1988).
LEVELS: 14

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Romset: 3328 kb / 29 files / 918.3 zip
history Sky Soldiers (c) 09/1988 SNK.


- TECHNICAL -


Game ID : Alpha-68K96II 'SS'


Main CPU : 68000 (@ 8 Mhz)

Sound CPU : Z80 (@ 7.15909 Mhz)

Sound Chips : YM2203 (@ 3 Mhz), YM2413 (@ 8 Mhz), DAC (@ 8 Mhz)


Screen orientation : Vertical

Video resolution : 224 x 256 pixels

Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz

Palette Colors : 2048


Players : 2

Control : 8-way joystick

Buttons : 2


- TRIVIA -


Licensed to SNK for US manufacture and to Romstar for US distribution.


- SOURCES -


Game's rom.

Machine's picture.



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cheats
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code comments
00000000:40005:00000099:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Credits
60000000:00000:00000000:00000000 
00000000:4041F:00000099:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Lives PL1
00000000:40112:000000FA:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Ammo PL1:Get a weapon first
00000000:40163:00000064:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Bombs PL1
00000000:40415:00000005:FFFFFFFF  Max. Fire Power PL1
00000000:40419:00000002:FFFFFFFF  Invincibility PL1:See the Dip Switch Menu to enable an alternate Invincibility cheat.
00000000:4041E:00000002:00000002  Max. Extra Weapon Power - Buster PL1
00000000:4041E:00000008:00000008  Max. Extra Weapon Power - F.Ball PL1
00000000:4041E:00000020:00000020  Max. Extra Weapon Power - Homing PL1
00000000:4041E:00000080:00000080  Max. Extra Weapon Power - Missile PL1
00000000:40100:00000000:FFFFFFFF  Rapid Fire - Shot PL1:Turn it OFF on the E.W. select screen
00000000:40102:00000000:FFFFFFFF  Rapid Fire - E.W. PL1:Turn it OFF on the E.W. select screen
60000000:00000:00000000:00000000 
00000000:4043F:00000099:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Lives PL2
00000000:40113:000000FA:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Ammo PL2:Get a weapon first
00000000:40165:00000064:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Bombs PL2
00000000:40435:00000005:FFFFFFFF  Max. Fire Power PL2
00000000:40439:00000002:FFFFFFFF  Invincibility PL2:See the Dip Switch Menu to enable an alternate Invincibility cheat.
00000000:4043E:00000002:00000002  Max. Extra Weapon Power - Buster PL2
00000000:4043E:00000008:00000008  Max. Extra Weapon Power - F.Ball PL2
00000000:4043E:00000020:00000020  Max. Extra Weapon Power - Homing PL2
00000000:4043E:00000080:00000080  Max. Extra Weapon Power - Missile PL2
00000000:40101:00000000:FFFFFFFF  Rapid Fire - Shot PL2:Turn it OFF on the E.W. select screen
00000000:40103:00000000:FFFFFFFF  Rapid Fire - E.W. PL2:Turn it OFF on the E.W. select screen
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