MAWS - showing resource: sqix

title	Super Qix (set 1)
set name	sqix
manufacturer	Taito
year	1987
genre	Puzzle (hof)
category	Puzzle / Outline (hof)
driver status	good
driver source	superqix.c
snapshots	MW: in game / CT: in game \| title / EJ: in game / PS: in game \| title \| scores zoom
rating	59.6% after 22 votes
clones	Super Qix (bootleg) Super Qix (set 2) Super Qix (US)

colour emulation	good
palette	256
display type	raster
orientation	vertical
resolution	224x256
frequency	60.000000Hz

sound emulation	good
channels	mono

players	2
nplayers	2P alt
controls	4 way joystick
buttons	1
coin slots	2

cpu	Z80 @ 6MHz
cpu	I8751 @ 4MHz
audio	AY-3-8910A @ 1.5MHz
audio	AY-3-8910A @ 1.5MHz

version added

.031

last change(s)

.090 .084u1

roms

name	size	crc	set	flags	sha1
b03-01-1	32768	ad614117	sqix		c461f00a2aecde1bc3860c15a3c31091b14665a2
b03-02	65536	9c23cb64	sqix		7e04cb18cabdc0031621162cbc228cd95875a022
sq07.108	4096	8be4d2a8	sqix	bad dump	a0c72cd87b2cddc67070b0a533fca111dbb9a984
b03-04	32768	f815ef45	sqix		4189d455b6ccf3ae922d410fb624c4665203febf
b03-03	65536	6e8b6a67	sqix		c71117cc880a124c46397c446d1edc1cbf681200
b03-06	65536	38154517	sqix		703ad4cfe54a4786c67aedcca5998b57f39fd857
b03-05	65536	df326540	sqix		1fe025edcd38202e24c4e1005f478b6a88533453

cabinet	sqix.png
marquee	sqix.png
control panel	sqix.png
flyer	sqix.png
PCB	sqix.png

info	0.31 [Mirko Buffoni, Nicola Salmoria] WIP: 0.125u7: Couriersud fixed sprites slowdown. 15th March 2008: Guru - Super Qix PCB arrived, thanks to madness. 0.119u3: Added clone Super Qix (US). 0.93u2: Nicola Salmoria fixed bitmaps display for 2 Player game in Super Qix. 31st January 2005: Dumping Project - Randy bagged a 'Super Qix'" board for possible trojaning. 0.90: Nicola Salmoria updated the Super Qix driver. Repaired the ROM code and added support for the I8751 MCU, so the two original sets work. Also swapped sqix and sqixa, because the former was dumped from a bootleg board. Added I8751 (4MHz) CPU2. 0.84u1: David Haywood added clone Super Qix (set 2). Renamed (superqix) to (sqix). 4th March 2003: David Haywood converted the Super Qix driver to the tilemap system. 0.34b5: Mirko Buffoni fixed sprite flipping in Super Qix. 0.34b3: Juan Carlos Lorente added hiscore save in Super Qix. 0.33b7: Super Qix might be running at the proper speed now [Nicola Salmoria]. 0.31: Mirko Buffoni and Nicola Salmoria added Super Qix (Taito 1987) and clone (bootleg). Speed is wrong (much too slow). Sprite flipping is not emulated. Due to protection, the original version doesn't work. Use the bootleg instead. LEVELS: 16 Recommended Games (Qix): Qix Super Qix Twin Qix Jin Volfied Romset: 324 kb / 7 files / 132 zip
history	Super Qix (c) 1987 Taito. Draw lines to reveal a hidden picture. - TECHNICAL - Prom Stickers : B03 Main CPU : Z80, I8751 Sound Chips : (2x) AY8910 Screen orientation : Vertical Video resolution : 224 x 256 pixels Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz Palette colors : 256 Players : 2 Control : 4-way joystick Buttons : 1 - TRIVIA - Developed by Kaneko. - UPDATES - The bootleg don't uses the I8751 @ 4 Mhz :-) - TIPS AND TRICKS - * Free Credits : Ever wonder why the attract mode says "Go for 98%"? It's because if you cover at least 98% of the playing surface, you're rewarded with a free credit. This is very possible if you get the 'freeze' powerup. - SERIES - Qix (1981) Qix II - Tournament (1982) Super Qix (1987) Twin Qix (1995)
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 GameFAQs view in KLOV view in MamEnd view in System16 view in The Arcade Flyer Archive

cheats

code	comments
00000000:E4CD:00000000:FFFFFFFF	Infinite freeze time
00000000:F85C:000000E4:FFFFFFFF	Stop around timer
00010000:F85E:00000004:FFFFFFFF	Stop around timer (2/2)
60000000:0000:00000000:00000000
00000000:F814:0000000A:FFFFFFFF	Infinite Lives PL1
00000001:F011:00000099:FFFFFFFF	Finish this Round faster PL1
00000001:F869:00000003:FFFFFFFF	Get 3 letters out of 4 Now! PL1
00000001:F869:00000004:FFFFFFFF	Get 4 letters out of 5 Now! PL1
00000001:F869:00000005:FFFFFFFF	Get 5 letters out of 6 Now! PL1
00000001:F869:00000006:FFFFFFFF	Get 6 letters out of 7 Now! PL1
00000001:F869:00000004:FFFFFFFF	Get 7 letters out of 8 Now! PL1
60000000:0000:00000000:00000000
00000000:F815:0000000A:FFFFFFFF	Infinite Lives PL2
00000001:F012:00000099:FFFFFFFF	Finish this Round faster PL2
00000001:F880:00000003:FFFFFFFF	Get 3 letters out of 4 Now! PL2
00000001:F869:00000004:FFFFFFFF	Get 4 letters out of 5 Now! PL2
00000001:F869:00000005:FFFFFFFF	Get 5 letters out of 6 Now! PL2
00000001:F869:00000006:FFFFFFFF	Get 6 letters out of 7 Now! PL2
00000001:F869:00000004:FFFFFFFF	Get 7 letters out of 8 Now! PL2
60000000:0000:00000000:00000000
00000000:E4A8:0000008F:FFFFFFFF	Always have shield
00000000:E4A8:00000001:FFFFFFFF	Always have speed up
00000000:E4A8:00000009:FFFFFFFF	Always have max speed
00000000:E4A8:00000004:FFFFFFFF	Always have freeze
00000000:E4A8:0000000D:FFFFFFFF	Always have freeze+speed
00000001:E4A8:0000008F:FFFFFFFF	Get shield Now!
00000001:E4A8:00000001:FFFFFFFF	Get speed up Now!
00000001:E4A8:00000009:FFFFFFFF	Get max speed Now!
00000001:E4A8:00000004:FFFFFFFF	Get freeze Now!
00000001:E4A8:0000000D:FFFFFFFF	Get freeze+speed Now!
00000001:F804:00000000:FFFFFFFF	Next Goto Round 2
00000001:F804:00000001:FFFFFFFF	Next Goto Round 3
00000001:F804:00000002:FFFFFFFF	Next Goto Round 4
00000001:F804:00000003:FFFFFFFF	Next Goto Round 5
00000001:F804:00000004:FFFFFFFF	Next Goto Round 6
00000001:F804:00000005:FFFFFFFF	Next Goto Round 7
00000001:F804:00000006:FFFFFFFF	Next Goto Round 8
00000001:F804:00000007:FFFFFFFF	Next Goto Round 9
00000001:F804:00000008:FFFFFFFF	Next Goto Round 10
00000001:F804:00000009:FFFFFFFF	Next Goto Round 11
00000001:F804:0000000A:FFFFFFFF	Next Goto Round 12
00000001:F804:0000000B:FFFFFFFF	Next Goto Round 13
00000001:F804:0000000C:FFFFFFFF	Next Goto Round 14
00000001:F804:0000000D:FFFFFFFF	Next Goto Round 15
00000001:F804:0000000E:FFFFFFFF	Next Goto Round 16