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title	Thunder Blaster (Japan)
set name	thndblst
manufacturer	Irem
year	1991
genre	Shooter (hof)
category	Shooter / Flying Vertical (hof)
driver status	good
driver source	m92.c
snapshots	MW: in game \| parent / CT: in game \| title \| parent / EJ: parent / PS: in game \| title \| scores \| parent zoom
rating	60.3% after 16 votes
parent	Lethal Thunder (World)

colour emulation	good
palette	2048
display type	raster
orientation	vertical
resolution	240x320
frequency	60.000000Hz

sound emulation	good
channels	mono

players	2
nplayers	2P sim
controls	8 way joystick
buttons	2
coin slots	2

cpu	V33 @ 9MHz
cpu	V30 @ 7.15909MHz
audio	YM2151 @ 3.579545MHz
audio	Irem GA20 @ 3.579545MHz

version added

.036b09

last change(s)

none since version .53

roms

name	size	crc	set	sha1
lt_d-h0j.rom	131072	dc218a18	thndblst	f092245fd56ca75096c77ce6abf848454b905cfc
lt_d-l0j.rom	131072	ae9a3f81	thndblst	c323073e2c245b3c52f93e07b98b0c2d4f4e97b1
lt_d-h1.rom	131072	d7dd3d48	lethalth	b848feee55159e334f711e4f661d415ffc1e3513
lt_d-l1.rom	131072	b94b3bd8	lethalth	7b89d9177d8b357b09317606cb2070c14c3449a5
lt_d-sh0.rom	65536	af5b224f	lethalth	a07f2c6ca0e65af016d74b90342cfaab7535324e
lt_d-sl0.rom	65536	cb3faac3	lethalth	e1ee32fac7ee9e97fbf68904572e90aa9d0c9460
lt_7a.rom	262144	ada0fd50	lethalth	7eeb33360cacddf8887f3acce65350af0251936d
lt_7b.rom	262144	d2596883	lethalth	5a9f7384c63304c3c1e27375419d59a2b476f46a
lt_7d.rom	262144	2de637ef	lethalth	bd1be59d4fe9bf365454c1d471effd88aa942df6
lt_7h.rom	262144	9f6585cd	lethalth	5d59addc65c3ce20e7ea090a178fe9e17fba525b
lt_7j.rom	262144	baf8863e	lethalth	fd5937cd70fcffd861a207dc4769d34459dd28d3
lt_7l.rom	262144	40fd50af	lethalth	d9bf1e339671fd167fad237bb5bc6d1b183686f5
lt_7s.rom	262144	c8e970df	lethalth	7771c17b36dcc9f01ac9e033f3f86e571c5ebbd3
lt_7y.rom	262144	f5436708	lethalth	e8cb278f4d310eeeb67e01534d17562c7fce62f0
lt_8a.rom	262144	357762a2	lethalth	d13b2a0f5d48c0171bcef708589cad194a7ea1ed

flyer	thndblst.png
PCB	lethalth.png

info	0.36b6 [Bryan McPhail] WIP: 0.106u3: Added missing 'Bonus Life' dipswitch. 0.66: Bryan McPhail fixed some bugs in the NEC CPU emulation. This includes the 99 credits bug in Lethal Thunder. 0.53: Bryan McPhail and Nicola Salmoria decrypted the sound CPU in Gunforce, Blade Master, Lethal Thunder, Undercover Cops, Mystic Riders, Major Title 2, Hook, R-Type Leo, In the Hunt and Perfect Soldiers. 19th July 2001: Nicola Salmoria decrypted the sound CPU in Blade Master and Lethal Thunder. 0.37b8: Bryan McPhail added preliminary Irem GA20 sound emulation. Preliminary sound in Blade Master, Gunforce, Undercover Cops and Lethal Thunder. Added V30 (14318180 Hz) CPU2, YM2151 (3579545 Hz), GA20 (3579545 Hz) and fixed gfx1/gfx2 rom addresses. 0.36b11: Changed V33 CPU1 clock speed to 20MHz. 0.36b9: Bryan McPhail added clone Thunder Blaster (Japan). 0.36b9: Bryan McPhail and Nao fixed a few bugs in the NEC CPU core that caused problems in Hook, Gunforce, Lethal Thunder and maybe others. 6th November 1999: Bryan McPhail added Thunder Blaster (Japan version of Lethal Thunder) to the M92 driver. 0.36b6: Bryan McPhail added Lethal Thunder (Irem 1991). Starts with 99 credits (related to memcard?). 24th September 1999: Oliver Bergmann sent in a NEC V20, V30, V33 cpu core, and Bryan McPhail submitted an Irem M92 driver with support for Blade Master, Gunforce, Lethal Thunder, Hook, Undercover Cops, R-type Leo, Major Title 2 and In The Hunt, but none of the games have sound because of an encrypted sound CPU. LEVELS: 7 Recommended Games (Star Force): Night Star (Cassette) Nova 2001 Star Jacker Zodiack Star Force Alpha Mission / ASO Alpha Mission II / ASO II Astro Warrior (Mega-Tech) Mission 660 Rafflesia S.R.D. Mission Truxton Truxton II Blast Off Blazing Lazers The Next Space Omega Fighter Lethal Thunder Pollux Strike Gunner S.T.G Vimana Explosive Breaker Final Star Force Galmedes Gunlock GunNail Nebulas Ray Super-X Gekirindan Viper Phase 1 Fever SOS Mars Matrix: Hyper Solid Shooting Romset: 2944 kb / 15 files / 1.14 zip
history	Thunder Blaster (c) 1991 Irem. - TECHNICAL - Irem M-92 system hardware Main CPU : V33 (@ 9 Mhz) Sound CPU : V30 (@ 7.15909 Mhz) Sound Chips : YM2151 (@ 3.579545 Mhz), GA20 (@ 3.579545 Mhz) Screen orientation : Vertical Video resolution : 240 x 320 pixels Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz Palette colors : 2048 Players : 2 Control : 8-way joystick Buttons : 2 - TRIVIA - This game is known outside Japan as "Lethal Thunder". - TIPS AND TRICKS - * Endings : The game has 4 endings depending on your performance... Ending 1 - Defeat all the bosses. Ending 2 - Let 2 bosses escape and defeat the others. Ending 3 - Let 3 bosses escape and defeat the others. Ending 4 - Let all the bosses escape, including the last boss. - SOURCES - Game's rom. Edit this entry at Arcade-History.com: http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=thunder-blaster&page=detail&id=2886&o=2
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cheats

code	comments
00000000:E0144:00000006:FFFFFFFF	Infinite Lives PL1
00000000:E3A38:00000001:FFFFFFFF	Invincibility PL1
00000000:E3A41:000000F0:FFFFFFFF	Max Shot Power PL1
62000000:00000:00000000:00000000	Select Weapon PL1
00010000:E3A3E:00000001:FFFFFFFF	Laser Shot
00010000:E3A3E:00000002:FFFFFFFF	Flame Shot
00010000:E3A3E:00000003:FFFFFFFF	Ball Shot
00000000:E3A48:00000000:FFFFFFFF	Infinite Shot PL1
00100000:E3A4C:00000000:FFFFFFFF	Infinite Laser PL1
00000000:E3A50:00000000:FFFFFFFF	Infinite Ball PL1
00000000:E3A5B:00000000:FFFFFFFF	Infinite Flame PL1
00000000:E0008:00000000:00000080	Rapid Fire PL1:Turn it OFF on name entry screen. Don't use this cheat with the Flame and/or Laser cheats or the game may crash
60000000:00000:00000000:00000000
00000000:E0174:00000006:FFFFFFFF	Infinite Lives PL2
00000000:E3AD8:00000001:FFFFFFFF	Invincibility PL2
00000000:E3AE1:000000F0:FFFFFFFF	Max Shot Power PL2
62000000:00000:00000000:00000000	Select Weapon PL2
00010000:E3ADE:00000001:FFFFFFFF	Laser Shot
00010000:E3ADE:00000002:FFFFFFFF	Flame Shot
00010000:E3ADE:00000003:FFFFFFFF	Ball Shot
00000000:E3AE8:00000000:FFFFFFFF	Infinite Shot PL2
00100000:E3AEC:00000000:FFFFFFFF	Infinite Laser PL2
00000000:E3AF0:00000000:FFFFFFFF	Infinite Ball PL2
00000000:E3AFB:00000000:FFFFFFFF	Infinite Flame PL2
00000000:E0009:00000000:00000080	Rapid Fire PL2:Turn it OFF on name entry screen. Don't use this cheat with the Flame and/or Laser cheats or the game may crash