MAWS - showing resource: travrusa

title	Traverse USA / Zippy Race
set name	travrusa
manufacturer	Irem
year	1983
genre	Driving (hof)
category	Driving / Race Bike (hof)
driver status	good
driver source	travrusa.c
snapshots	MW: in game / CT: in game \| title ( 1 ) / PS: in game \| title zoom
rating	69.6% after 46 votes
clones	MotoRace USA

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

.030

last change(s)

.106u12

roms

name	size	crc	set	sha1
zr1-0.m3	8192	be066c0a	travrusa	fed0ef114b08519b99d77485b73768a838d2f06e
zr1-5.l3	8192	145d6b34	travrusa	c9e2bd1d3e62c496e4c5057c4012b069dfcf592d
zr1-6a.k3	8192	e1b51383	travrusa	34f4476c1bcc28c53c8ffa7b614f443a329aae13
zr1-7.j3	8192	85cd1a51	travrusa	7eb046514845cb9d2507ee24d1b2f7cc5402ac02
mr10.1a	4096	a02ad8a0	travrusa	aff80b506dbecabed2a36eb743693940f6a22d16
zippyrac.001	8192	aa8994dd	travrusa	9b326ce52a03d723e5c3c1b5fd4aa8fa7f70f904
mr8.3c	8192	3a046dd1	travrusa	65c1dd1c0b5fb72ac5c04e11a577308245e4b312
mr9.3a	8192	1cc3d3f4	travrusa	e7ee365d43d783cb6b7df37c6edeadbed35318d9
zr1-8.n3	8192	3e2c7a6b	travrusa	abc9eeb656ab6ed5f14e10fc988f75f21ccf037a
zr1-9.l3	8192	13be6a14	travrusa	47861910fe4c46cd72634cf7d834be2da2a0a4f9
zr1-10.k3	8192	6fcc9fdb	travrusa	88f878b9ebf07c5a16f8cb742016cac971ed3f10
mmi6349.ij	512	c9724350	travrusa	1fac20cdc0a53d94e8f67b49d7dd71d1b9f1f7ef
tbp18s.2	32	a1130007	travrusa	9deb0eed75dd06e86f83c819a3393158be7c9dce
tbp24s10.3	256	76062638	travrusa	7378a26cf455d9d3df90929dc665870514c34b54

cabinet	travrusa.png
control panel	travrusa.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

Traverse USA (c) 06/1983 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 -

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

- PORTS -

* Consoles :

Sega SG-1000 ("Zippy Race")

Nintendo Famicom ("Zippy Race")

Sega Saturn (1996, as "Zippy Race" in "Irem Arcade Classics")

Sony PlayStation (1996, as "Zippy Race" in "Irem Arcade Classics")

* Computers :

MSX ("Zippy Race")

- SOURCES -

Game's rom.

Machine's picture.

Edit this entry at Arcade-History.com: http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=traverse-usa&page=detail&id=2961&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 GameFAQs
view in KLOV
view in MamEnd
view in System16

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.