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title	Ultra Tank
set name	ultratnk
manufacturer	Atari
year	1978
genre	Shooter (hof)
category	Shooter / Versus (hof)
driver status	good
driver source	ultratnk.c
snapshots	MW: in game / CT: in game \| title / PS: in game \| title zoom
rating	67% after 22 votes

colour emulation	good
palette	10
display type	raster
orientation	horizontal
resolution	256x224
frequency	60.114504Hz

sound emulation	good
channels	mono

players	2
nplayers	2P sim
controls	vdoublejoy2way
buttons	1
coin slots	2

cpu	M6502 @ 0.756MHz
audio	Discrete

version added

.053

last change(s)

.113u2 .113 .103

roms

name	size	crc	set	sha1
030180.n1	2048	b6aa6056	ultratnk	6de094017b5d87a238053fac88129d20260f8222
030181.k1	2048	17145c97	ultratnk	afe0c9c562c27cd1fba57ea83377b0a4c12496db
030182.m1	2048	034366a2	ultratnk	dc289ce4c79e9937977ca8804ce07b4c8e40e969
030183.l1	2048	be141602	ultratnk	17aad9bab9bf6bd22dc3c2214b049bbd68c87380
30172-01.j6	512	1d364b23	ultratnk	44c5792ed3f33f40cd8632718b0e82152559ecdf
30173-01.h6	512	5c32f331	ultratnk	c1d675891490fbc533eaa0da57545398d7325df8
30174-01.n6	1024	d0e20e73	ultratnk	0df1ed4a73255032bb809fb4d0a4bf3f151c749d
30175-01.m6	1024	a47459c9	ultratnk	4ca92edc172fbac923ba71731a25546c04ffc7b0
30176-01.l6	1024	1cc7c2dd	ultratnk	7f8aebe8375751183afeae35ea2d241d22ee7a4f
30177-01.k6	1024	3a91b09f	ultratnk	1e713cb612eb7d78fc4a003e4e60308f62e0b169
30218-01.j10	32	d7a2c7b4	ultratnk	7453921ecb6268b604dee3743f6e217db19c9871
30024-01.p8	512	e71d2e22	ultratnk	434c3a8237468604cce7feb40e6061d2670013b3

cabinet	ultratnk.png
control panel	ultratnk.png
flyer	ultratnk.png

info

0.53 [Phil Stroffolino]

GAME START:

Insert coin with key 5, use the option keys 9,0,- to select field, start game with key 1 and use the keys D,E,I,K to move the tank.

WIP:

0.123u2: Changed palettesize to 10 colors.
0.113u3: Derrick Renaud updated Ultra Tank to component value code instead of a generic emulation.
0.113u2: Major cleanup/rewrite of the Ultra Tank driver [Stefan Jokisch]. Added user1 rom ($0 - sync) and prom ($0). Changed M6502 CPU clock speed to 756000 Hz and VSync to 60.114504 Hz.
0.113: Stefan Jokisch splitted the sprint4 and ultratnk drivers again. Changed M6502 CPU clock speed to 1.5MHz and added 'Spare' dipswitch.
0.103: Stefan Jokisch merged the Sprint 4/Ultra Tank drivers and added to Ultra Tank: Hardware collision detection (computer is now able to manoeuvre around barriers), sprite fixes (invisble tank option works, tank explosion sequence), playfield fixes (text colors are different), watchdog and coin lockout added, sync and color proms added, motor sound fix (previously this was hooked up to the wrong address) and misc internal fixes like cpu speed, RAM size etc. Fixed cpu1/gfx1 roms addresses, added proms ($0) and user1 ($0 - sync) and fixed dipswitches.
0.80u2: Derrick Renaud updated Ultra Tank to use Aaron's DISCRETE_ADJUSTMENT changes.
0.66: Added Discrete sound.
1st March 2003: Keith Wilkins and Derrick Renaud submitted a large update to the discrete sound system, adding discrete sound to Canyon Bomber, Polaris, Sprint, Sprint 2, Ultra Tank and samples to Circus, Clowns and Sea Wolf.
0.53: Phil Stroffolino added Ultra Tank (Atari 1978). Issues: Sound samples needed. Colors are probably correct, but should be verified. Invisible tanks option doesn't work. Coin counters aren't mapped. Hardware collision detection is not emulated. However, the game is fully playable, since the game software uses it only as a hint to check for tanks bumping into walls/mines.
21st May 2001: Phil Stroffolino sent in a working Ultra Tank driver, but it lacks sound.
19th April 1999: Brad Oliver sent in a preliminary Ultra Tank driver, but it doesn't have sprites yet.

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Romset: 14 kb / 12 files / 5.8 zip

history

Ultra Tank (c) 02/1978 Atari.

- TECHNICAL -

Game ID : 009801

Main CPU : M6502 (@ 756 Khz)

Sound Chips : Discrete (@ 756 Khz)

Screen orientation : Horizontal

Video resolution : 256 x 224 pixels

Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz

Palette colors : 4

Players : 2

Control : Double 2-way joysticks (vertical)

Buttons : 1

- SERIES -

Tank (1974)
Tank II (1974)
Tank III (1975)
Tank 8 (1976)
Ultra Tank (1978)

Designed and programmed by : Mike Albaugh
- SOURCES -
Game's rom.
Machine's picture.
Edit this entry at Arcade-History.com: http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=ultra-tank&page=detail&id=3022&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 System16
view in The Arcade Flyer Archive
view in VGMuseum Gamepics

cheats

code	comments
00000000:008D:0000009A:FFFFFFFF	Infinite Time
60000000:0000:00000000:00000000	The score will only update when somebody scores (a tank kill).
60000000:0000:00000000:00000000
00000000:0054:00000000:FFFFFFFF	Score always = 0 PL1
00000000:0054:000000FF:FFFFFFFF	Score always = 255 PL1
00000001:0054:00000000:FFFFFFFF	Set score = 0 Now! PL1
00000001:0054:00000080:FFFFFFFF	Set score = 128 Now! PL1
00000101:0054:000000FF:FFFFFFFF	Select Score Now! PL1
60000000:0000:00000000:00000000
00000000:0052:00000000:FFFFFFFF	Score always = 0 PL2
00000000:0052:000000FF:FFFFFFFF	Score always = 255 PL2
00000001:0052:00000000:FFFFFFFF	Set score = 0 Now! PL2
00000001:0052:00000080:FFFFFFFF	Set score = 128 Now! PL2
00000101:0052:000000FF:FFFFFFFF	Select Score Now! PL2