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title Puzzle Uo Poko (International)
set name uopoko
manufacturer Cave (Jaleco license)
year 1998
genre Puzzle (hof)
category Puzzle / Drop (hof)
driver status good
driver source cave.c
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rating

72.2% after 42 votes
 
clones Puzzle Uo Poko (Japan)
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display
colour emulation good
palette 32768
display type raster
orientation horizontal
resolution 320x240
frequency 57.550645Hz
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sound
sound emulation good
channels stereo
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controls
players 2
nplayers 2P sim
controls 8 way joystick
buttons 3
coin slots 2
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hardware
cpu 68000 @ 16MHz
audio YMZ280B @ 16.9344MHz
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data
version added .104u9
last change(s) .111u5
roms
name size crc set flags sha1
u26.int  524288  b445c9ac  uopoko    4dda1c6e19de629ea4d9061560c32a9f0deabd53 
u25.int  524288  a1258482  uopoko    7f4adc4a6d069032aaf3d93eb60fde16b59483f8 
u33.bin  4194304  5d142ad2  uopoko    f26abcf7a625a322b83df44fbd6e852bfb03663c 
u49.bin  4194304  12fb11bb  uopoko    953df1b16b5c9a6c3eb2fdebec4669a879270e73 
u4.bin  2097152  a2d0d755  uopoko    f8493ef7f367f3dc2a229ba785ac67bc5c2c54c0 
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cabinet art
flyer uopoko.png
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additional information
info 0.104u9 [Corrado Tomaseli]

0.37b2 [Luca Elia]

< Japan >

SERVICE MODE:
  • Press F2 to enter service mode. There are no dipswitches.
WIP:
  • 0.104u9: Corrado Tomaseli added Puzzle Uo Poko (International). Renamed (uopoko) to (uopokoj).
  • 0.57: Fixed gfx1/2 roms loading.
  • 0.37b13: Changed VSync to 57.550644Hz.
  • 0.37b10: Bernd Wiebelt fixed a YMZ280B bug that caused bad sound in the Cave games. Changed YMZ280B clock speed to 16934400 Hz.
  • 0.37b5: Added YMZ280B (16Mhz) sound.
  • 27th June 2000: Aaron Giles sent in an update to the YMZ280B sound core with much better sound output.
  • 22nd June 2000: Aaron Giles sent in a preliminary YMZ280B sound core, adding sound to Dangun Feveron, ESP Ra.De. and Uo Poko.
  • 0.37b2: Luca Elia added Uo Poko (Japan) (Cave 1998(Jaleco license)).
  • 19th April 2000: Luca Elia sent in a Cave driver with support for Dangun Feveron, Esprade, Uo Poko and Dodonpachi.
LEVELS: 25

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Puzzle Uo Poko

Romset: 11264 kb / 5 files / 3.60 zip
history Puzzle Uo Poko (c) 1998 Cave.


This puzzle game consists of 30 levels.


- TECHNICAL -


Game ID : CV02


Cave 1st Generation Hardware


Main CPU : MC68000 (@ 16 Mhz)

Sound CPU : Z80 [Optional]

Sound Chips : YMZ280B (@ 16.9344 Mhz) or OKIM6295 x (1 or 2) + YM2203 / YM2151 [Optional]

Other : 93C46 EEPROM


Screen orientation : Horizontal

Video resolution : 320 x 240 pixels

Screen refresh : 57.55 Hz

Palette colors : 32768


Players : 2

Control : 8-way joystick


- TRIVIA -


Released in February 1998.


Licensed to Jaleco.


- UPDATES -


The Japanese version has an additional subtitle wich can be translated as "Lots of Fish".


- TIPS AND TRICKS -


When the Submarine appears, launch a bubble above, if you succeed, a laser will start destroying the touched bubbles.


- SERIES -
  1. Uo Poko - Lots of Fish (1998)
  2. Himitsu no Hana Poko
    3. - STAFF -
    • Sound composer : Ryuichi Yabuki
    • - SOURCES -
    • Game's rom.
    • Edit this entry at Arcade-History.com: http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=puzzle-uo-poko&page=detail&id=3032&o=2
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