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title Victory Road
set name victroad
manufacturer SNK
year 1986
genre Shooter (hof)
category Shooter / Walking (hof)
driver status good
driver source snk.c
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rating

61.5% after 28 votes
 
clones Dogou Souken
Dogou Souken (Joystick hack bootleg)
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display
colour emulation good
palette 1024
display type raster
orientation vertical
resolution 216x288
frequency 60.000000Hz
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sound
sound emulation good
channels mono
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controls
players 2
nplayers 2P sim
controls 8 way joystick
buttons 2
coin slots 2
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hardware
cpu Z80 @ 3.35MHz
cpu Z80 @ 3.35MHz
cpu Z80 @ 4MHz
audio YM3526 @ 4MHz
audio Y8950 @ 4MHz
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data
version added .035b02
last change(s) none since version .53
roms
name size crc set flags sha1
p1  65536  e334acef  victroad    f6d8da554276abbe5579c92eea46591a92623f6e 
p2  65536  907fac83  victroad    691d95f95ef7a308c7f5e7defb20971b54423745 
p3  65536  bac745f6  victroad    c118d94aff16cbf1b85615ff5a93292f6e98c149 
mb7122e.1k  1024  491ab831  victroad    2801d68d8a7fddaca5c48f09d421fc48ff53d244 
mb7122e.2l  1024  8feca424  victroad    c3d666f4b4b914199b24ded02f9a1b643bf90d26 
mb7122e.1l  1024  220076ca  victroad    a353c770c0ffb1105fb93c97977597ad2fda8ac8 
p7  16384  2b6ed95b  victroad    dddf3aa21776778153572a20d29d47928a7116d8 
p17  32768  19d4518c  victroad    133ac6e3d75af6cfc9aa9d1d467f16696c7f3794 
p18  32768  d818be43  victroad    274827b13e8572f68302b7e0b5964d3e32544303 
p19  32768  d64e0f89  victroad    41204d5b0bc9d2f2599c3e881f10b73bddae3c5c 
p20  32768  edba0f31  victroad    b3fc886d3cf7a34b470dd72cc0268a193f9a64d7 
p8  32768  df7f252a  victroad    435aade99144c9be51f65d76583256aa089cce78 
p9  32768  9897bc05  victroad    ec181dc64dd78ff2fab193509743376ab192b99e 
p10  32768  ecd3c0ea  victroad    f398b6a64706fcaa727ff1c150e05888091cb77c 
p11  32768  668b25a4  victroad    235423e3b442271581dde0195fdff2a37596a9bc 
p14  32768  a7031d4a  victroad    9ea184990372909de7d8fe0891bb3e0441b13f90 
p12  32768  f44e95fa  victroad    6633bd1e9e947cae5ba696f6fd393bf0cd7969b0 
p15  32768  120d2450  victroad    8699db76f598e7719fa5f9a3dcc07d24c53e5da4 
p13  32768  980ca3d8  victroad    bda6f19edf43c61c0c8d2235bb60def76c801b87 
p16  32768  9f820e8a  victroad    2be0128d6861241f6a9c5a7032368dbc6d57b44e 
p4  65536  e10fb8cc  victroad    591aa1f947216795252dc4d9ec2600ef63dada7d 
p5  65536  93e5f110  victroad    065a78805e50ce6a48cb7930f264bada236feb13 
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cabinet art
cabinet victroad.png
marquee victroad.png
control panel victroad.png
flyer victroad.png
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additional information
info 0.35b2 [Jarek Parchanski]

SERVICE MODE:
  • To enter service mode hold P1 Start during ROM test.
WIP:
  • 0.127u7: Stephane Humbert checked inputs and dipswitches via Z80 code analysis for Victory Road and clones.
  • 0.127u1: Renamed (dogosokj) to (dogosokb). SNK rewrite [Nicola Salmoria]: Fixed sprite-sprite priorities. Removed ROM patches, simulated "hard flags" behaviour, proper memory maps, loaded the correct palette PROMs in clone Dogou Souken (Joystick hack bootleg), fixed inputs and added dip locations etc. Removed NO_COCKTAIL flag since the game don't have a flip screen dip switch.
  • 0.126u1: Added 'Credits Buy Lives During Play' dipswitch.
  • 0.122u5: Changed Z80 CPU1/2 clock speeds to 3350000 Hz.
  • 0.78u5: Pierpaolo Prazzoli added clone Dogou Souken (Joystick bootleg).
  • 17th January 2004: Pierpaolo Prazzoli added Dogou Souken (joystick bootleg) to the SNK driver.
  • 0.53: David Haywood added real shadows in some SNK games (Ikari Warriors, Victory Road, etc.).
  • 0.36b16: Replaced YM3526 sound with Y8950.
  • 0.36b14: Replaced 2nd YM3526 sound with Y8950.
  • 0.35: Added 'P1 & P2 Fire Buttons' dipswitch.
  • 27th June 1999: Nicola fixed player 2 buttons in Ikari Warriors and Victory Road.
  • 0.35b8: Changed visible area to 216x288 and description of clone 'Dogosoken' to 'Dogou Souken'.
  • 0.35b4: Added ADPCM sound. Changed input to dial, palettesize from 512 to 1024 colors and description of clone 'Dogo Soken' to 'Dogosoken'.
  • 0.35b2: Jarek Parchanski added Victory Road (SNK 1986) and clone Dogo Soken.
LEVELS: 1

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Romset: 755 kb / 22 files / 332 zip
history Victory Road (c) 1986 SNK.


An overhead-view shoot'em up game.


- TECHNICAL -


Main CPU : (2x) Z80 (@ 4 Mhz)

Sound CPU : Z80 (@ 4 Mhz)

Sound Chips : YM3526 (@ 4 Mhz), Y8950 (@ 4 Mhz)


Screen orientation : Vertical

Video resolution : 216 x 288 pixels

Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz

Palette colors : 1024


Players : 2

Control : dial

Buttons : 2


- TRIVIA -


This game is known in Japan as "Dogosoken".


- SERIES -
  1. Ikari Warriors (1986)
  2. Victory Road (1986)
  3. Ikari III - The Rescue (1989)
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cheats
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code comments
00000000:FC5C:00000099:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Credits
60000000:0000:00000000:00000000 
00000000:FDC6:00000099:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Lives PL1
00000000:FDE8:000000B4:FFFFFFFF  Invincibility PL1
00000000:FDB7:00000002:00000002  Always have armour PL1
00000001:FDB7:00000000:00000002  Lose armour Now! PL1
62000000:0000:00000000:00000000  Select Grenades PL1
00010000:FDB7:00000000:00000004  Black
00010000:FDB7:00000004:00000004  Red
62000000:0000:00000000:00000000  Select Weapon PL1
00010000:FDBB:00000002:FFFFFFFF  Flamethrower
00010000:FDBB:00000003:FFFFFFFF  Sword
00010000:FDBB:00000004:FFFFFFFF  Boomerang
60000000:0000:00000000:00000000 
00000000:FE16:00000099:FFFFFFFF  Infinite Lives PL2
00000000:FE38:000000B4:FFFFFFFF  Invincibility PL2
00000000:FE07:00000002:00000002  Always have armour PL2
00000001:FE07:00000000:00000002  Lose armour Now! PL2
62000000:0000:00000000:00000000  Select Grenades PL2
00010000:FE07:00000000:00000004  Black
00010000:FE07:00000004:00000004  Red
62000000:0000:00000000:00000000  Select Weapon PL2
00010000:FE0B:00000002:FFFFFFFF  Flamethrower
00010000:FE0B:00000003:FFFFFFFF  Sword
00010000:FE0B:00000004:FFFFFFFF  Boomerang
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