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TAITO Z80 BASED HARDWARE
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HARDWARE DESCRIPTION
All games in this section use the Z80 cpu with various sound and graphic configurations.
If there are any links between any of them, I obviously dont know. So if a 'System' appears or I find lots of similarities I'll move them to their own section...
Emulators : MAME


KNOWN TAITO Z80 BASED GAME LIST
Big Event Golf
Bygone
Chack'N Pop
Change Lanes
Daikaiju no Gyakushu
Exerion
Exzisus
Fire Battle
Grand Champion
Land Sea Air Squad / Storming Party / Riku Kai Kuu Saizensen
Minivader
Pit & Run
Port Man / Dock Man
Return Of The Invaders
Ring Fighter
Rock Climber
Stratovox
Super Speed Race
Super Speed Race Jr
T.T. Mahjong
The Legend Of Kage


Big Event Golf
1986
CPU : 2 x Z80 @ 5 MHz, Z80 @ 5 MHz, M68705 @ 2 MHz
Sound Chip : AY8910 @ 2 MHz, MSM5232 @ 2 MHz
Big Event Golf Big Event Golf
Flyers : Normal Flyer - Alt Flyer
 

Bygone
1985
Main CPU : Z80 @ 6MHz
Sound CPU : Z80 @ 6MHz
Sound chip : 2 x YM2203
Additional CPU : M68705 @ 3.072
Bygone Bygone
Notes : Same hardware as Legend of Kage
 

Chack'N Pop
1983
Main CPU : Z80 @ 6Mhz
Sound chip : 2 x AY8910 @ 1.5Mhz
Additional CPU : M68705 0.49Mhz (for protection)
Chack'N Pop Chack'N Pop
Flyers : Normal Flyer
 

Change Lanes
1983
Main CPU : Z80 @ 6Mhz
Sound chip : 2 x AY8910 @ 1.5Mhz
Additional CPU : M68705 0.49Mhz (for protection)
Change Lanes Change Lanes
Change Lanes Change Lanes
Change Lanes Change Lanes
Flyers : Normal Flyer
 

Daikaiju no Gyakushu
1986
CPU : Z80 @ 6 MHz, Z80 @ 3 MHz
Sound Chip : AY-8910 @ 3MHz, YM2203 @ 3MHz
Daikaiju no Gyakushu Daikaiju no Gyakushu
 

Exerion
Tamco / Jaleco - 1983
CPU : 2 x Z80 @ 3.3 MHz
Sound Chip : 2 x AY-8910
Exerion Exerion
Flyers : Normal Flyer
 

Exzisus
1987
CPU : 3 x Z80 @ 6 MHz, Z80 @ 4 MHz
Sound Chip : YM2151
Exzisus Exzisus
Notes : There is apparently a 2 screen version of this game.
 

Fire Battle
1984
Main CPU : Z80 @ 3MHz
Sound CPU : Z80 @ 3MHz
Sound chip : Custom
Fire Battle Fire Battle
 

Grand Champion
1981
Main CPU : 2 x Z80 @ 6MHz
Sound CPU : Z80 @ 3 MHz
Sound Chip : 3 x AY8910
Grand Champion Grand Champion
Flyers : Normal Flyer - Japan Flyer - German Flyer - German Alternate Flyer
 

Land Sea Air Squad / Storming Party / Riku Kai Kuu Saizensen
1986
Main CPU : Z80 @ 6 MHz
Sound CPU : Z80 @ 4 MHz
Sound chip : 2 x YM2203
Additional CPU : M68705 @ 3.072
Land Sea Air Squad / Storming Party / Riku Kai Kuu Saizensen Land Sea Air Squad / Storming Party / Riku Kai Kuu Saizensen
Land Sea Air Squad / Storming Party / Riku Kai Kuu Saizensen Land Sea Air Squad / Storming Party / Riku Kai Kuu Saizensen
Land Sea Air Squad / Storming Party / Riku Kai Kuu Saizensen Land Sea Air Squad / Storming Party / Riku Kai Kuu Saizensen
Flyers : Normal Flyer - Other Flyer - Alternate Flyer
 

Minivader
1990
CPU : Z80 @ 4MHz
Minivader Minivader
Notes : This is a test board sold in Japan together with every cabinet (This is required by law in Japan). It has no sound.
 

Pit & Run
1984
Main CPU : Z80
Sound CPU : Z80
Sound chip : 2xAY8910 @ 2Mhz
Additional CPU : M68705 (used for protection)
Pit & Run Pit & Run
Flyers : Normal Flyer
 

Port Man / Dock Man
1982
Main CPU : Z80 @ 3 MHz
Sound CPU : Z80 @ 2.5 MHz
Sound chip : 2xAY8910 @ 2Mhz
Port Man / Dock Man Port Man / Dock Man
Flyers : Normal Flyer
PCB : Picture
Magazine reviews : C+VG Aug '82
 

Return Of The Invaders
1985
CPU : 3 x Z80 @ 2MHz
Sound Chip : 2 x SN76496
Return Of The Invaders Return Of The Invaders
Flyers : Normal Flyer
 

Ring Fighter
1984
Main CPU : Z80
Sound CPU : Z80
Sound chip : 2xAY8910
Additional CPU : M68705 @ 2MHz (used for protection)
Ring Fighter Ring Fighter
 

Rock Climber
1981
Hardware : Very Similar to Galaxians hardware.
Main CPU : Z80 : 3.072 MHz
Sound : Custom
Rock Climber Rock Climber
 

Stratovox
1980
Main CPU : 2 x Z80 @ 2.5MHz
Sound chip : AY-8910 @ 1.25MHz, SN76477
Stratovox Stratovox
Flyers : Normal Flyer - Other Flyer
 

Super Speed Race
1977
Hardware : Z80 @ 2.496 MHz
Super Speed Race Super Speed Race
Flyers : Midway Flyer
Prequels : Speed Race (1974) - Speed Race DX (1975) - Speed Race Twin (1976)
Sequels : Super Speed Race V (1978) - Speed Race GP-5 (1980) - Super Speed Race GP V (1980) - Super Speed Race Jr (1985)
 

Super Speed Race Jr
1985
Hardware : Z80 @ 4 MHz
Sound : AY-3-8910 @ 1.6 MHz
Super Speed Race Jr Super Speed Race Jr
Super Speed Race Jr Super Speed Race Jr
Super Speed Race Jr Super Speed Race Jr
Flyers : Normal Flyer
Prequels : Speed Race (1974) - Speed Race DX (1975) - Speed Race Twin (1976) - Super Speed Race (1977) - Super Speed Race V (1978) - Speed Race GP-5 (1980) - Super Speed Race GP V (1980)
 

T.T. Mahjong
1981
Main CPU : 2 x Z80 @ 2.5MHz
Sound chip : AY-8910 @ 1.25MHz
T.T. Mahjong T.T. Mahjong
 

The Legend Of Kage
1984
Main CPU : Z80 @ 6MHz
Sound CPU : Z80 @ 6MHz
Sound chip : 2 x YM2203
Additional CPU : M68705 @ 3.072
The Legend Of Kage The Legend Of Kage
Notes : Same hardware as Legend of Kage.
Notes from Composer : At first it seemed inevitable that this game was to be scrapped. But over various circumstances, I was asked to do the music anyway. And, I fondly remember composing it at ease. Those were the strange days when we'd do things like transfer sound data from a KORG to the FM chip, and have a songs data programmed into each and every sound source. So in reality, two types of sound source data exist in this game. What everyone heard was the FM sound version, but actually, there exist several other versions out there."
Flyers : Normal Flyer - Other Flyer - Alternate Flyer
 

 

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