MAMEWorld Forums - EmuChat - Gremlin/Sega vicdual hardware talk time *edit*

*drags out old thread once again*

Some recent good updates with src/mame/drivers/vicdual.cpp file last month that made it into .192 release. I found the old image scans made years earlier of Tranquilizer Gun (Japan region) and uploading them here so updates can be made for the game in case anyone can read Japanese. The operator settings for adjustments are not in N. American region manual (yellow cover) and only in Japanese within the green cover manual.

Good luck to whoever works on dip settings adjustments for Tranquilizer Gun.

Refering back to the old post

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http://www.mameworld.info/ubbthreads/sho...part=1&vc=1

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- 0.108u1: Changed description to 'Tranquillizer Gun'.
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The game name spelling issue is a bug report that I wasn't aware of earlier.

06181: tranqgun: The correct description is "Tranquillizer Gun"

http://mametesters.org/view.php?id=6181

https://www.flyerfever.com/post/142762557253/tranquilizer-gun

The spelling of word Tranquilizer (English language) could also be Tranquillizer as Japan flyer shows how word is spelled on the marquee of the upright cab.

But there are examples of the game name being Tranquilizer (one "l") with manuals shown here and marquee of the cab shown on System 16 web site. I am sure if the FlyerFever web site ever gets a world region flyer of the game, the spelling will read Tranquilizer Gun.

Maybe there is an alternate region (ie: World) version of the game with rom name showing Tranquilizer Gun that has yet to be found?

imo it should be documented within the source file src/mame/drivers/vicdual.cpp

world : Tranquilizer Gun
Japan : Tranquillizer Gun

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GAME( 1980, tranqgun, 0, tranqgun, tranqgun, vicdual_state, 0, ROT270, "Sega", "Tranquillizer Gun", MACHINE_IMPERFECT_SOUND | MACHINE_SUPPORTS_SAVE )

GAME( 1981, brdrlinet, brdrline, tranqgun, tranqgun, vicdual_state, 0, ROT270, "Sega", "Borderline (Tranquillizer Gun conversion)", MACHINE_NOT_WORKING | MACHINE_IMPERFECT_SOUND | MACHINE_SUPPORTS_SAVE ) // official factory conversion
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Marquee with game title from Sixtoe's site.

http://www.system16.com/hardware.php?id=685&page=1#1779

As for dip switch adjustments for Tranquilizer Gun, there is also a coin credits hardware adjustment. The pcb hardware layout is supposedly almost the same between Borderline, Tranquilizer Gun, and N-Sub as I understand. pdf files of Borderline manual are around.

The Borderline manual will look something like what this Rubik's Cube/Minisuka Police fan/Tehkan World Cup Soccer hardcore fan (on far left) is holding. ;-)

Edited by gregf (12/12/17 06:20 PM)