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title Dead Connection (World)
set name deadconx
manufacturer Taito Corporation Japan
year 1992
genre Shooter (hof)
category Shooter / Field (hof)
driver status good
driver source taito_f2.c
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rating

71.6% after 31 votes
 
clones Dead Connection (Japan)
display
colour emulation good
palette 4096
display type raster
orientation horizontal
resolution 320x224
frequency 60.000000Hz
sound
sound emulation good
channels stereo
controls
players 2
nplayers 2P sim
controls 8 way joystick
buttons 2
coin slots 2
hardware
cpu 68000 @ 12MHz
cpu Z80 @ 4MHz
audio YM2610 @ 8MHz
data
version added .037b05
last change(s) .100u4
roms
name size crc set flags sha1
d28-06.3  262144  5b4bff51  deadconx    a589cbc8425add9ed5f2add26f17bb18fe53ca8a 
d28-12.5  262144  9b74e631  deadconx    6a3ec317492fdf44dcee66ef8323611c55cd8843 
d28-09.2  262144  143a0cc1  deadconx    a0b658b6a1567651d6fe1a955e1c853b48301f30 
d28-08.4  262144  4c872bd9  deadconx    a78eec00b40445ad49425ba5a9b392b8516a30ff 
d28-04.16  524288  dcabc26b  deadconx    2e5e9912710ede9fc7c87430572f4e33a2ab66e7 
d28-05.17  524288  862f9665  deadconx    c576c929f90ff454adca8f127fd7f74863d03239 
d28-01.8  1048576  181d7b69  deadconx    fea7bd60224cf98d53d1389695f2e0d76e50b573 
d28-02.9  1048576  d301771c  deadconx    2756bb834b50a657bbcf4e9bec02f4af595ac7e9 
d28-10.6  65536  40805d74  deadconx    172114be692c766622d1235e5c4aa83ad438d9d9 
d28-03.10  1048576  a1804b52  deadconx    f252c473a71a4cf80d9f984fec08e5ae7524a620 
additional information
info 0.37b5 [David Graves, Nicola Salmoria]

0.37b4 [?]

WIP:
  • 0.130u4: Renamed (deadconj) to (deadconxj).
  • 0.105u5: Don Maeby removed non-existant 3rd & 4th player controls from Dead Connection.
  • 25th August 2000: David Graves improved the Taito F2 zooming graphics in Football Champ, Metal Black and Dead Connection.
  • 8th August 2000: Nicola Salmoria implemented zooming tilemap functionality for Dead Connection, Football Champ and Metal Black.
  • 29th July 2000: David Graves fixed the text colors in Dead Connection.
  • 0.37b5: David Graves and Nicola Salmoria added Dead Connection (World) (Taito 1992) and clone (Japan).
  • 19th July 2000: David Graves sent in a huge Taito F2 driver update with working drivers for Gun Frontier, Ah Eikou no Koshien, Thunder Fox, The Ninja Kids, Solitary Fighter, Dino Rex, Quiz Chikyu Bouei Gun, Quiz Torimonochou, Quiz HQ, Yuuyu no Quiz de GO!GO!, Mahjong Quest, Quiz Quest, Don Doko Don, PuLiRuLa, Dead Connection and Football Champ.
  • 0.37b4: Added Dead Connection (Taito 1992) (Testdriver).
LEVELS: 8

Other Emulators:
  • FB Alpha
  • Raine
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Romset: 5184 kb / 10 files / 1.84 zip
history Dead Connection (c) 1992 Taito.


Mobsters & criminals own the streets. Law enforcement has taken a backseat against the criminal empire that overwhelms the city and innocent people turn up dead with each passing moment. Take control of 4 brave vigilantes and exterminate the criminals using their rules! Features excellent sound effects as well as fast & furious action with plenty of weapons & stuff to find!


- TECHNICAL -


Taito F2 Expanded hardware

Board Number : K11E0714A

Prom Stickers : D28


Main CPU : 68000 (@ 12 Mhz)

Sound CPU : Z80 (@ 4 Mhz)

Sound Chips : YM2610 (@ 8 Mhz)


Screen orientation : Horizontal

Video resolution : 320 x 224 pixels

Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz

Palette colors : 4096


Players : 2

Control : 8-way joystick

Buttons : 2


- TRIVIA -


Released in July 1992.


This game seems to take specific inspiration from the the 1987 mobster film 'The Untouchables'. Two of the main characters bear an uncanny resemblance to Kevin Costner and Andy Garcia who both starred in that film.


- STAFF -
  • Planners : Papara Kaito, Jiro Tonegawa
  • Programmers : Okazu Taiyaki, Yuichi Kohyama, Junichiro Noguchi
  • Character designers : Zenchan Ishii, Ukkari Jiro, K A T, Masami Kikuchi, Masahiro Kato, Atsushi Ishikawa, Ryuichi Matsuse, Haruo Tomita, Yukio Ishikawa, A-Wave, V A P, Peacock
  • Project managers : Masaki Yagi (Ymot)
  • Hardware engineer : Jun Sawaki
  • Graphic designers : Rintaro Doi, Kyoko Umezu
  • Sound soft (Zuntata) : Yagisita, Sousukun
  • Directors : Masaki Ogata, Ichiro Fujisue, Fujiwaran X
  • - SOURCES -
  • Game's rom.
  • Edit this entry at Arcade-History.com: http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=dead-connection&page=detail&id=605&o=2
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