Ark Area
Game Information
| manufacturer | UPL |
| year | 1988 |
| genre | Shoot-'Em-Up |
| downloads | 138 |
Screenshots










Download Details
| split set | arkarea.zip 171.56k |
| merged set | arkarea.7z 141.50k |
| standalone set | arkarea.7z 141.50k |
Game Details
Arcade Video game published 38 years ago:
Ark Area (c) 1987 UPL.
An overhead shoot'em up where you fight through 23 stages, battling 1 or 2 bosses at the end of each level
- TECHNICAL -
Game ID : UPL-87007
Main CPU : Zilog Z80 (@ 6 Mhz)
Sound CPU : Zilog Z80 (@ 5 Mhz)
Sound Chips : (2x) Yamaha YM2203 (@ 1.5 Mhz)
Screen orientation : Horizontal
Video resolution : 256 x 192 pixels
Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz
Palette colors : 768
Players : 2
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 2
- TRIVIA -
Ark Area was released in December 1987. It was a Japan-only release.
- SERIES -
1. Nova 2001 (1983)
2. Ark Area (1987)
- STAFF -
Staff : Tsutomu Fuzisawa, Hiropi, Mingma, Nihei, Nozawa
- PORTS -
* CONSOLES:
[JP] Sony PS4 [PSN] (jan.19, 2017) "Arcade Archives - Arc Area [Model CUSA-05978]"
- CONTRIBUTE -
Edit this entry: https://www.arcade-history.com/?&page=detail&id=105&o=2
Ark Area (c) 1987 UPL.
An overhead shoot'em up where you fight through 23 stages, battling 1 or 2 bosses at the end of each level
- TECHNICAL -
Game ID : UPL-87007
Main CPU : Zilog Z80 (@ 6 Mhz)
Sound CPU : Zilog Z80 (@ 5 Mhz)
Sound Chips : (2x) Yamaha YM2203 (@ 1.5 Mhz)
Screen orientation : Horizontal
Video resolution : 256 x 192 pixels
Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz
Palette colors : 768
Players : 2
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 2
- TRIVIA -
Ark Area was released in December 1987. It was a Japan-only release.
- SERIES -
1. Nova 2001 (1983)
2. Ark Area (1987)
- STAFF -
Staff : Tsutomu Fuzisawa, Hiropi, Mingma, Nihei, Nozawa
- PORTS -
* CONSOLES:
[JP] Sony PS4 [PSN] (jan.19, 2017) "Arcade Archives - Arc Area [Model CUSA-05978]"
- CONTRIBUTE -
Edit this entry: https://www.arcade-history.com/?&page=detail&id=105&o=2
Driver Details
| source | upl/ninjakd2.cpp |
| status | good |
| emulation | good |
| savestate | supported |
Series Details
Screen Details
| display | screen |
| type | raster |
| orientation | horizontal |
| width | 256px |
| height | 192px |
| refresh | 59.61mhz |
Input Details
| player | 1 |
| type | joy |
| buttons | 2 |
| directions | 8 |
| player | 2 |
| type | joy |
| buttons | 2 |
| directions | 8 |
Chipset Details
| name | Zilog Z80 |
| clock | 5.72mhz |
| name | Zilog Z80 |
| clock | 4.77mhz |
| name | Speaker |
| clock | N/A |
| name | YM2203 OPN |
| clock | 1.43mhz |
| name | YM2203 OPN |
| clock | 1.43mhz |
ROM Details
| name | size | crc |
|---|---|---|
| arkarea.008 | 32.00k | 1ce1b5b9 |
| arkarea.009 | 32.00k | db1c81d1 |
| arkarea.010 | 32.00k | 5a460dae |
| arkarea.011 | 32.00k | 63f022c9 |
| arkarea.012 | 32.00k | 3c4c65d5 |
| arkarea.013 | 32.00k | 2d409d58 |
| arkarea.004 | 32.00k | 69e36af2 |
| arkarea.007 | 64.00k | d5684a27 |
| arkarea.006 | 64.00k | 2c0567d6 |
| arkarea.005 | 64.00k | 9886004d |
| arkarea.003 | 64.00k | 6f45a308 |
| arkarea.002 | 64.00k | 051d3482 |
| arkarea.001 | 64.00k | 09d11ab7 |