Balloon Brothers
Game Information
| manufacturer | East Technology |
| year | 1992 |
| genre | N/A |
| downloads | 116 |
Screenshots










Download Details
| split set | ballbros.zip 1.09m |
| merged set | ballbros.7z 0.97m |
| standalone set | ballbros.7z 0.97m |
Game Details
Arcade Video game published 33 years ago:
Balloon Brothers (c) 1992 East Technology.
A puzzle game similar to "Tetris" but with different colored balloons in different shapes. Instead of falling blocks, the balloons float to the top. Completing a full row across will make that row disappear.
- TECHNICAL -
Taito X System hardware
Main CPU : Motorola 68000 (@ 8 Mhz), Zilog Z80 (@ 4 Mhz)
Sound Chips : Yamaha YM2610 (@ 8 Mhz)
Players : 2
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 3
- TRIVIA -
Released in September 1992.
- CONTRIBUTE -
Edit this entry: https://www.arcade-history.com/?&page=detail&id=175&o=2
Balloon Brothers (c) 1992 East Technology.
A puzzle game similar to "Tetris" but with different colored balloons in different shapes. Instead of falling blocks, the balloons float to the top. Completing a full row across will make that row disappear.
- TECHNICAL -
Taito X System hardware
Main CPU : Motorola 68000 (@ 8 Mhz), Zilog Z80 (@ 4 Mhz)
Sound Chips : Yamaha YM2610 (@ 8 Mhz)
Players : 2
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 3
- TRIVIA -
Released in September 1992.
- CONTRIBUTE -
Edit this entry: https://www.arcade-history.com/?&page=detail&id=175&o=2
Driver Details
| source | taito/taito_x.cpp |
| status | good |
| emulation | good |
| savestate | supported |
Screen Details
| display | screen |
| type | raster |
| orientation | horizontal |
| width | 384px |
| height | 240px |
| refresh | 60mhz |
Input Details
| player | 1 |
| type | joy |
| buttons | 1 |
| directions | 8 |
| player | 2 |
| type | joy |
| buttons | 1 |
| directions | 8 |
Chipset Details
| name | Motorola MC68000 |
| clock | 7.63mhz |
| name | Zilog Z80 |
| clock | 3.81mhz |
| name | Speaker |
| clock | N/A |
| name | YM2610 OPNB |
| clock | 7.63mhz |
ROM Details
| name | size | crc |
|---|---|---|
| 10a | 128.00k | 4af0e858 |
| 5a | 128.00k | 0b983a69 |
| 8d | 64.00k | d1c515af |
| 3 | 128.00k | ec3e0537 |
| 2 | 128.00k | bb441717 |
| 1 | 128.00k | 8196d624 |
| 0 | 128.00k | 1cc584e5 |
| east-11 | 512.00k | 92111f96 |
| east-10 | 512.00k | ca0ac419 |