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Checkmate

Game Information
manufacturer Dave Nutting Associates / Midway
year 1977
genre Maze
downloads 43
Screenshots
checkmat title
checkmat snap
checkmat gameover
Download Details
split set checkmat.zip 3.59KiB
merged set checkmat.7z 3.13KiB
standalone set checkmat.7z 3.15KiB
Game Details

Arcade Video game published 47 years ago:

Checkmate (c) 1977 Midway.

Up to four players control a block which leaves a trail behind it. The object is to force the other player(s) to run into either the boundary or your trail.

- TECHNICAL -

Game ID : 615

Main CPU : Intel 8080
Sound Chips : Discrete circuitry

Screen orientation : Horizontal
Video resolution : 256 x 224 pixels
Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz
Palette colors : 2

Players : 4
Control : 8-way joystick

- TRIVIA -

Released in January 1977.

- STAFF -

Designed and programmed by : Jay Fenton, Dave Nutting

- PORTS -

* CONSOLES:
Driver Details
source midw8080/mw8080bw.cpp
driver status imperfect
emulation status good
save states supported
sound imperfect
channels 1
Screen Details
display screen
type raster
orientation horizontal
width 260
height 224
refresh rate 59.54hz
Input Details
player: 1
type joy
directions 8way
buttons N/A
player: 2
type joy
directions 8way
buttons N/A
player: 3
type joy
directions 8way
buttons N/A
player: 4
type joy
directions 8way
buttons N/A
Chipset Details
Intel 8080 2.00mhz
Speaker present
Discrete Sound present
ROM Details
name size crc
checkmat.h 1.00KiB 3481a6d1
checkmat.g 1.00KiB df5fa551
checkmat.f 1.00KiB 25586406
checkmat.e 1.00KiB 59330d84
checkmat.d 1.00KiB nodump