Checkmate
Game Information
manufacturer | Dave Nutting Associates / Midway |
year | 1977 |
genre | Maze |
downloads | 43 |
Screenshots
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 |