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Dan-Ku-Ga (Ver 0.0J 1994/12/13, prototype)

Game Information
manufacturer Taito Corporation
year 1994
genre N/A
downloads 32
Screenshots
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Download Details
split set dankuga.zip 12.83m
merged set dankuga.7z 10.15m
standalone set dankuga.7z 10.15m
artwork dankuga.zip 35.08k
Game Details
Taito F3 cart. published 31 years ago:

Dan-Ku-Ga (c) 1994 Taito Corporation.

A one on one fighting game.

- TECHNICAL -

Runs on the "Taito F3 System" Hardware.

Screen Orientation: Horizontal

Players: 2
Control: Dial
Buttons: 6
=> Weak Punch, Medium Punch, Strong Punch, Weak Kick, Medium Kick, Strong Kick

- TRIVIA -

Made on December 13, 1994 but never released to the public. Dan-Ku-Ga is an updated prototype version of "Kaiser Knuckle".

Here are the known differences:
* Before your game, you choose the difficulty level Normal, Professional, or Training.
* At the character selection screen : Kazuya, Lihua and Liza have been redesigned, all others have different costume colors.
* Gonzales and Azteca are playable.
* The 5th opponent is Gonzales, the 9th opponent is Azteca and the 10th opponent is your Doppelganger.
* The CPU AI has been altered somewhat.
* You can backdash with all characters.
* You can't select the first opponent in 1P vs. CPU mode, except training.
* A medic comes out to check on the defeated opponent after the final round.

- STAFF -

Image Illustrator: Nobuteru Yuki
Project Leader: Takeshi Kobori
Planners: Takeshi Kobori, Hiromi Mikami, Yuji Sakamoto, Hiroshi Aoki
Main Character Designers: Yuji Sakamoto, Takeshi Kobori
Character Designers: Hiroto Nizato, Hiromi Mikami, Atsushi Iwata, Shinichi Arai, Makoto Fujita, Horitaka Kawamoto, Takayuki Isobe, Shin Tanaka, Shinjiro Sugitani, Seiji Kawakami, Kazuhiro Numata, Yukiwo Ishikawa (Yukio Abe), Nobuhiro Hiramatsu, Hiroyo Kujirai, Tomohisa Yamashita, Tsuyoshi Tanigawa, Hideyuki Kato, Keisuke Nishioka, Tatsuya Ushiroda, Hiroshi Nishida
Assistants: Peacock, Production IG, Vap
Main Programmer: Hiroshi Aoki
Programmers: Kosuke Usami, Kumi Tsuchiya, Tatsuo Nakamura, Isao Oyama
Music Composer: Yasuhisa Watanabe (Zuntata)
Sound Effect Designer: Katsuhisa Ishikawa (Zuntata)
Recording Engineer: Munehiro Nakanishi (Zuntata)
System Engineers: Katsumi Kaneoka, Hironobu Suzuki
Designers: Kumi Mizobe, Takeshi Kobori
Mechanic Engineer: Koichi Otsu

* CAST:
Kazuya: Kazuki Yao
Barts: Ryutaro Okiayu
Lihua: Saeko Shimazu
Liza: Aya Hisakawa
Gekkou: Hideo Ishikawa
J-McCoy: Kazunari Tanaka
Wulong: Yasushi Horibata
Marco: Ichiro Otowa
Boggy: Andrew Holms
Gonzales: Hisao Egawa
Azteca: Ryu Kuzu
General: Steve Yamashita
Narrator: Randy Sexton

Special Thanks: Yoshihisa Nagata, Yuji Iwasaki, Minoru Masuyama, Yasuo Tsumori, Tsukasa Oshima, Akira Kurayabashi, Tatsuhiko Abe, Kenji Nakatsuka, Makoto Tanaka, Takao Kawashima, Koichi Morita, S.Yamakata, VG Kumagaya R&D, VG Tokyo R&D, VG Osaka R&D, Taito America, Taito Europe, Ebina Factory

- CONTRIBUTE -

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Driver Details
source taito/taito_f3.cpp
status imperfect
emulation good
savestate unsupported
type sound
overall imperfect
Screen Details
display screen
type raster
orientation horizontal
width 320px
height 224px
refresh 58.94mhz
Input Details
player 1
type joy
buttons 6
directions 8
player 1
type dial
buttons N/A
directions N/A
player 2
type joy
buttons 6
directions 8
player 2
type dial
buttons N/A
directions N/A
Chipset Details
name Motorola MC68EC020
clock 15.26mhz
name Motorola MC68000
clock 14.53mhz
name Ensoniq ES5510
clock 9.54mhz
name Speaker
clock N/A
name Taito Ensoniq Sound System
clock N/A
name Ensoniq 5505/5506 to 5510 interface
clock 29.06khz
name Ensoniq ES5505
clock 14.53mhz
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