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The Electric Yo-Yo (rev 1)

Game Information
manufacturer Taito America Corporation
year 1982
Cloned by elecyoyoa
genre Maze
downloads 78
Screenshots
elecyoyo title
elecyoyo snap
elecyoyo howto
elecyoyo gameover
elecyoyo scores
Download Details
split set elecyoyo.zip 29.36KiB
merged set elecyoyo.7z 22.26KiB
standalone set elecyoyo.7z 22.34KiB
device m68705p3.zip 266.00B
Game Details

Arcade Video game published 42 years ago:

The Electric Yo-Yo (c) 1982 Taito America Corp.

Guide your yo-yo to clear each level by collecting dots and avoiding enemies.

- TECHNICAL -

Prom Stickers : YY

Main CPU : (2x) M6809 (@ 1.25 Mhz), Motorola M68705 (@ 1 Mhz)
Sound CPU : M6802 (@ 921.6 Khz)
Sound Chips : Discrete circuitry.

Players : 2
Control : 4-Way Joystick

- TRIVIA -

The Electric Yo-Yo was released in June 1982.

Jim Matson holds the official record for this game with 1079270 points.

- TIPS AND TRICKS -

The longer the yo-yo's string is when it is latched to a Blox, the greater the score will be when the Blox is cleared.

- STAFF -

Designed and programmed by : Sandy Pfeiffer, Randy Pfeiffer

- PORTS -

* CONSOLES:
[US] Atari 2600 "Elk Attack" - Prototype
[EU] Microsoft XBOX (oct.14, 2005) "Taito Legends"
[EU] Sony PS2 (oct.14, 2005) "Taito Legends [Model SLES-53438]"
[US] Microsoft XBOX (oct.25, 2005) "Taito Legends"
[US] Sony PS2 (oct.25, 2005) "Taito Legends [Model SLUS-21122]"
[KO] Sony PS2 (jul.18, 2006) "Taito Legends [Model SLKA-15056]"

* COMPUTERS:
[EU] PC [MS Windows, CD-ROM] (oct.14, 2005) "Taito Legends"
Driver Details
source taito/qix.cpp
driver status good
emulation status good
save states supported
channels 2
Screen Details
display screen
type raster
orientation vertical
width 256
height 256
refresh rate 55.84hz
Input Details
player: 1
type joy
directions 4way
buttons N/A
player: 2
type joy
directions 4way
buttons N/A
Chipset Details
Motorola MC6809E 1.25mhz
Motorola MC6809E 1.25mhz
Motorola MC6802 3.69mhz
Motorola MC68705P3 4.00mhz
Speaker present
Speaker present
Discrete Sound present
ROM Details
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yy15 4.00KiB a91f01e3
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yy17 4.00KiB 25fd489d
yy18 4.00KiB 0b6661c0
yy19-1 4.00KiB 95b8b244
yy5 4.00KiB 3793fec5
yy6 4.00KiB 2e8b1265
yy7 4.00KiB 20f93411
yy8 4.00KiB 926f90c8
yy9 4.00KiB 2f999480
yy10 4.00KiB b31d20e2
yy27 2.00KiB 5a2aa0f3
yy101 2.00KiB 3cf13038