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Max RPM (ver 2)

Game Information
manufacturer Bally Midway
year 1986
genre N/A
downloads 0
Screenshots
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Download Details
split set maxrpm.zip 85.71k
merged set maxrpm.7z 71.48k
standalone set maxrpm.7z 71.48k
Game Details
Arcade Video game published 39 years ago:

Max RPM (c) 1986 Bally Midway.

- TECHNICAL -

Bally Midway MCR 3 hardware
[No. 0C75]

Main CPU : Zilog Z80 (@ 5 Mhz)
Sound CPU : Motorola M6809 (@ 2 Mhz)
Sound Chips : DAC

Screen orientation : Horizontal
Video resolution : 512 x 480 pixels
Screen refresh : 30.00 Hz
Palette colors : 64

Players : 2
Control : paddle
Buttons : 2

- TRIVIA -

Released in April 1986.

Max RPM is known best for its split-screen play.

This game was an experiment to see if the current, non-scrolling, non-scaling 2-D hardware could be used to simulate the first-person driving effects seen in other games of the period.

- STAFF -

Lead Programmer: Tom Leon
Artist / Animator : Brian Colin

- CONTRIBUTE -

Edit this entry: https://www.arcade-history.com/?&page=detail&id=1583&o=2
Driver Details
source midway/mcr3.cpp
status good
emulation good
savestate supported
Screen Details
display screen
type raster
orientation horizontal
width 512px
height 480px
refresh 30mhz
Input Details
player 1
type joy
buttons N/A
directions vertical2
player 1
type paddle
buttons N/A
directions N/A
player 1
type pedal
buttons N/A
directions N/A
player 2
type joy
buttons N/A
directions vertical2
player 2
type paddle
buttons N/A
directions N/A
player 2
type pedal
buttons N/A
directions N/A
Chipset Details
name Zilog Z80
clock 4.77mhz
name Motorola MC6809E
clock 1.91mhz
name Speaker
clock N/A
name Speaker
clock N/A
name Midway Turbo Cheap Squeak Sound Board
clock 7.63mhz
name AD7533 DAC
clock N/A
name Biquad Filter
clock N/A
name Biquad Filter
clock N/A
name Biquad Filter
clock N/A
ROM Details
name size crc
pro.0 32.00k 3f9ec35f
pro.1 32.00k f628bb30
turbskwk.u5 16.00k 55c3b759
turbskwk.u4 16.00k 31a2da2e
bg-0 16.00k e3fb693a
bg-1 16.00k 50d1db6c
fg-0 32.00k 1d1435c1
fg-1 32.00k e54b7f2a
fg-2 32.00k 38be8505
fg-3 32.00k 9ae3eb52