Road Runner (Midway)
Game Information
manufacturer | Midway |
year | 1977 |
clone of | desertgu |
other clones | roadrunm |
genre | N/A |
downloads | 0 |
Screenshots


Download Details
split set | roadrunm.zip 1.45k |
parent set | desertgu.zip 5.88k ↗ |
standalone set | roadrunm.7z 5.31k |
Game Details
Arcade Video game published 48 years ago:
Road Runner (c) 1977 Midway Mfg. Co.
A first-person shoot'em up.
- TECHNICAL -
Main CPU : Intel 8080 (@ 1.9968 Mhz)
Sound Chips : Discrete circuitry
Screen orientation : Horizontal
Video resolution : 256 x 224 pixels
Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz
Palette colors : 2
Players : 1
Control : lightgun
Buttons : 1
- TRIVIA -
The name of this game was changed to "Desert Gun" when Midway merged with Bally who had a game by the same title. According to Jay Fenton, the real reason for the name change was to avoid legal problems with Warner Bros.
- CONTRIBUTE -
Edit this entry: https://www.arcade-history.com/?&page=detail&id=21474&o=2
Road Runner (c) 1977 Midway Mfg. Co.
A first-person shoot'em up.
- TECHNICAL -
Main CPU : Intel 8080 (@ 1.9968 Mhz)
Sound Chips : Discrete circuitry
Screen orientation : Horizontal
Video resolution : 256 x 224 pixels
Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz
Palette colors : 2
Players : 1
Control : lightgun
Buttons : 1
- TRIVIA -
The name of this game was changed to "Desert Gun" when Midway merged with Bally who had a game by the same title. According to Jay Fenton, the real reason for the name change was to avoid legal problems with Warner Bros.
- CONTRIBUTE -
Edit this entry: https://www.arcade-history.com/?&page=detail&id=21474&o=2
Driver Details
source | midw8080/mw8080bw.cpp |
status | imperfect |
emulation | good |
savestate | supported |
type | sound |
status | imperfect |
Screen Details
display | screen |
type | raster |
orientation | horizontal |
width | 260px |
height | 224px |
refresh | 59.54mhz |
Input Details
player | 1 |
type | lightgun |
buttons | 1 |
directions | N/A |
Chipset Details
name | Intel 8080 |
clock | 1.90mhz |
name | Speaker |
clock | N/A |
name | Discrete Sound |
clock | N/A |
ROM Details
name | size | crc |
---|---|---|
9316.1h | 2.00k | c0030d7c |
9316.1g | 2.00k | 1ddde10b |
9316.1f | 2.00k | 808e46f1 |
9316.1e | 2.00k | 06f01571 |