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title Ixion (prototype)
set name ixion
manufacturer Sega
year 1983
genre Shooter (hof)
category Shooter / Field (hof)
driver status imperfect
driver source zaxxon.c
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rating

70.7% after 20 votes
 
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display
colour emulation good
palette 256
display type raster
orientation vertical
resolution 224x256
frequency 59.999408Hz
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sound
sound emulation imperfect
channels mono
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controls
players 1
nplayers 2P alt
controls 8 way joystick
buttons 1
coin slots 2
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hardware
cpu Z80 @ 3.04125MHz
cpu I8035 @ 6MHz
audio Sega Universal Sound Board
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data
version added .037b15
last change(s) .107u3
roms
name size crc set flags sha1
1937d.u27  8192  f447aac5  ixion    f6ec02f20482649ba1765254e0e67a8593075092 
1938b.u28  8192  17f48640  ixion    d661e8ae0747c2c526360cb72e403deba7a98e71 
1955b.u29  4096  78636ec6  ixion    afca6418221e700749031cb3fa738907d77c1566 
1944a.u51  2048  88215098  ixion    54bd1c71e7f10f20623e47f4e791f54ce698bc08 
1943a.u50  2048  77e5a1f0  ixion    00152ffb59ebac718b300fdf24314b456748ffbe 
1939a.u68  2048  c717ddc7  ixion    86fdef368f097a27aac6e05bf3208fcdaf7d9da7 
1940a.u69  2048  ec4bb3ad  ixion    8a38bc48cda59b5e76a5153d459bb2d01d6a56f3 
1952a.u113  8192  ffb9b03d  ixion    b7a900166a880ca4a71fec6ad02f5c0ecfc92df8 
1951a.u112  8192  db743f1b  ixion    a5d13d597fe999757137d96fb4bf7c7efc7a3245 
1950a.u111  8192  c2de178a  ixion    0347a751accb02576b9cd8b123b79018cc05268c 
1945a.u77  8192  3a3fbfe7  ixion    f3a503f476524f9de5b55de49009972124e58601 
1946a.u78  8192  f2cb1b53  ixion    8c2fb58ce7de7876c4d2f1a3d13c6a5efd06d354 
1947a.u79  8192  d2421e92  ixion    07000055ace2c6983c7add180904d6bc20e1bb3b 
1948a.u91  8192  7a7fcbbe  ixion    76dffffcadbe446091ee98958873aa76f7b17213 
1953a.u90  8192  6b626ea7  ixion    7e02da0b031a42b077c173d85f15f75242e61e98 
1949a.u93  8192  e7722d09  ixion    c9a0fb4fac798454facd3d5dd02d2c05cfe8e3a6 
1954a.u92  8192  a970f5ff  ixion    0f1f8f329ceefcbd0725f8eeff1b01348f5c9374 
1942a.u98  256  3a8e6f74  ixion    c2d480f8c8a111c1e23cbf819dea807f8128208d 
1941a.u72  256  a5d0d97e  ixion    2677508b44f9b7a6c6ee56e49a7b88073e80debe 
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additional information
info 0.37b15 [David Haywood]

TEST MODE:
  • Use F2 to enter test mode, then 1 to advance from one test to the following.
WIP:
  • 0.136u4: MASH fixed DIAL input (rotate cannon) in Ixion.
  • 0.129u4: Changed Custom sound to 'Sega Universal Sound Board'.
  • 0.122u6: Changed I8035 CPU2 clock speed to 6MHz.
  • 0.107u2: Rewrote Zaxxon driver from the schematics. This is still a WIP (not finished yet) [Aaron Giles]: Connected universal sound board to Ixion and Razzmatazz. Changed clock speeds and video timing. Complete memory maps. Simplified video code and merged common cases together. Palette derived from resistor weights. Background positioning still a little off. Added I8035 (400000 Hz) CPU2 and Custom sound. Changed VSync to 59.999409.
  • 0.76u1: Changed Z80 CPU clock speed to 3041250 Hz.
  • 0.59: Added dipswitches 'Bonus Life', 'Lives', 'Difficulty', 'Demo Sounds' and 'Unused'.
  • 0.37b15: David Haywood added Ixion (prototype) (Sega 1983).
  • 15th May 2001: David Haywood added Ixion to the Zaxxon driver.
PLAY INSTRUCTIONS:
  • Collect all letters to reach Kailo round. For Gold letter you gain 500 to 8000 points.
  • Shoot enemies for 200 and crystals for 1000 points. KAILO heals tiles and OLIAK destroys tiles.
  • Bonus ship every 100000
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Romset: 109 kb / 19 files / 32.5 zip
history Ixion (c) 1983 Sega.


Collect all the letters to spell the word IXION. Shoot enemies and avoid being shot yourself.


- TECHNICAL -


Main CPU : Z80 (@ 3.04125 Mhz), I8035 (@ 400 Khz)

Sound Chips : Custom (@ 400 Khz)


Screen orientation : Vertical

Video resolution : 224 x 256 pixels

Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz

Palette colors : 256


Players : 2

Control : Dial

Buttons : 1


- TRIVIA -


Released in January 1983.


- PORTS -


* Consoles :

Atari 2600 (1984) : Unreleased prototype


- SOURCES -


Game's rom.



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