game
icon
title Wiz
set name wiz
manufacturer Seibu Kaihatsu
year 1985
genre Platform (hof)
category Platform / Shooter Scrolling (hof)
driver status good
driver source wiz.c
snapshots PS: in game | title | scores | gameover | bosses / MW: in game / CT: in game | title / artwork: PCB
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rating

60.9% after 42 votes
 
clones Wiz (Taito, set 1)
Wiz (Taito, set 2)
display
colour emulation good
palette 256
display type raster
orientation vertical
resolution 224x256
frequency 60.000000Hz
sound
sound emulation good
channels mono
controls
players 2
nplayers 2P alt
controls 8 way joystick
buttons 2
coin slots 2
hardware
cpu Z80 @ 3.072MHz
cpu Z80 @ 1.78975MHz
audio AY-3-8910A @ 1.536MHz
audio AY-3-8910A @ 1.536MHz
audio AY-3-8910A @ 1.536MHz
data
version added .031
last change(s) none since version .53
roms
name size crc set flags sha1
ic07_01.bin  16384  c05f2c78  wiz    98b93234684a3a228552ef41a08512fef1befedd 
ic05_03.bin  16384  7978d879  wiz    866efdff3c111793d5a3cc2fa0b03a2b4e371c49 
ic06_02.bin  16384  9c406ad2  wiz    cd82c3dc622886b6ebb30ba565f3c34d5a4e229b 
ic57_10.bin  8192  8a7575bd  wiz    5470c4c3a40139f45db7a9e260f40b5244f10123 
ic12_04.bin  8192  8969acdd  wiz    f37c4697232b4fb4171d6290c9407f740e7d1448 
ic13_05.bin  8192  2868e6a5  wiz    1b8ac71a6b901df845bab945bfcf11df47932990 
ic14_06.bin  8192  b398e142  wiz    1cafaf5cbfa96b410ae236a298473ff51122d9fc 
ic03_07.bin  16384  297c02fc  wiz    8eee765a660e3ff1b6cdcdac0d068177098cc339 
ic02_08.bin  16384  ede77d37  wiz    01fe35fc3373b7513ea90e8262d66200629b89fe 
ic01_09.bin  16384  4d86b041  wiz    fe7f8c89ef16020f45a97ed875ddd7396a32665d 
ic23_3-1.bin  256  2dd52fb2  wiz    61722aba7a370f4a97cafbd5df88ec7c6263c4ad 
ic23_3-2.bin  256  8c2880c9  wiz    9b4c17f7fa5d6dc01d79c40cec9725ab97f514cb 
ic23_3-3.bin  256  a488d761  wiz    6dade1dd16905b4751778d49f374936795c3fb6e 
additional information
info 0.31 [Zsolt Vasvari]

Bugs:
  • Mid Boss (blue dragon) has missalligned sprites tiles (Missaligned by 1 pixel, you can see the background trough the dragon). YMI (ID 00810)
  • wiz and clone: 1) Sound is dreadful after a death and stage restart. This is particularly noticeable on the stage where you fall down the gap. Chook (ID 00809)
WIP:
  • 0.125u9: David Haywood added clone Wiz (Taito, set 2).
  • 12th February 2008: Guru - More arrivals today! The box up contains WIZ (Taito 1985) alt version, bootleg. Thanks to GP-Lee.
  • 0.37b16: Stefan Jokish fixed some protection issues in Wiz.
  • 24th June 2001: Stefan Jokisch fixed some protection related problems in Wiz.
  • 17th January 2001: Nicola Salmoria fully fixed Wiz colors.
  • 0.37b12: Changed clock speed of the 3x AY-8910 to 1536000 Hz.
  • 16th January 2001: Nicola Salmoria improved the colors in Wiz.
  • 0.36b15: Zsolt Vasvari added clone Wiz (Taito).
  • 14th January 2000: Zsolt Vasvari added another Wiz romset.
  • 0.31: Zsolt Vasvari added Wiz (Seibu Kaihatsu 1985).
  • 25th February 1998: Dumped Wiz.
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Romset: 129 kb / 13 files / 69.5 zip
history Wiz (c) 1985 Seibu Kaihatsu.


- TECHNICAL -


Main CPU : Z80 (@ 3.072 Mhz)

Sound CPU : Z80 (@ 1.78975 Mhz)

Sound Chips : (3x) AY8910 (@ 1.536 Mhz)


Screen orientation : Vertical

Video resolution : 224 x 256 pixels

Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz

Palette Colors : 256


Players : 2

Control : 8-way joystick

Buttons : 2


- TRIVIA -


Also licensed to Taito.


- PORTS -


* Computers :

MSX


- SOURCES -


Game's rom.



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