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Hippodrome 1988 Data East

1988

Hippodrome (c) 1988 Data East.
The brave knight takes on a slew of medieval opponents. Money won during fights can be used to purchase fighter upgrades.

>>> TECHNICAL DETAILS
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Main CPU : 68000 (@ 10 Mhz), HuC6280 (@ 1.342325 Mhz)
Sound CPU : M6502 (@ 1.5 Mhz)
Sound Chips : YM2203 (@ 1.5 Mhz), YM3812 (@ 3 Mhz), OKI6295 (@ 7.757 Khz)
Screen orientation : Horizontal
Video resolution : 256 x 240 pixels
Screen refresh : 57.41 Hz
Palette colors : 1024
Players : 2
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 2

>>> TRIVIA
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Released in May 1988.
This game is known in Japan as 'Fighting Fantasy'.
Pony Canyon / Scitron released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (G.S.M. Data East 1 - D25B1002) on 21/06/1989.

>>> GAME UPDATES
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The US version had the 'Winners Don't Use Drugs' screen in 1989.

>>> DESIGNERS / PROGRAMMERS / STAFF
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Game designers : Marcy Eiko, Dotman
Hardware : Darkness K.K
Programmers : Susan, Vince Y., TAC. H
Sounds : Azusa Hara (AZUSA), Hiroaki Yoshida (MARO), Hitomi Komatsu, Hiroyuki
Voices : Torba RR, Yuzi. S, Joe Kaminkow, Steve Walton

>>> GAME PORTS TO OTHER SYSTEMS
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* Consoles :
Nec Turbo Grafx 16 (1993)

>>> OTHER GAME RESOURCES
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Game's rom.
Machine's picture.

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