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Romset and name:
zwackery Zwackery
Short name:
Zwackery
Manufacturer:
Bally Midway
Year:
Genre:
Platform
Category:
Platform / Run Jump
Serie:
-
Driver source:
midway/zwackery.cpp
Language:
English
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Input / Controls
Players:
Only one supported (solo)
Input:
Joystick 8 ways, Dial
Buttons / keys:
Coins:
Cabinet:
-
Free-play:
Supported
Rankings
Average user rating:
AntoPISA BestGame:
70 to 80 (Good)
MASH All-Time:
-
Video
Display:
512x480@30 Hz, CRT 31kHz
Orientation:
Horizontal
Scrolling:
Unknown
Colors:
-
CPU:
Motorola MC68000
Audio
Sound:
Audio chips:
AD7533 DAC, Cheap Squeak Deluxe Sound Board, Speaker
Romset
First release:
Mame 0.34b1 released on aug-16 1998
Last release:
Mame 0.271 released on oct-31 2024
Clone of:
-
Bios:
Not required
Use rom of:
-
Use sample of:
-
Previous romset:
None
New romset:
None
Files
Dump:
NO DUMP
Required files:
Status
OVERALL:
GOOD
Emulation:
Good
Graphic:
Good
Color:
Good
Sound:
Good
Cocktail:
Good
Protection:
Good
Save state:
Supported
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  • Arcade Video game published 40 years ago:

    Zwackery © 1984 Bally Midway.

    Zwackery was a sword-fighting and spell-casting game in which the player controls a cartoony wizard Zak Thwacker on a quest to restore an enchanted frog back into the buxom princess she once was. A platform-style exploration game, the world that Zak explores is actually dozens of different screens which the player exits and enters through doorways and tunnels in search of spell and other powerups that will help him defeat the Evil Ghoulum. The Sword can be used to stab, or it can be spun around the player. The Shield, which can be wielded in the same manner, provides protection. Spells include Bouncing Boots, Shooting Swords, Invisibility Potions, Magic flutes, and a Dragons Egg, which put Leapin Fungoes to sleep and allows safe passage through the Dragon's Lair.

    TECHNICAL
    Bally Midway MCR 68k hardware
    [No. 385]

    Main CPU: Motorola 68000 (@ 7.6524 Mhz)
    Sound CPU: Motorola 68000 (@ 7.5 Mhz)
    Sound Chips: DAC

    Screen orientation: Horizontal
    Video resolution: 512 x 480 pixels
    Screen refresh: 30.00 Hz
    Palette colors: 4096

    Players: 1
    Control: dial
    Buttons: 4

    TRIVIA
    The game is the first game ever officially designed by artist animator Brian Colin, who would later design such arcade classics as "Rampage", "Xenophobe", "Arch Rivals" and "Pigskin".

    Default highscore table:
    BC 500000 ZAWKMASTER
    RO 400000 SAGE
    IL 350000 SORCERER
    AI 300000 WIZARD
    NN 250000 MAGICIAN
    EG 200000 TRICKSTER
    MO 150000 CONJURER
    IL 100000 ADEPT
    LE 50000 NOVICE
    SN 10000 AMATEUR

    STAFF
    Concept & design: Brian Colin, Emil S. Golen

    CONTRIBUTE
    Edit this entry: https://www.arcade-history.com/?&page=detail&id=3262&o=2
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    NOTICE: The short version was discontinued in November 2019
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