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GAME SYSTEM CHD BIOS DEVICE PARENT CLONE MECHANICAL SCREENLESS

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Main data
Romset and name:
hardhead Hard Head
Short name:
Hard Head
Manufacturer:
SunA
Year:
1988
Genre:
Platform
Category:
Platform / Run, Jump & Scrolling
Serie:
Hard Head
Driver source:
suna/suna8.cpp
Language:
English
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Input / Controls
Players:
Up to 2 players (solo, 2 concurrents)
Input:
Joystick 8 ways
Buttons / keys:
2
Coins:
2
Cabinet:
Cocktail, Upright
Free-play:
Not supported

Rankings
Average user rating:
AntoPISA BestGame:
50 to 60 (Not Good Enough)
MASH All-Time:
-
Video
Display:
256x224@59.1 Hz, CRT 15kHz
Orientation:
Horizontal
Scrolling:
Unknown
Colors:
-
CPU:
Zilog Z80
Audio
Sound:
Mono
Audio chips:
AY-3-8910A PSG, Samples, Speaker, YM3812 OPL2
Romset
First release:
Mame 0.37b14 (0.50) released on apr-07 2001
Last release:
Mame 0.271 released on oct-31 2024
Clone of:
-
Clones:
Bios:
Not required
Use rom of:
-
Use sample of:
-
Previous romset:
None
New romset:
None
Files
Dump:
GOOD
Required files:
Romset:
Status
OVERALL:
GOOD
Emulation:
Good
Graphic:
Good
Color:
Good
Sound:
Good
Cocktail:
Good
Protection:
Good
Save state:
Not supported
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  • Arcade Video game published 36 years ago:

    Hard Head © 1988 SunA.

    Players control the character Hard Head, who can use a bubble gun to entrap enemies, then jump on their heads to defeat them. Often compared to Nintendo's Super Mario Bros., the game met with some favorable reviews on release and its offbeat sense of humor has been noted. Enemies include monsters and ducks. Hard Head can use his head to break bricks, some of which contain power-ups. Levels are completed by finding a soccer ball and kicking it through a goal to finish the stage. There are 16 levels in total. A two-player simultaneous mode is also available, allowing another player to control the second Hard Head twin.

    SunA subsequently released a sequel to the game, Hard Head 2, which featured the same characters but different gameplay.

    TECHNICAL
    Game ID: KRB-14

    Main CPU: Zilog Z80 (@ 6 Mhz)
    Sound CPU: Zilog Z80 (@ 6 Mhz)
    Sound Chips: YM3812 (@ 3 Mhz), AY8910 (@ 1.5 Mhz), Custom (@ 1.5 Mhz)

    Screen orientation: Horizontal
    Video resolution: 256 x 224 pixels
    Screen refresh: 60.00 Hz
    Palette colors: 256

    Players: 2
    Control: 8-way joystick
    Buttons: 2

    TRIVIA
    Released on September 14, 1988.

    Classical music is extensively used as the soundtrack for this game.

    Edited extracts from Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake Op. 20 (1st movement), Mozart's 40th symphony K. 550 (1st movement) and Chopin's Fantaisie Impromptu Op. 66 can repeatedly be heard through the game.

    A bootleg of this game is known as "Popper (Unknown)".

    SERIES
    • Hard Head (1988)
    • Hard Head 2 (1991)

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    Edit this entry: https://www.arcade-history.com/?&page=detail&id=1087&o=2
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