MC68000 - Multiple Screens

 

Description

This page covers Taito's dual and triple monitor games from the 16-bit period, you will notice that all these games had extra CPU power.

 

Darius (1986) Hardware Specifications

Main Processors: 2xMC68000 (16-bit; 8 MHz)

Sound: 2xZ80 (8-bit; 4 MHz); 2xYM2203; MSM5205

Video Resolution: 864x224 (3x288x224)

 

Ninja Warriors (1987)/Darius II* (1989) Hardware Specifications

Main Processors: 2xMC68000 (16-bit; 12 MHz)

Sound: Z80 (8-bit; 4 MHz); YM2610

Video Resolution: 864x224 (3x288x224)

Graphics Chip Capabilities: Line-Line Scrolling

*The dual-screen version of Darius II has only one MC68000 processor

 

Warrior Blade (1992) Hardware Specifications

Main Processor: MC68000 (16-bit; 16 MHz)

Sound: Z80 (8-bit; 4 MHz); YM2610

Video Resolution: 640x240 (2x320x240)

 

Known Games

Darius (1986) 3 screens
Ninja Warriors (1987) 3 screens
Darius II (1989) 2/3 screens
Warrior Blade (1992) 2-screen

 

Screenshots

darius.JPG (12434 bytes) nwarriors.JPG (14007 bytes)
darius2.jpg (8490 bytes) warriorb2.JPG (18654 bytes)