The Tin Star (A10, 4 PCB version) - mame (0280) machine

MAME: 0280 - Released: 2025-08-29T22:26:57 - Machines: 48893 - rom: 364836 - disk: 1378

machine

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name	sourcefile	sampleof	isbios	isdevice	ismechanical	runnable	description	year	manufacturer	cloneof	romof
tinstar	taito/taitosj.cpp		no	no	no	yes	The Tin Star (A10, 4 PCB version)	1983	Taito Corporation

display

tag	type	rotate	width	height	refresh	pixclock	htotal	hbend	hbstart	vtotal	vbend	vbstart	flipx
screen	raster	0	256	224	59.185606	6000000	384	0	256	264	16	240	no

driver

status	emulation	savestate	requiresartwork	unofficial	nosoundhardware	incomplete	cocktail
good	good	supported	no	no	no	no

rom

name	size	crc	sha1	region	offset	status	optional	merge	bios
a10-01.bin	8192	19faf0b3	2dfb3fa7890687cae840769849c96e04a706dd63	maincpu	0	good	no
a10-02.bin	8192	99bb26ff	80adb2d11b7fbb6fcd8b1dc9270a7fdc471cc0aa	maincpu	2000	good	no
a10-03.bin	8192	3169e175	7cc92f87d511f702aebe6e82d0f435d1ff3aa828	maincpu	4000	good	no
a10-04.bin	8192	6641233c	5544c31e1a44bbd056d16571056821d865cb6e29	maincpu	6000	good	no
a10-29.bin	8192	771f1a6a	c5d1841840ff35e2c20a285b1b7f35150356f50f	audiocpu	0	good	no
a10-10.bin	4096	beeed8f3	2a18edecabbfd10b3238338cb5554edc8c18d93c	audiocpu	2000	good	no
a10-12	2048	889eefc9	1a31aa21c02215410eea27ed52fad67f007ee810	bmcu:mcu	0	good	no
a10-05.bin	8192	6bb1bba9	00924ba8da95c7ca7598d462673cdb98772f4fff	gfx	0	good	no
a10-06.bin	8192	0abff1a1	6876753c53b250968777c54b8c57d97fa45086f5	gfx	2000	good	no
a10-07.bin	8192	d1bec7a8	40873ce1b07cc21e4ed4fff78a29dfcf9d735ca8	gfx	4000	good	no
a10-08.bin	8192	15c6eb41	e208f3c3dcaa3e6e8e3dfcaddae2dbf1c57c06f1	gfx	6000	good	no
eb16.22	256	b833b5ea	d233f1bf8a3e6cd876853ffd721b9b64c61c9047	proms	0	good	no

chip

type	tag	name	clock
cpu	maincpu	Zilog Z80	4000000
cpu	audiocpu	Zilog Z80	3000000
cpu	bmcu:mcu	Motorola MC68705P5	3000000
audio	speaker	Speaker
audio	ay1	AY-3-8910A PSG	1500000
audio	ay2	AY-3-8910A PSG	1500000
audio	ay3	AY-3-8910A PSG	1500000
audio	ay4	AY-3-8910A PSG	1500000
audio	dac	8-Bit R-2R DAC
audio	dacvol	Discrete Sound	1536000

device_ref

name
z80
z80
screen
gfxdecode
palette
speaker
ipt_merge_all_hi
ipt_merge_any_hi
ay8910
ay8910
ay8910
ay8910
watchdog
dac_8bit_r2r
discrete
taitosjsecmcu
m68705p5

sound

channels
1

input

players	coins	service	tilt
2	3	no	yes

control

type	player	buttons	ways	reverse	minimum	maximum	sensitivity	keydelta	ways2	ways3	reqbuttons
doublejoy	1	2	8	no					8
doublejoy	2	2	8	no					8

port, analog

port_tag	analog_masks
:DSW1
:DSW2
:DSW3
:IN0
:IN1
:IN2
:IN3
:IN4

dipswitch

Bonus Life Range?

name	tag	mask	condition_tag	condition_mask	condition_relation	condition_value
Bonus Life Range?	DSW1	3

location

name	number	inverted
SWA	1	no
SWA	2	no

value

name	value	default	condition_tag	condition_mask	condition_relation	condition_value
10000-30000	3	yes
50000-100000	2	no
30000-60000	1	no
70000-140000	0	no

Free Play

name	tag	mask	condition_tag	condition_mask	condition_relation	condition_value
Free Play	DSW1	4

location

name	number	inverted
SWA	3	no

value

name	value	default	condition_tag	condition_mask	condition_relation	condition_value
Off	4	yes
On	0	no

Lives

name	tag	mask	condition_tag	condition_mask	condition_relation	condition_value
Lives	DSW1	24

location

name	number	inverted
SWA	4	no
SWA	5	no

value

name	value	default	condition_tag	condition_mask	condition_relation	condition_value
2	24	no
3	16	yes
4	8	no
5	0	no

Unknown

name	tag	mask	condition_tag	condition_mask	condition_relation	condition_value
Unknown	DSW1	32

location

name	number	inverted
SWA	6	no

value

name	value	default	condition_tag	condition_mask	condition_relation	condition_value
Off	32	yes
On	0	no

Flip Screen

name	tag	mask	condition_tag	condition_mask	condition_relation	condition_value
Flip Screen	DSW1	64

location

name	number	inverted
SWA	7	no

value

name	value	default	condition_tag	condition_mask	condition_relation	condition_value
Off	0	yes
On	64	no

Cabinet

name	tag	mask	condition_tag	condition_mask	condition_relation	condition_value
Cabinet	DSW1	128

location

name	number	inverted
SWA	8	no

value

name	value	default	condition_tag	condition_mask	condition_relation	condition_value
Upright	0	yes
Cocktail	128	no

Coin A

name	tag	mask	condition_tag	condition_mask	condition_relation	condition_value
Coin A	DSW2	15

location

name	number	inverted
SWB	1	no
SWB	2	no
SWB	3	no
SWB	4	no

value

name	value	default	condition_tag	condition_mask	condition_relation	condition_value
9 Coins/1 Credit	15	no
8 Coins/1 Credit	14	no
7 Coins/1 Credit	13	no
6 Coins/1 Credit	12	no
5 Coins/1 Credit	11	no
4 Coins/1 Credit	10	no
3 Coins/1 Credit	9	no
2 Coins/1 Credit	8	no
1 Coin/1 Credit	0	yes
1 Coin/2 Credits	1	no
1 Coin/3 Credits	2	no
1 Coin/4 Credits	3	no
1 Coin/5 Credits	4	no
1 Coin/6 Credits	5	no
1 Coin/7 Credits	6	no
1 Coin/8 Credits	7	no

Coin B

name	tag	mask	condition_tag	condition_mask	condition_relation	condition_value
Coin B	DSW2	240

location

name	number	inverted
SWB	5	no
SWB	6	no
SWB	7	no
SWB	8	no

value

name	value	default	condition_tag	condition_mask	condition_relation	condition_value
9 Coins/1 Credit	240	no
8 Coins/1 Credit	224	no
7 Coins/1 Credit	208	no
6 Coins/1 Credit	192	no
5 Coins/1 Credit	176	no
4 Coins/1 Credit	160	no
3 Coins/1 Credit	144	no
2 Coins/1 Credit	128	no
1 Coin/1 Credit	0	yes
1 Coin/2 Credits	16	no
1 Coin/3 Credits	32	no
1 Coin/4 Credits	48	no
1 Coin/5 Credits	64	no
1 Coin/6 Credits	80	no
1 Coin/7 Credits	96	no
1 Coin/8 Credits	112	no

Unknown

name	tag	mask	condition_tag	condition_mask	condition_relation	condition_value
Unknown	DSW3	1

location

name	number	inverted
SWC	1	no

value

name	value	default	condition_tag	condition_mask	condition_relation	condition_value
Off	1	yes
On	0	no

Star Sound

name	tag	mask	condition_tag	condition_mask	condition_relation	condition_value
Star Sound	DSW3	2

location

name	number	inverted
SWC	2	no

value

name	value	default	condition_tag	condition_mask	condition_relation	condition_value
Off	2	no
On	0	yes

Start Round Difficulty

name	tag	mask	condition_tag	condition_mask	condition_relation	condition_value
Start Round Difficulty	DSW3	12

location

name	number	inverted
SWC	3	no
SWC	4	no

value

name	value	default	condition_tag	condition_mask	condition_relation	condition_value
Round 1	12	yes
Round 2	4	no
Round 3	8	no
Round 4	0	no

Coinage Display

name	tag	mask	condition_tag	condition_mask	condition_relation	condition_value
Coinage Display	DSW3	16

location

name	number	inverted
SWC	5	no

value

name	value	default	condition_tag	condition_mask	condition_relation	condition_value
Coins/Credits	16	yes
Insert Coin	0	no

Year Display

name	tag	mask	condition_tag	condition_mask	condition_relation	condition_value
Year Display	DSW3	32

location

name	number	inverted
SWC	6	no

value

name	value	default	condition_tag	condition_mask	condition_relation	condition_value
No	0	no
Yes	32	yes

Hit Detection

name	tag	mask	condition_tag	condition_mask	condition_relation	condition_value
Hit Detection	DSW3	64

location

name	number	inverted
SWC	7	no

value

name	value	default	condition_tag	condition_mask	condition_relation	condition_value
Normal Game	64	yes
No Hit	0	no

Coin Slots

name	tag	mask	condition_tag	condition_mask	condition_relation	condition_value
Coin Slots	DSW3	128

location

name	number	inverted
SWC	8	no

value

name	value	default	condition_tag	condition_mask	condition_relation	condition_value
A and B	128	yes
A only	0	no