
                       Real Arcade Game Emulator

                               Version 0.6



                 (C) 1997 Anders Nilsson & Janne Korpela

Legal Disclaimer:
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YOU USE THIS PROGRAM AT YOUR OWN RISK, WE CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY 
LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED.

THIS PROGRAM REQUIRES THE ORIGINAL ARCADE MACHINE ROMS. THESE ROMS ARE 
OWNED BY AND COPYRIGHTED BY SNK AND CAPCOM ETC. UNLESS YOU OWN THE ORIGINAL
GAME BOARDS, YOU ARE NOT LEGALLY ENTITLED TO USE THEM. WE CANNOT BE HELD 
RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY REACH OF COPYRIGHT.

THIS PROGRAM DOES NOT SHIP WITH ROM IMAGES. DO NOT DISTRIBUTE THIS
PROGRAM WITH ROM IMAGES.

PLEASE DO NOT ASK US TO SUPPLY YOU WITH ROM IMAGES OR ASK ME WHERE TO FIND 
THEM. WE CANNOT HELP YOU.


Introduction:
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We are two arcade lovers that have been emulating game for a short while 
now. Our first goal is to emulate as many SNK & Capcom games as possible, 
but games from other game companies may also be included (when we find them 
attractive enough). If you have roms for any SNK or Capcom game thats not
out on the public roms sites please let us know.



Installation:
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Unzip with option -d to get correct directory names.
Just put the roms under the directory for each supported game. 


Command-line options:
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-n	- noscanlines
-s	- nosound
-a	- To use alternate FM base adress, 388h (standard is 220h)
-j	- Joystick support 
-v      - Sync to verticle retrace (Color fading might work better with
	  this option)
-f      - Frameskip 1 (only for all Rtypes)

Syntax: rage 'dirname of game' [options]

Supported gameslist:
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Game name		|Directory	|
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IkariWarrior (JP)	|ikarijp	|
IkariWarrior (US)	|ikarius	|
Gunsmoke (Not JP :-))	|gunsmoke 	|
Gunsmoke (JP)		|gunjp	 	|
TNK3			|tnk3		|
1943                    |1943           |
1943KAI                 |k1943          |
Victory Road		|victroad	|
SONSON                  |sonson         |
R-TYPE (JP)             |rtypejp        |
R-TYPE (US)             |rtypeus        |
R-TYPE II               |rtype2         |
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Common Keys:
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'1'	- start 1 player game
'2'     - start 2 player game
'3'	- insert coins
'F3'	- Keyboard layout
'F10'	- Enable/Disable Full throttle mode
'F11'	- Show current framerate
'ESC'	- Hmmmm... what might this key do?

Joystick supported.

Known problems/todo list:
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Try -n (noscanlines) if your display just gets black.
Sometimes not using -v (vertical retrace wait) helps.

Todo: Many, many things.

Frequently Asked Questions/Troubleshooting:
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Doesnt seem to work on NT.(Try using -v with NT4.0, might work)


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GUNSMOKE (Not JP / JP):
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Keys:
UP      - pl1 up
DOWN    - pl1 down
LEFT    - pl1 left
RIGHT   - pl1 right
ALT     - pl1 shoot Straight forward
CTR     - pl1 shoot Left
SPACE   - pl1 shoot Right

UP      - pl2 up
DOWN    - pl2 down
LEFT    - pl2 left
RIGHT   - pl2 right
ALT     - pl2 shoot Straight forward
CTR     - pl2 shoot Left
SPACE   - pl2 shoot Right

F8      -To change between 50 / 60 fps (only temporary until we know the exact speed)

Known Defects:
-Strange sound.
-Wrong colors on some characters 

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SONSON:
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Keys:
UP      - pl1 up
DOWN    - pl1 down
LEFT    - pl1 left
RIGHT   - pl1 right
CTR     - pl1 shoot Left

UP      - pl2 up
DOWN    - pl2 down
LEFT    - pl2 left
RIGHT   - pl2 right
CTR     - pl2 shoot Left


Known Defects:
-No music only sound effects.

Ps!
-Colors are ripped from MAME


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TNK3:
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Keys:
UP      - pl1 up
DOWN    - pl1 down
LEFT    - pl1 left
RIGHT   - pl1 right
ALT     - pl1 shoot
CTR     - pl1 grenade
HOME	- pl1 rotate left
PGUP	- pl1 rotate right

'T'     - pl2 up
'G'    	- pl2 down
'F'    	- pl2 left
'H'   	- pl2 right
'Z'     - pl2 shoot
'X'     - pl2 grenade
'R'	- pl2 rotate left
'Y'	- pl2 rotate right

Known Defects:
-Sound is not 100% correct but it sounds :-).
-Colors only 70% correct (out of screenshots).

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IKARI WARRIORS:
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Keys:
UP      - pl1 up
DOWN    - pl1 down
LEFT    - pl1 left
RIGHT   - pl1 right
ALT     - pl1 shoot
CTR     - pl1 grenade
HOME	- pl1 rotate left
PGUP	- pl1 rotate right

'T'     - pl2 up
'G'    	- pl2 down
'F'    	- pl2 left
'H'   	- pl2 right
'Z'     - pl2 shoot
'X'     - pl2 grenade
'R'	- pl2 rotate left
'Y'	- pl2 rotate right

Known Defects:
-Sound plays to fast at fortresses. And its also a pitch to low.

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1943 / 1943KAI:
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Keys:
UP      - pl1 up
DOWN    - pl1 down
LEFT    - pl1 left
RIGHT   - pl1 right
ALT     - pl1 shoot 
CTR     - pl1 Mega Bomb
SPACE   - pl1 Loop

W       - pl2 up
S       - pl2 down
A       - pl2 left
D       - pl2 right
SHIFT   - pl2 shoot 
Z       - pl2 Mega Bomb
X       - pl2 Loop

F8 	- To change between 50 or 60 fps (only temporary to we know the exact speed)

Known Defects:
-Strange sound as usual;-)


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VICTORY ROAD:
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Keys:
UP      - pl1 up
DOWN    - pl1 down
LEFT    - pl1 left
RIGHT   - pl1 right
ALT     - pl1 shoot
CTR     - pl1 grenade
HOME	- pl1 rotate left
PGUP	- pl1 rotate right

'T'     - pl2 up
'G'    	- pl2 down
'F'    	- pl2 left
'H'   	- pl2 right
'Z'     - pl2 shoot
'X'     - pl2 grenade
'R'	- pl2 rotate left
'Y'	- pl2 rotate right

Known Defects:
-None

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R-TYPE I (JP/US):
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Keys:
UP      - pl1 up
DOWN    - pl1 down
LEFT    - pl1 left
RIGHT   - pl1 right
CTRL    - pl1 shoot
ALT     - pl1 release pod

Known Defects:

-One player support only.

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R-TYPE II:
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Keys:
UP      - pl1 up
DOWN    - pl1 down
LEFT    - pl1 left
RIGHT   - pl1 right
CTRL    - pl1 shoot
ALT     - pl1 release pod

Known Defects:
-Only sound FX.
-One player support only.

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If you don't like the keyboard layout just change it with F3.

If you find something else just let us know.
e-mail:
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Anders Nilsson
anders.nilsson@mbox8.swipnet.se
Janne Korpela
janne@mbox370.swipnet.se

World Wide Web
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The Rage emulator will be available from the following sites:-

http://home5.swipnet.se/~w-50884 (Home Page)
http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/dodge/ (The PC arcade)			
http://www.classicgaming.com/freeplay (FreePlay)

Thanks to:
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-Paul Leaman for this framework for a .txt file & for help us out with
how the color proms for 1943 was designed. For the reset bug in 1943.
-Ishmair for the great Z80, 2203 EMU and other opl related info.
-Niell Corlett & Ishmair for YM2151 core. Special thanks to Niell for
being so helpfull.
-Tim for his efforts taking so many screenshots for TNK3 & the color
proms to 1943. Special thanks also for helping out with Victory Road
colors.
-Virtu-Al for the color proms and missing roms for Ikari Warriors and
for roms for Rtype I (US).
-Nicola Salmoria & Soeren Larsen for the color proms for Gunsmoke.

-SPECIAL THANKS to Peter and Chris at PC Arcade for their superb work
with our new homepage etc.
