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| + | {{sub-stub}}'''Blockade hardware''' was created in 1976 by [[Gremlin Industries]] for the arcade game ''[[Blockade]]''. It uses an Intel 8080 CPU and custom graphics and sound circuitry. | ||
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| + | * [[wikipedia:Central processing unit|CPU]]: [[wikipedia:Intel 8080|Intel 8080A]] @ 2 [[Clock rate|MHz]]{{ref|https://github.com/mamedev/mame/tree/master/src/mame/drivers/blockade.cpp}} (8-bit [[wikipedia:Instruction set|instructions]], 0.29 [[wikipedia:Instructions per second|MIPS]]) | ||
| + | * [[wikipedia:Sound chip|Sound chip]]: Custom ([[wikipedia:Monaural|mono]]) | ||
| + | * [[RAM]]: 1.25 [[Byte|KB]] (256 [[byte]]s main, 1 KB [[VRAM|video]]){{ref|https://github.com/mamedev/mame/blob/master/src/mame/drivers/blockade.cpp}} | ||
| + | * [[Palette|Colors]]: 2 ([[wikipedia:Monochrome|monochrome]]){{ref|https://github.com/mamedev/mame/tree/master/src/mame/drivers/blockade.cpp}} | ||
| + | * Display resolution: 256×224 [[pixel]]s{{ref|https://github.com/mamedev/mame/tree/master/src/mame/drivers/blockade.cpp}} | ||
| + | * [[wikipedia:Refresh rate|Refresh rate]]: 60 [[wikipedia:Hertz|Hz]]{{ref|https://github.com/mamedev/mame/tree/master/src/mame/drivers/blockade.cpp}} | ||
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| + | ==List of games== | ||
*''[[Blockade]]'' (1976) | *''[[Blockade]]'' (1976) | ||
*''[[Comotion]]'' (1976) | *''[[Comotion]]'' (1976) | ||
*''[[Hustle]]'' (1977) | *''[[Hustle]]'' (1977) | ||
| − | *''[[Minesweeper]]'' ( | + | *''[[Minesweeper]]'' (1977) |
*''[[Blasto]]'' (1978) | *''[[Blasto]]'' (1978) | ||
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{{Sega Arcade Boards}} | {{Sega Arcade Boards}} | ||
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Blockade hardware was created in 1976 by Gremlin Industries for the arcade game Blockade. It uses an Intel 8080 CPU and custom graphics and sound circuitry.
Technical specifications
- CPU: Intel 8080A @ 2 MHz[1] (8-bit instructions, 0.29 MIPS)
- Sound chip: Custom (mono)
- RAM: 1.25 KB (256 bytes main, 1 KB video)[2]
- Colors: 2 (monochrome)[1]
- Display resolution: 256×224 pixels[1]
- Refresh rate: 60 Hz[1]
List of games
- Blockade (1976)
- Comotion (1976)
- Hustle (1977)
- Minesweeper (1977)
- Blasto (1978)
References
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