opengateware / arcade-bankp

Bank Panic/Combat Hawk Compatible Gateware IP Core

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Sanritsu / Sega Bank Panic Compatible Gateware IP Core

This Implementation of a compatible Bank Panic arcade hardware in HDL is the work of Pierre Cornier.

Overview

A reaction-based shoot-em-up in which the player takes on the role of a gun-slinging Deputy, who has been charged with protecting the town bank from outlaws.

Technical specifications

• Main CPU: Zilog Z80 @ 2.57808 MHz
• Sound CPU: 3x SN76489 @ 2.57808 MHz,
• Resolution: 224x224, 4096 colors
• Aspect Ratio: 1:1
• Orientation: Horizontal

Compatible Platforms

• Analogue Pocket

Compatible Games

ROMs NOT INCLUDED: By using this gateware you agree to provide your own roms.

Game	Status
Bank Panic	✅
Combat Hawk	✅

Notes: Combat Hawk has some visual glitches but it's playable.

ROM Instructions

1. Download and Install ORCA (Open ROM Conversion Assistant)
2. Download the ROM Recipes and extract to your computer.
3. Copy the required MAME .zip file(s) into the roms folder.
4. Inside the tools folder execute the script related to your system.
   1. Windows: right click make_roms.ps1 and select Run with Powershell.
   2. Linux and MacOS: run script make_roms.sh.
5. After the conversion is completed, copy the Assets folder to the Root of your SD Card.
6. Optional: an .md5 file is included to verify if the hash of the ROMs are valid. (eg: md5sum -c checklist.md5)

Note: Make sure your .rom files are in the Assets/bankp/common directory.

Status of Features

WARNING: This repository is in active development. There are no guarantees about stability. Breaking changes might occur until a stable release is made and announced.

• Dip Switches
• Pause
• Hi-Score Save

Credits and acknowledgment

• Daniel Wallner
• Guy Hutchison
• Matthew Hagerty
• Pierre Cornier

Support

Please consider showing your support for this and future projects by contributing to the developers. While it isn't necessary, it's greatly appreciated.

• IP Core Developer: Pierre Cornier
• OpenGateware Ports: Marcus Andrade

Powered by Open-Source Software

This project borrowed and use code from several other projects. A great thanks to their efforts!

Modules	Copyright/Developer
Bank Panic RTL	2013 (c) Pierre Cornier
TV80	2004 (c) Guy Hutchison
SN76489	2020 (c) Matthew Hagerty

License

This work is licensed under multiple licenses.

• All original source code is licensed under GNU General Public License v2.0 or later unless implicit indicated.
• All documentation is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 4.0 International Public License.
• Some configuration and data files are licensed under Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal.

Open Gateware and any contributors reserve all others rights, whether under their respective copyrights, patents, or trademarks, whether by implication, estoppel or otherwise.

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Legal Notices

• Bank Panic © 1984 Sega. All rights reserved.
• Combat Hawk © 1987 Sega. All rights reserved.

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