Recordbreaker

Recordbreaker
Also known as: Go for the Gold (JP) Developer: Taito Publisher: Taito Platform: Arcade (Taito H System) Released internationally: September 1988 This game has unused graphics. This game has debugging material. This game has a hidden level select.

Recordbreaker is another attempt by Taito to make one of those button-pounding athletic games.

Debug Menu

This game uses the Taito Code:

• While the game boots up, hold the Service Coin button until a "SERVICE SWITCH ERROR" message pops up on the screen.
• Then, press 1P Start (x3), Service Coin, 1P Start.

Normal Game

Starts a normal game. How about that?

All Debug Game

Starts a normal game with several debug features enabled:

• 1P Start: Instant Game Over.
• 2P Start + 1P Button 1: Cycles between the following game speeds: Paused, 1/6 speed, 1/2 speed, normal speed.
• 2P Start + 1P Button 2: Always sets game speed to "paused", regardless of the current speed cycle.

ROM Message

Gives information on the Title Type (Game title), Credit Type (Coin settings), and Taito Type (Region + copyright string). "Tamco" is short for Taito of America Corp.

Round Select Game

Selects the event played after starting a new game. Since the game already has an event select by default, this is rather pointless, but...

• 1P Button 1 / Button 2: Cycles through events.
• 1P Button 3: Chooses event.

Object Display

Displays the contents of the graphics ROM.

• 1P Button 1 / Button 2: Cycles through tiles.
• 1P Start: Changes the width of each row.
• 2P Start: Changes the "mode", or palette.
• 2P Start + 1P Button 1: Cycles between the following game speeds: Paused, 1/6 speed, 1/2 speed, normal speed.
• 2P Start + 1P Button 2: Always sets game speed to "paused", regardless of the current speed cycle.

Color RAM Edit

An event has to be selected before the game starts.

• 1P Button 1 / Button 2: Cycles through events.
• 1P Button 3: Chooses event.

Start a new game and press 1P Start to bring up this color editor.

• 1P Start / 2P Start: Chooses between one of the following five variables: Mode (Palette number), Page (Color number), Red / Green / Blue (Value of current color).
• 1P Button 1 / Button 2: Changes the value of the currently selected variable.
• 1P Button 3: Exits color edit menu.
• 2P Start + 1P Button 1: Cycles between the following game speeds: Paused, 1/6 speed, 1/2 speed, normal speed.
• 2P Start + 1P Button 2: Always sets game speed to "paused", regardless of the current speed cycle.

Style RAM Data Table

Looks at the tile mappings for each event.

• 1P Button 1 / Button 2: Cycles through the data table.
• 1P Start: Changes round number.
• 2P Start: Changes palette number.
• 2P Start + 1P Button 1: Cycles between the following game speeds: Paused, 1/6 speed, 1/2 speed, normal speed.
• 2P Start + 1P Button 2: Always sets game speed to "paused", regardless of the current speed cycle.

Check RAM

This is a rudimentary RAM error test.

Check Sum

A simple verification of the game's checksum.

Test Mode

Brings up the game's standard test mode (Color bars + input test, dip switch display, and sound test).

Unused Graphics

It's the old Taito logo. It's not used 'cause it's old.

The tilemap for this logo is still in the game at 0x06EC6 - the new logo is at 0x06ED6. Put this code in MAME's recordbr.xml cheat file to restore the old logo:

  <cheat desc="Old Taito Logo">
    <script state="run">
      <action>maincpu.mw@06E9A=0x6EC6</action>
    </script>
    <script state="off">
      <action>maincpu.mw@06E9A=0x6ED6</action>
    </script>
  </cheat>

(Debug mode specifics: Original TCRF research)