Kangaroo (カンガルー)

Released in 1982

Member Rating

(2 total votes)

Manufacturer: Atari

Developer: Atari

Distributor: Atari

Mame ROM Info

kangaroo, Kangaroo

Display Raster	Orientation Vertical
Resolution 240 x 256	Colors 24, Color
Genre Platform	Attributes Collecting
Controls 1 Joystick / Button(s)
Size/Weight of Upright 71.0000 " x 25.2500" x 32.0000" , 307.00lb.

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Game Summary

Cute - jump on platforms - punch things

Hardware Info

Z80 cpu @ 2.5 Mhz
Z80 cpu @ 2.5 Mhz
AY-8910 audio @ 1.25 Mhz

Hardware Platform: Kangaroo hardware

Game Details

Simplistic four screen game - terrible animation and bug-ridden gameplay - punch monkeys and fruit!

Coinop.org Member Ratings / Comments

by deadskinmask. Comment: "fun game, similar to donkey kong. i enjoyed punching the monkies!" (2003-03-14 17:55:47Z)

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cabinet photo

title screen

gameplay screen

control panel

promotional flyer

Knowledge Base

/kb_dl.aspx/KB/pinouts/kangaroo.txt
Kangaroo, Atari Solder Side Parts Side --------------------------------- GND 1 GND 2. Start 2 1P.Start 3 Coin Table 4 1P.Right 5 1P.Up/Jump 6 1P.Left 1P.Punch 7 1P.Down 8 2P.Right 9 2P.Up/Jump 10 2P.Left 2P.Punch 11 2P.Down 13 14 15 16 17 18
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/pinouts/kangaroo.txt - 5 K - Updated 2003.01.06

/kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/text/kangaroo.txt
Kangaroo Option Switch Settings and Self-Test Options are preset at the factory and shown by the * symbols. To verify option switch settings, power the game off then on again. Set the self-test switch to ON and verify the settings on the self-test screen. Then set the self-test switch to OFF. The table below contains the switch settings for options relating to the number of Kangaroo lives, game difficulty, bonus and price options. The switches are on the CPU PCB to the right of IC42 and are accessible whe
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/text/kangaroo.txt - 15 K - Updated 1995.04.07

/kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/kangaroo.txt
KANGAROO COMP SIDE CKT SIDE --------- --------- 1A 1PL START 1B 2PL START 2 COIN 2 3 3 4 4 1 RIGHT 5 1 LEFT 5 1 UP 6 1 DOWN 6 1 PUNCH 7 1 JUMP 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 11 11 12 12 13 13 14 14 15 15 SPEAKER 16 GND 16 GND 17 GND 17 GND 18 GND 18 GN
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/kangaroo.txt - 2 K - Updated 1995.05.10

/kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/board pinouts/kangaroo.txt
Kangaroo, Atari. Typed in by Barry Brumitt 2 boards. 56 pin logic board: W - 5v Ret (ground) 19 - -Sense (tied to ground on PCB?) 21 - +Sense (tied to ground on PCB?) Y - 5v Z - 12vDC D - invert (tie externally to 16) 16 - ground (tie externally to D) C - sound (tie externally to 18) 18 - ground (tie externally to C) T - Spkr Ret (ground?) 15 - Speaker A - Start 1
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/board pinouts/kangaroo.txt - 1 K - Updated 1994.12.28

/kb_dl.aspx/KB/test_equipment/univid 1000/univid_harness.txt
From: jeff hendrix <jhendrix@quark.com> To: "'vectorlist@mcfeeley.cc.utexas.edu'" Subject: RE: Univid 1000 Date: Mon, 1 Mar 1999 11:44:51 -0700 Here is a list of the harnesses and what boards they go to, I also might have a few harnesses for trade. UNIVID 1000 harness numbers Atari 101 Arabian 102 Centipede 103 Cloak & Dagger 104 Crystal Castle 105 Dig Dug 106 Food-Fight 107 I-Robot 108 Kangaroo 109 Liberator 110 Millipede 111 Pole Position 111 Pole Position II 112 Xevious Ce
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/test_equipment/univid 1000/univid_harness.txt - 2 K - Updated 2005.09.18

Early Atari documentation list
Submitted by Gregg Woodcock (woodcock@bnr.ca) Here is a pretty complete list of documentation for Atari's early arcade video games. Note that "TM" stands for "Technical Manual" and "DP" stands for "Drawing Package [supplement]" which was later renamed to "SP" which stands for "Supplement Package". I am not sure what "CO" stands for but the "C" could be for "Correction" because most of the CO documents were errata or addendums to the manuals. In addition, most Atari games had "ST" documents which w
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/earlyataridocs.html - 6 K - Updated 2000.01.20

LIST: Atari Games
ROMs Manuals Game Name -------------- --------- --------------------------------------- 422 Super Pong TM-001 Mazer Blazer TM-004 Gran Trak 20 TM-008 Qwak TM-010 Tank TM-011 Gran Trak 10 TM-019 Pursuit TM-021 Twin Racer TM-025 Anti-Aircraft TM-027 Jet Fighte
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/faqs/list-atari.html - 10 K - Updated 1999.07.27

A Random Games-list
Game Name Manufacturer Year Pinout Class ---------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- V 005 Sega 1981 18 Wheeler Midway 1979 3D Bowling MED 1978 H 720 Degrees Atari Games 1986 800 Fathom USB 1982 H Aeroboto Willia
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/faqs/list-randomgames.html - 72 K - Updated 1999.10.29

Yet Another List
O-Taito is the Old Taito pinout on wiretap. N-Taito is the New-Taito pinout (Like Elevator Action). Quote by R. Schieve: "Taito.pin will match most for power, ground, monitor, and speaker connections but inputs are usually quite different." DECO/Data East is the Data East pinout. See Ring King.pin or KarateChamp.pin.I AtariV is Black Widow and Gravitar and Space Duel Konami if the Konami pinout. See Konami\Rush'n'Attack.pin. BZone is Battle Zone and Red Baron Tehkan games seem to follow th
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/faqs/list-yetanothergameslist.html - 48 K - Updated 2002.06.10

Arcade PCB Pinouts
Arcade Pinouts 1,003 Entries Last Updated: May30, 2003
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/pinouts/pinout.html - 118 K - Updated 2003.05.30

/kb_dl.aspx/KB/historical documents/atari games vaxmail/vax90.txt
Atari/Atari Games VaxMail 1990 Jed Margolin ________________________________________________________________ ___________ From: BERT::LTURNER 2-JAN-1990 15:43:12.18 To: @SYS$MAIL:EVERYBODY CC: LTURNER Subj: New Baby This is to annouce the arrival of a new addition at the Moore house. His name is Evan Alexander Bettencourt Moore. He was born on Saturday, December 30, at 10:21A. Weight -- 7 lbs 10 oz Height -- 20 1/2 inches Mother and baby are home and doing well. ____________________________
File: /kb_dl.aspx/KB/historical documents/atari games vaxmail/vax90.txt - 536 K - Updated 2004.09.13

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