LYCOS RETRIEVER 
Virtua Cop
built 433 days ago
The Virtua Cop project was ... the design team’s first exposure to SRAM-based programmable logic. FLEX 8000 devices, which use SRAM configuration elements, can be configured for operation via an external data source. This feature, called in-circuit reconfigurability (ICR), allows designers to solder the programmable logic devices directly to the board. They can then modify the design by simply downloading an updated configuration file into the device. The speed and convenience of ICR allowed the Sega engineers to perform multiple design iterations in a matter of days, which would have been impossible if they had used a gate array.
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Games - (Daytona USA,Desert Tank,Virtua Cop,Lemans 24hr,Lost World,Scud Race,Harley Davidson / L.A. Riders,Sega Rally 2,Virtual On 2,Daytona USA 2,Daytona USA 2 Power Edition,Dirt Devils,Emergency Call Ambulance,L.A.Machineguns,Magical Truck Adventure Ocean Hunter,Spike Out,Spike Out Final Edition,Star Wars Trilogy)
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The Virtua Cop system block diagram shows how the Altera EPF8282 interacts with the other system components. When a player pulls the trigger, a light beam is projected from the CRT/Projector. Sensors mounted in the player’s gun detect the beam. This information is relayed to the EPF8282 target sensor, which calculates where the gun is pointed based on the H-Synch and V-Synch information provided by the H/V Separator. The target information is then passed on to the data controller and the CPU to determine the outcome of the player’s action.
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Since then, the crime lords have been busy plotting a new attack and once again, Virtua City is calling on the Virtua Cops. When its over, the crime lords will be wishing they'd never crawled out of there holes.
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When the last operator converted it from Virtua Cop to VC2, they put a huge sticker over the original instruction panel. It was totally ruined, there was no way to recover it
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In Virtua Cop, one or two players advance through a three-dimensional landscape attempting to rescue hostages from a band of terrorists. Players reload their guns by pointing away from the screen and pulling the trigger. The EPF8282 target sensor determines whether the players are shooting terrorists or reloading their guns when their triggers are pulled.
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