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Yamaha YM2151

Also known as FM Operator Type-M (OPM).
Yamaha FM sound chip from 1983.

8 channels, 4 operators
Used in arcade boards:
Used in computers:
- Sharp X68000
also used in synthesizers DX21, DX27, DX100

tag   : #ym2151
games : 9

Games

9 games in database, 5 completed (56%). Year range: 1984-1993, median: 1986.

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Marble Madness

Arcade 1984@1300

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Paperboy

Arcade 1984@4010

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Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

Arcade 1985@1112

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Gauntlet

Arcade 1985@2805

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Super Sprint

Arcade 1986@504

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The Final Round

Arcade 1988@3948

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Badlands

Arcade 1989@1145

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Aliens

Arcade 1990@421

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Mahou Daisakusen

Toaplan Version 2 1993@1447

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