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You mean this old thing? I’m sure the case moulds are long gone. Towards the end, Capcom were just using up their inventory. They clearly stopped producing new cases, which is why we ended up with Japanese region B-boards blue cases, and Mexican region B-boards in all of the colours...

Good question! I was going to look into it… I only went the PIC route as I had a load of old chips which used to use for PS1 mods and I wanted something to mess around with during the pandemic. I would still consider doing a version for non-CN9 boards, but I’m not sure if there is much point...

Okay guys, thanks for your patience. Here are the Gerber files for the PCBs (I used PCBWay with good results), and the hex files for the chips. There are two PCB layouts: idc-CPS2_PIC12F509_629_675_683_DIP_konosuke_pinout_v4_gerber.zip - this follows the same pinout as konosuke's excellent...

Hi all, just to point out that during the CPS2 security reverse-engineering project, Eduardo reported that it’s regular SRAM which holds the security data. It’s hidden alongside the 68000 CPU in Capcom’s custom DL-1525 chip. SRAM is not subject to wear like flash RAM is. It is not harmful to...

I love the InfiniKey-CPS2, I have them in many of my boards. I know the feeling about being busy with life… In light of the scarcity of Undamned product, however, I went with a PIC12 solution. That, and I was trying to keep myself occupied during the second and third COVID-19 lockdowns of 2020...

https://archive.org/details/Capcom_CPS3_ISO_CD_Images

https://www.arcade-projects.com/threads/sys2x6-usb-dongle-rollup-pack.17569/

Just for graphics chips. When SF2X was produced, larger capacity mask ROMs were either unavailable, or cost-prohibitive. Capcom used smaller capacity chips in greater number - more than the standard B-board can accommodate alone - hence the daughterboard. “G” PAL games are later games with the...

You don’t need the ROM daughterboard for conversions done in this manner. If the game is already running, albeit with phoenix ROMs, you just need to write the encrypted ROM images to chips 03 to 09, then install the InfiniKey.

Bit of a necrobump here, but oh well... The MAME docs in this case mean that the TED2 (export) dongle is not dumped, not the DVD. Or rather, the TED2 dongle has been dumped - twice it seems - but for some reason the files have not been released: http://database.trurip.org/st/st43-50 If anyone...

Bought a couple of System 246 dongles from @ArcSys101. Great communicator, fast shipping to the UK. Pleasure to deal with. :)

Ha! Swapping the chips over did cross my mind, to be fair... Not sure how the seller managed to mis-label them. Glad you’re up and running. Enjoy the game, it’s a good one! :)

What is the date code on screen when you first power on the game? How are the program ROM chips labelled? The program ROMs you have are either corrupt [likely the chips in sockets 07 and 08], or they are a mix of ROMs from different revisions of the game. It’s also worth checking that all the...

Hey, that SC3 dongle used to be mine! :) I scanned it for cataloguing:

Note to all: Please use this information responsibly. I'd rather not see PuzzLoop 2 or Mighty Pang boards converted to Progear being sold dishonestly on eBay.

I finally got around to testing this today. The information is good for replacing damaged SIMMs in legit Progear boards, but I guess if converting another game with SIMMs, such as Mighty Pang or PuzzLoop 2, is what you desire then it will work for that too. Here's how to do it. Byte interleave...

@Fluffy, I’m interested in three sets, please. Edit: Actually, I’ll take four if possible please. I’d like to use one fully socketed for testing! I’d like to play with something new, and PGM is it. :)

It possible you’re not getting answers because it’s not clear what it is you’re trying to do. Are you repairing an existing Progear board, so you need the graphics data on a series of SIMMs? Are you making a conversion using a black metal cased board, so you need the program ROM on a SIMM?

The Mitchell games use the same key for all regions. Still a different key for each title, but region swaps for the same game are possible. Using the Puzz Loop 2 Euro or Japan key will most likely work on your Asia board.

Looks like the upgrade worked then, lads! Nice work, @brizzo!