Recent content by kazuo

Yea, unfortunately the dongle is probably cooked. If you can find a decrypted image of the game online somewhere, you can probably get it running again. If you plug the dongle into a standard PC, does anything happen? Could potentially be an issue with the connector, but I suspect it is just...

901 is usually dongle error... I don't think the mainboard had any kind of BIOS password/lock, since I think that was only the case for dongle-free games. If you try with no dongle, do you get a different error (probably 900)? If so, the dongle is probably toast. Do you have another game with a...

I know this is a old post, but... did you ever figure this out, @XianXi?

Use UPS or FedEx. Cost is a little higher for the recipient, but they should be mostly unaffected by the de minimis changes.

You might be missing the jumper, yeah. I'm not 100% sure about how it's supposed to be wired, just going off memory. I can't check how my cab is wired, since I don't have access to it right now. Best advice I can give you is check the service manuals, or try and parse out what's happening in...

It's fine, nothing is going to happen as long as you have a working battery in circuit. Worst case, get an Infinikey. If you absolutely need to have a ticking time bomb in there for some reason, install Infinikey, install new battery, remove Infinikey. Problem solved. Good luck!

Per this post on page 1, it sounds like you may be feeding line level and amped mono at the same time, which is what is blowing the resistor. You may need to check your wiring configuration against the service manuals (or compare to other user photos) and ensure everything is hooked up...

Maybe leonk can do it? Not volunteering him, but might be worth reaching out since he is also in Canada. Probably worth sending the board and the cartridge so he has a way to verify functionality.

I would be surprised if it's more than a few kbyte change (to set Free Play to default, if even that).

There's a few, according to MAME: It looks like USA 971222 is the earliest dumped revision. Probably more beyond this, I imagine, but who knows if they will ever see the light of day.

I sometimes run into edge cases where I need composite out, so would love a version of this that would keep composite output intact. If the earlier comment about it still being available on the CXA chip means I can just run a wire (presumably with a cap/resistor on it?) to the multiout to...

It's probably a version used in a release event of some kind, would line up with the mention of "publicity" in the version screen, and the fact that it is free play by default. I would imagine location test versions would have much earlier build dates since the official release date of the game...

Reposting this as I postponed it previously since I wasn't able to part ways with it quickly enough before it had to go into storage for a while. :) Board comes installed with 3rd Strike because you know why. ;) Here's what you get: Mainboard (PCB) Genuine Security Cartridge flashed to...

I think it's supposed to be lifted. I wouldn't touch it. Did this setup ever work for you at any point? Did you just purchase it? The label looks like the ones I see on AliExpress seller listings but I could be mistaken. You will need a reflash since SuperBIOS does not work with Ultra SIMMs...

Time is money, as they say. I agree that it is a lot, but I also agree that buying it to save the time and the headaches was probably the right call. Looking forward to the finished product!