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Quick answer : yes. I need a close pic of the tape to check the version. Regarding the player, spare parts are needed and unfortunately we're out of stock today (we had parts for repairing 50 players). If we get enough requests it's possible to order new parts, but the cost is unfortunately high.

There's still the FAT/BIG system that isn't emulated at all :( The reason no one knows it that it was only released in Japan, but it is the original first DECO Cassette system. Fortunately the TEAC MT-2 itself is well documented, so it's just a matter of time if someone decides to work on it :)...

If you don't have anyone, last option is Japan then ;)

It's from Treasure Island, so yes the roms are already dumped and it's correctly emulated in MAME.

Yes, it won't work with the voice board. The graphic board is connected to the fourth slot (the connector PCB has 4 slots, and the one on the top is available). As you can see, only logic here. The only problem is that depending on the motherboard version the slot size is different. On this...

It's used only by two games and is necessary. The board has 5 or 10 eproms and they mainly contain graphics. A "voice board" also exists and is used by only three games (including the Grand Sumo).

I've joined the forum to help (if possible) with anything related to Data East DECO Cassette system. I usualy do preservation for old Japanese PCs, but because the DECO Cassette is using magnetic tapes I thought I had to do something.

I'm still working on adding new dumps to the MAME driver. Will the device be able to emulate the board needed by Treasure Island and Explorer ? In that case an earlier release of Explorer for testing might be needed. I have a full set of all DECO cassette games here and many different systems...