Ghouls 'n Ghosts​

[K0NAM1]

Hi,

Apologies I'm a bit of a multi newbie.

While I'm waiting for a CPS1 multi, I want to build a Ghouls 'n Ghosts, I loved GnG as a kid!

So from what I've read it's doable with any A board (might have to change the CPU speed to 10MHz), do I need to source a CPS-B-01 or can I use any CPS-B, what is the easiest way to deal with the C board, I like the idea of an authentic A board and the rest can be a hack?

I think what I'm reading is a CPS-B-01 would be way easier to convert, the issue there is Forgotten Worlds and Strider go for big money on Fleabay.

There isn't a board out there that I can just attach to an A, that has all the GnG ROMs on some other type of storage, so I can play GnG on the original mainboard without all the B + C board complexities?

I also just read this from @Apocalypse but it was a bit confusing in that I'm starting from scratch with no boards, so what should I look to buy...

https://arcadefixer.blogspot.com/2017/03/conversion-sf2-to-ghoulsnghosts-world.html

I'm looking for the challenge, happy to spend a couple of days on it and around US$300 on the CPS, I have a programmer, eraser and a few ROMs.

Haha in saying that if someone has a hacked together CPS1 running GnG that they will part with for around that kind of money, then I'm all ears, that goes for anyone with spare CPS1 bits that I can use to get me started!

Thanks.
Richard

 

[snakeGrave]

This thread has some good info on a GnG conversion throughout
https://www.arcade-projects.com/forums/index.php?threads/my-cps1-conversions-info.4702/page-1

I've been wanting to do the same thing for awhile but I haven't followed through yet seems pretty straight to go from a Street Fighter B board to GnG though.

 

[xodaraP]

The resale/export version of GnG runs on a B-21 C board, so if you can get yourself a working SF2CE you can make a GnG

 

[mthngn]

Perhaps you can buy it: https://www.ebay.fr/itm/CPS1-DAIMAK...839037?hash=item1cec4218fd:g:gDYAAOSw3tdeSwfg

 

[codeX]

Here's a complete GnG conversion for sale right now.. I'd be all over this if I didn't already own the game.
https://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?t=473552

 

[Thrillhouse]

Here's the thread I used to build mine (and where I did my troubleshooting).

There is another angle you can take, which gives you more options for the B board to use as a donor. It was a bit more involved than using a SF board : https://www.arcade-projects.com/for...imura-conversion-b-board-90629b-2.8996/page-1

It does seem that a rash of these conversions have been for sale recently - I've seen one on KLOV and a different one on eBay within the couple weeks since I finished mine. The solution I used cost me about $150 to 160 - I bought a Final Fight with bad long A board AND a bad C board. Bought some bulk eproms from China and the replacement GAL from digikey. Paired it with a DASH A board, and used one of SheepNova's generic B-21 C boards from ebay. Nothing destroyed - I kept the full set of Final Fight roms and GAL set aside.

 

[K0NAM1]

Thanks everyone, I just though I would give a bit of an update, I sourced an A, two B and one C board locally (thanks @djsheep), the C board isn't right for the GnG ROMs in circulation (thanks @Apocalypse) and so I'm just waiting for a B-21 (thanks again @djsheep).