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FAQ: Conversion v1.1
COPYRIGHT 1994 REVISION NUMBER: 1.1 REVISION DATE: 02 November 1994 REVISION HISTORY: 1.1 (02/11/94 - Clarified technical details in {6.4}, Added a few words on manuals in {7.3} and analog controllers in {8.1.3}) REVISION HISTORY: 1.0 (01/11/94 - First public release; FTP only) CREATED BY: Doug Jefferys, Steve Ozdemir THANX TO: Wayne Aiken, Graham Bisset, Duncan Brown, David Hanes, Tony Jones, John Keay, Patti Ozd
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The Bronze Age (1971 to 1980) Video Game List
Vers 2.7 May 12, 1998 additions/corrections to aek@spies.com and kk@clickto.com Note: Date may either be release date, date from a manual or schematic, or the date that a game appears in a publication Monitor Type ------------ H-- = Horizontal V-- = Vertical -R- = Raster -V- = Vector --B = B&W --O = Color Overlay --C = Color --P = Projection Name Manuf Date uP Man/ROM # ---- ----- -
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Yet Another List
O-Taito is the Old Taito pinout on wiretap. N-Taito is the New-Taito pinout (Like Elevator Action). Quote by R. Schieve: "Taito.pin will match most for power, ground, monitor, and speaker connections but inputs are usually quite different." DECO/Data East is the Data East pinout. See Ring King.pin or KarateChamp.pin.I AtariV is Black Widow and Gravitar and Space Duel Konami if the Konami pinout. See Konami\Rush'n'Attack.pin. BZone is Battle Zone and Red Baron Tehkan games seem to follow th
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LIST: SEGA Video Games in Japan
http://jedi.seg.kobe-u.ac.jp/~miyamo/game/ Year Title Title (Kanji) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1973 Pong Tron ポントロン Pong Tron II ポントロン２ Hockey TV ホッケーＴＶ 1974 Mini Hockey ミニホッケー Table Hockey テーブルホッケー Goal Kick ゴールキック 1975 Balloon Gun バルーンガン Erase イレース
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'H','R','B','Computer Space','Nutting Assoc',1971
'H','R','B','Pong','Atari',1972
'H','R','B','Astro Hockey','Brunswick',1973
'H','R','B','Astro Race','Taito(japan)',1973
'H','R','B','Davis Cup','Taito(japan)',1973
'H','R','B','Elepong','Taito(japan)',1973
'U','R','B','Elimination','Atari/Kee',1973
'H','R','B','Gotcha','Atari',1973
'H','R','C','Gotcha Color','Atari',1973
'H','R','B','Hockey','Ramtek',1973
'H','R','B','Hockey TV','Sega(japan)',1973
'H','R','B','Leader','Midway',1973
'H','R','B','
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Taito Board ID List
V5.0 Mar 28, 2001
Sorted By ROM Number
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Prom Stickers Board Number Game Notes
------------- ------------ ---- -----
?? M6100130A Nunchackun
067 M6100654A Xexex Konami 352898B
1-13 M6100047A Ninjakun (1984) (UPL84003A)
1-17 M6100168A SRD Mission (1986) CVG-48C
1-17 M6100213A Darkmist (1
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Atari/Atari Games VaxMail 1984 Jed Margolin
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From: KIM::SUTTLES 9-JAN-1984 11:40
To: @SYS$MAIL:COINOP
Subj: A neat trick with mail
For all of you who use the MAIL program as a form of
the "paperless office", I have discovered a bug (pronounced
"fea-ture") in same.
It seems that the addressee line (TO: ...) is parsed
independently of file handling. Mail looks at each item in
the list, and checks for a double colon (
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Seaga/Gremlin X-Y FAQ
======================== The Sega/Gremlin X-Y FAQ version 1.6 written by: Mark Jenison ======================== 1. Introduction 2. The X-Y Convert-a-Game system a. The System 1. CPU boards 2. X-Y timing and control boards 3. Sound boards 4. EPROM boards b. Monitor: Electrohome G08 X-Y c. Power supply 3. Games a. Space Fury b. Star Trek c. Eliminato
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TIME CRISIS ENEMIES GUIDE
Written by Desmond Hew wilddog_tc@hotmail.com Jun 18, 1999 [PLAYSTATION and ARCADE] This FAQ may be electronically reproduced in whole or part, free of charge, as long as credit is given to its author, Desmond Hew. This FAQ is NOT to be altered in any way or used for profitable/promotional purposes of any kind. This document was created and is owned only by me [Desmond Hew]. You can e-mail me at wilddog_tc@hotmail.com on your comments or whatsoever. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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A Random Games-list
Game Name Manufacturer Year Pinout Class ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ V 005 Sega 1981 18 Wheeler Midway 1979 3D Bowling MED 1978 H 720 Degrees Atari Games 1986 800 Fathom USB 1982 H Aeroboto William
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Arcade Game Cheats
--- 720 --- (Contributor: unknown) In the ramp section, levels 8, 9, and 10: holding down the kick and jump buttons simultanously on the lip of the ramp will boost your air. This trick only works when you're going the correct speed (usually your third or fourth jump), and only once (as far as I can tell) per ramp session per level. ----------- Afterburner ----------- (Contributor: Anthony D. Chen) key: S - start button V - vulcan cannon M - missle F - foot sensor (only on sit-down version) stag
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The Sega/Gremlin X-Y FAQ
======================== The Sega/Gremlin X-Y FAQ version 1.6 written by: Mark Jenison ======================== 1. Introduction 2. The X-Y Convert-a-Game system a. The System 1. CPU boards 2. X-Y timing and control boards 3. Sound boards 4. EPROM boards b. Monitor: Electrohome G08 X-Y c. Power supply 3. Games a. Space Fury b. Star Trek c. Eliminato
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Samurai Shodown Mini-FAQ
____ _ _ _ _ _ ____ _ _ / ___/ / |/ v \| | | | _ \ / | | | |__ / | | | | | |_| |/ | | Samurai Shodown mini-FAQ \__ \/ / | | | | | | | _ </ / | | Release 10 ___|/ _ | |_| | |_| | | \/ _ | | 11-05-93 | __/_/ |_|_| |_|\___/|_| /_/\|_|_| |/____ _ _ ___ ____ ___ _ _ __ _ / ___| | | |/ _ \| _ \ / _ \| |_| | \| | | |__ | |_| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | \__ \| _ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ___| | | | | |_| | |_| | |_| | | | | | ___/|_| |_|\___/ ____/ \___
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Gremlin/Sega EPROM / Board Numbers
Submitted by Unknown
Gremlin/Sega EPROM / Board Numbers Manual Part Numbers: ------------------- Head-On 420-0193 Gee Bee 420-0199 Monaco GP 420-0358 Head On 2 / Invinco 420-0359 Astro Fighter 420-0410 or 420-0411 Carnival 420-0498 Moon Cresta 420-0518 Space Firebird 420-0533 Astro Blaster 420-0552 Space Tactics 420-0556 Pulsar 420-0601 G08 Color X/Y 420-0605 Spac
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LIST: NAMCO Video Games in Japan
Year Title ------------------------------- 1978 Gee Bee 1979 Bomb Bee Galaxian Cutie-Q 1980 Nabaron Kaitei Takarasagashi SOS Puck-Man King & Balloon Tank Battalion Rally-X 1981 New Rally-X Warp & Warp Galaga Bosconian 1982 Dig Dug Pole Position Super Pac Man Xevious 1983 Mappy Pac & Pal Phozon
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Technical Information
Note: The information and links on this page might get moved around quite a bit before things get all sorted out. I'm just going to start putting up all kinds of information that I've had archived away, so please pardon the mess! :)
Identifying Unknown Board Sets Back in 1994, Rick Schieve wrote an article about how to identify unknown boards. This article gives some quick tips on how to figure out what the pinouts are for an unknown PCB. The text is moderately technical so if you're not sure what R
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1996.09.29 GUIDE TO LOWER MAINLAND ARCADES
VERSION 1.0a : 1996.09.29 by Glenn Tarigan Additional comments by "Moby" Henry Kong Andrew Chang Feel free to distribute this document. Make sure the credits remain intact. I'd like to get some comments, especially from people who have been to any of the arcades mentioned here. What can I do to improve this guide? Do you have any details or opinions to add? Note: "Lower Mainland" refers to a southwest portion of British Columbia, Canada. The major arcades listed so far
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The REAL "PONG" FAQ Version 1.02
10 Nov.1997 Creator & Maintainer: Sly D.C. *** Special Edition *** O.K.,Here's the legal stuff: Copyright (c) 1997, Sylvain De Chantal All rights reserved. This document may be copied, in whole or in part, by any means provided the copyright and contributors sections remain intact and no fee is charged for the information. Contributors retain the copyright to their individual contributions. The data contained here in is provided for informational purposes
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JACKAL DIP SWITCH SETTINGS (cas@cass.demon.co.uk)
TECHNICAL INFORMATION________________________________________________________
(1) Required Power Capacity
GND-Vcc 5V 3A or more
GND-(+12V) See the WIRING DIAGRAM
(2) Output
R(red) analog, positive
G(green) analog, positive
B(blue) analog, positive
Sync, H-V complexed, negative
(3) Adjusting Sound Level
In stereo mode, use the volume control of each channels separately (L
and R)
In monoaural mode, use the L-volume control
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Street Fighter 2 FAQ
Rank Character Score %age Crushes Crushed by ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1) Guile 71 59.2 Balrog (10) Sagat/Ryu (3) 2) Sagat 70 58.3 E. Honda (8) Blanka (3) 3) M. Bison 69 57.5 Balrog (8) Guile/Zangief (4) 4) Vega 68 56.7 Dhalsim (9) Guile/E. Honda (4) 5) Ryu 67 55.8 Balrog (9) Sagat (3) 6) Blanka 62 51.7 CL/Dh/Sag (7) Balrog
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1.0) Conversion FAQ:
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COPYRIGHT 1994
REVISION NUMBER: 1.1
REVISION DATE: 02 November 1994
REVISION HISTORY: 1.1 (02/11/94 - Clarified technical details in {6.4},
Added a few words on manuals in {7.3}
and analog controllers in {8.1.3})
REVISION HISTORY: 1.0 (01/11/94 - First public release; FTP only)
CREATED BY: Doug Jefferys, Steve Ozdemir
THANX TO: Wayne Aiken, Graham Bisset, Duncan Brown, David Hanes,
To
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/kb_dl.aspx/KB/gametech/cinemonitorrepair.txt
From: zonn@concentric.net (Zonn Moore)
Newsgroups: rec.games.video.arcade.collecting
Subject: Re: TECH:Cinematronics vectors
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 1997 06:55:00 GMT
Organization: Concentric Internet Services
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STEPS TO RO -> RO + SC or SC -> SC + RO CINEMATRONIC CONVERSION
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PARTS FOR SIMPLE CONVERSION: Rip Off (RO) control panel and RO (or Star
Castle (SC)) motherboard. A SC (or RO) sound
board. 9 pin molex connectors (plus 8 male
pins and 1 female pin) to power each of the
sound boards. One 9 pin molex connector
(plus 1 male pin and 8 femail pins) to tap into
the cabinets power to the sound board.
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Atari/Atari Games VaxMail 1986 Jed Margolin
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From: ERNIE::GRAHAM 2-JAN-1986 10:21:33.70
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC:
Subj: ATARI GAMES 401-K PLAN
John Klein asked me to put the following memo out on junk mail:
TO: All Employees
FROM: John Klein/Dennis Wood
We are quite pleased to report that our 401-K Plan has gotten off
to an excellent start. As of today we had 118 employees making
contributions to the Plan.
We encoura
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THE HISTORY OF CINEMATRONICS AND A DESCRIPTION OF THEIR VECTOR GAMES
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COPYRIGHT 1994, 1995
REVISION NUMBER: 2.0
REVISION DATE: 23 December 1994
REVISION HISTORY: 1.0 (02/11/92 - First attempt at listing and ordering
all Cinematronics games.)
REVISION HISTORY: 2.0 (12/23/94 - Rearranged sections, added new sections
for Barrier, Speed Freak, Boxing Bugs,
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Atari/Atari Games VaxMail 1989 Jed Margolin
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From: KIM::HALLY 3-JAN-1989 09:01:01.61
To: DENCKER,RAY,HALLY,ROTBERG,BURGESS,MARGOLIN,COMSTOCK,NOBLE,MOSER,DIEKNEITE,FULLER,GROSSMAN
CC:
Subj: S.T.U.N. TEAM
last update: 1/3/89
Project: S.T.U.N. RUNNER (571)
Planned Field Test: FEB. 89
Planned Finished Goods Assy. JUNE 89
Project Leader: MIKE HALLY
Programmer(s): ED ROTBERG
ANDY BURGESS
Engineer: JE
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Atari/Atari Games VaxMail 1985 Jed Margolin
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From: KIM::SHEPPERD 4-JAN-1985 17:20
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK.UAF
Subj: Printer in Rains's area
There is another printer hooked up now in the phone closet near Rains's office.
It's known as RAINS$PRINT and if you want it to be the default printer for you
then put the following in your LOGIN.COM file:
$ ASS 'f$log("RAINS$PRINT")' SYS$PRINT
The physical name is TXD5:, but I advise
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Atari/Atari Games VaxMail 1991 Jed Margolin
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From: GAWD::MCCARTHY "Pat" 2-JAN-1991 12:37:15.74
To: @SYS$MAIL:JUNK
CC: MCCARTHY
Subj: New employee.
If you haven't already noticed or been introduced, we have a new
employee starting today.
His name is John Moore. He is a hardware design engineer in the
Electrical Design group, reporting to me. His office is the corner
cubicle just outside my office.
Drop by and say Hi.
_____
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