Silent Scope Fortune Hunter DS2430 replacements

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Jan 272018
 

I now have a way of creating new DS2430 replacements for a Konami Viper Silent Scope Fortune Hunter game.
I can only do Silent Scope FH at the moment but I might expand to other titles in the future if I get hold of the hardware.
The DS2430 has a unique factory lasered registration number which is used as part of the security of these things. As long as there is a good Timekeeper NVRAM fitted then the game will reinitialise it on this game and it does not seem to play a part in the security.

If anyone needs a replacement then get in touch and we can sort something out. I will need the ROM ID from a new DS2430 in order to make a new file.

 Posted by at 1:14 pm

Reader submitted posts

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Jan 012018
 

Over the years there have been people asking if they can submit posts of their own.
Aside from friends of mine I have never really wanted to open up registrations for everyone.
I have now finally got around to enabling a frontend to allow people to submit their own posts.
It can be found under the “Contact/Links” menu and is just a trial right now.
If it doesn’t take off or gets abused in any way then it will be removed and we will go back to business as usual.
Hopefully we will get some more diverse content going on as a result of this

 Posted by at 2:49 pm

Happy New Year

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Jan 012018
 

Happy new year everyone to everyone that visits this place and a big thanks to all that have either contributed or made a donation.
Hope you all have a great 2018

 Posted by at 12:48 pm

Pooyan Diagnostic ROM

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Dec 092017
 

This is an initial test release.

Reported to work nicely on real hardware.

http://www.ukvac.com/forum/pooyan-diagnostics_topic360411.html

This EPROM installs on the CPU board @ A4. This does not replace the original software but is only used as a means of testing the main-board, sound and video hardware. Detects STERN, KONAMI and POOTAN versions of the software.

Diagnostic mode is accessible by holding down player 2 start whilst powering on the game or enabling demo sounds via dip 8 of dsw2.

Version: $55BF

See current version for download

Some diagnostic ROMs added

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Dec 072017
 

Thanks to the courtesy of ‘philmurr’ we can host all his test ROMs for arcade PCBs.They are specific for :

  • Galaxian
  • Moon Cresta
  • Mr. Do!
  • Phoenix-Pleiads
  • Scramble

ROMs have ben tested on real hardware.You can read more about on UKVAC forums :

  • Mr. Do! :

https://www.ukvac.com/forum/mr-do-test-rom_topic361108.html

 

  • Galaxian, Moon Cresta and Scramble :

https://www.ukvac.com/forum/test-roms-galaxian-moon-cresta-scramble_topic355745.html

 

  • Phoenix and Pleiads :

https://www.ukvac.com/forum/phoenix-and-pleiads-test-rom_topic360891.html

Thanks again to him.

 

 Posted by at 8:41 pm
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