Arkanoid question

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I bought an original Taito Arkanoid board a couple years back and just got around to hooking it up. Made a new harness and it fired right up on the first try, cool. Now my question is when I start a game after the opening with the spaceship it gives me a level select screen. Pick a level and start, everything else is normal. Is this some kind of rom hack? I do not see any evidence of hacks on the board and have never heard of it as a dip option. I would actually like to get rid of this feature.
 
I would actually like to get rid of this feature.


i would love this feature just because i have 3 kids and cant sneak off for an hour or so to play it. i would like to be able to choose a level that i dont get to play alot. playing to level 10 over and over get old.
 
These roms come from a 'bootleg' block (arkanoid with
level select) board.

BLOCK CPU INFO :

Z80 B CPU CHRYSTAL 12.000 Mhz
SOUND : AY 3 8910a

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[Dec/24/2005]

Arkanoid (Betacorp) (different revision)

Betacorp 1986

CPU:
1x Z8400B-Z80B-CPU (main)
1x AY-3-8910A (sound)
1x MC68705P3S
1x oscillator 12.000MHz

ROMs:
4x INTEL P27256 (1,3,4,5)
1x M5L27256 (2)

NOTE:
1x 22x2 edge connector
1x 8 switches dip
1x trimmer (volume)

http://maws.mameworld.info/maws/driverinfo/arkanoid.c
 
I have a couple Arkanoid boardsets, and one of them has this same level select screen. The ROMs on the board are labeled Arkanoid Plus!....
 
Everything looks original on my board, I'll try to post some pics in the morning, I took some just can't upload them from where I'm at.

This would seem to be a game that could really use a free play/hi score kit. I am sure there are more people here with an Arkanoid than Asteroids, or pretty much any other classic game. Or has this been done and I missed it?
 
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So the Japanese version is different? Is level select an option on this version?
 
Everything looks original on my board, I'll try to post some pics in the morning, I took some just can't upload them from where I'm at.

This would seem to be a game that could really use a free play/hi score kit. I am sure there are more people here with an Arkanoid than Asteroids, or pretty much any other classic game. Or has this been done and I missed it?

I'd buy it. I think the level select would be cool.
 
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