Galaxian High Score Save Kit

[madrits]

The Beta code is ready and we need a few testers. You need to have an eprom burner and eraser to qualify. This way if there are changes you can reprogram it quickly without me having to mail you a new eprom. Cocktail mode has not been worked on yet so it will not flip the screen in two player mode.

Send me a PM with your email address and I will then send you a paypal invoice for the kit plus shipping. $45 total.

 

[Scott C]

I think the HSS/FP kit would be great. I agree it would be great if it is compatible with the 4-in-1 and 8-in-1 mods. I would also like to see some serious diagnostics built into it to help folks trying to repair their boards. The existing single PROM diagnstics is appreciated, but pretty limited compared to what is capable. Any chances of that?

Thanks for your efforts.

Scott C.

 

[Phetishboy]

This is gonna rock. Will you let us know when they are tested and ready to ship?

 

[madrits]

Absolutely.

This is gonna rock. Will you let us know when they are tested and ready to ship?

 

[madrits]

We'll do the best we can...

I think the HSS/FP kit would be great. I agree it would be great if it is compatible with the 4-in-1 and 8-in-1 mods. I would also like to see some serious diagnostics built into it to help folks trying to repair their boards. The existing single PROM diagnstics is appreciated, but pretty limited compared to what is capable. Any chances of that?

Thanks for your efforts.

Scott C.

 

[MrGorf]

Put me down for one.

 

[frog-man]

Cocktail mode has not been worked on yet so it will not flip the screen in two player mode.QUOTE]

I need the cocktail version. Is this going to be possible?

 

[madrits]

Yes, just that part hasn't been finished yet. The Beta is currently for standup.

Cocktail mode has not been worked on yet so it will not flip the screen in two player mode.QUOTE]

I need the cocktail version. Is this going to be possible?

 

[sohchx]

Outrun DESPERATELY needs a HSS kit. Sorry for the thread hijack.

Yes!! Yes it does, I have grown tired of writing my scores down.

 

[sohchx]

Will this have a fast shot feature??

 

[souzilla]

Here is the deal with rapid fire. You can't make it so that it has more than one "bullet" on the screen at one time, it will much with the collision detection (would require a major re-write of the collision detection routines). What can be done is make the shots go faster and allow you to reload quicker. The questions is... how fast is fast enough. I can take a look at incorporating this into the kit and allow it to be turned on or off.

Would be nice if more people were in the Beta program, it would make this go quicker.

 

[pookdolie]

Here is the deal with rapid fire. You can't make it so that it has more than one "bullet" on the screen at one time, it will much with the collision detection (would require a major re-write of the collision detection routines). What can be done is make the shots go faster and allow you to reload quicker. The questions is... how fast is fast enough. I can take a look at incorporating this into the kit and allow it to be turned on or off.

How hard would it be to include Galaxian Part X in a kit? It already has rapid fire.

 

[souzilla]

This is not going to be a multi-game, just a HSS kit.
There is already a great mutli out there for galaxian hardware
http://www.arcades.plus.com/multigame3.htm

The rapid fire in the HSS kit will be similar to the rapid fire in Galaxian Part X

How hard would it be to include Galaxian Part X in a kit? It already has rapid fire.

 

[souzilla]

I just did a proof of concept and it works fine. I will include rapid fire in the HSS kit.
It will be controlled by the unused dip switch in the board to turn it on and off.

So, now the kit will have
1. Top 5 high scores with initials
2. Free play / coin drop with attract mode
3. Rapid fire option

 

[Phetishboy]

I just did a proof of concept and it works fine. I will include rapid fire in the HSS kit.
It will be controlled by the unused dip switch in the board to turn it on and off.

So, now the kit will have
1. Top 5 high scores with initials
2. Free play / coin drop with attract mode
3. Rapid fire option

Sounds exciting.

 

[animesuperj]

So, now the kit will have
1. Top 5 high scores with initials
2. Free play / coin drop with attract mode
3. Rapid fire option

That sounds awesome. I would be interested in picking one up as well.

Also wouldn't mind helping with the beta, but I don't have an eprom burner

 

[pookdolie]

I just did a proof of concept and it works fine. I will include rapid fire in the HSS kit.
It will be controlled by the unused dip switch in the board to turn it on and off.

So, now the kit will have
1. Top 5 high scores with initials
2. Free play / coin drop with attract mode
3. Rapid fire option

Very nice!

What sort of installation - socketed chip swap? Piggyback board w/soldering?

 

[souzilla]

No soldering
1. Remove the rom board
2. Remove the z80 and put it on the HSS kit
3. Put the HSS kit where the z80 was

done.

Very nice!

What sort of installation - socketed chip swap? Piggyback board w/soldering?

 

[souzilla]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95NwWZoRG4Y

Here is a video of the rapid fire and the navigation screen for entering initials.
It's a bit choppy because I have a crappy computer and I had MAME and the video capture software running.

 

[pookdolie]

No soldering
1. Remove the rom board
2. Remove the z80 and put it on the HSS kit
3. Put the HSS kit where the z80 was

done.

Awesome.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95NwWZoRG4Y

Here is a video of the rapid fire and the navigation screen for entering initials.
It's a bit choppy because I have a crappy computer and I had MAME and the video capture software running.

This looks great.

Do you plan on having any sort of setup menu? Erase high scores? Attract sounds? Diagnostics? Separate high scores for fast / show shots?

(For me, these aren't "must-haves", just ideas...)