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ajcrm125
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Currently the plan is to have the same pinout as the Atari PP boardset. That way it will be plug-n-play.
Official Pole Position Clone/Multigame status thread.
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- #adam_fail #ibelieveadamwillwin #ibelieveadamwont #vaporware #youguysaredreamin adam lied and pp died but when? coming in 2027 do it 4 the peo-pole don't neglect ur pole get your poles out god dammit john! grab my pole stewart i blame jacobsen jacobsen sux my pole is bigger my pole is sticking out never gonna happen no pp fer u pole on pole action ppclone stop staring at my pole take delamaize's money touch my pole touch_your_pp_its_ok
Currently the plan is to have the same pinout as the Atari PP boardset. That way it will be plug-n-play.
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Ok, who was the guy making full game wiring for some other games?
Maybe we can get him to look into making some new PP ones. Now that would be great!
Maybe we can get him to look into making some new PP ones. Now that would be great!
KenLayton
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Hopefully this board will be much less of an energy hog than the original to prevent burnt connectors.
Ghostnuke
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That's what I was wondering as well.
This will be awesome... Please add my name to the "commit to buy" list!
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ajcrm125
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Absolutely. Power reduction in semiconductors have come a long way in 30 years.
Plus reducing 2 boards worth of TTL components into a single CMOS FPGA is gonna save you ridiculous power right there.ThisOldGame
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So it will use both original ARs?
or will there be a new modern replacement for those as well?
Pac-Fan
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Perhaps 3 edge connectors... one classic pair that will send line level audio out, and then a Jamma with amp'd audio for new "clean conversion" systems.
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ajcrm125
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Yeah not sure if jamma Makes sense here. I mean PP doesn't even have joysticks or buttons. Just some analog inputs.
wmba
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Awesome! I am interested as well!
I have tried to make my interest known in other threads this has come up in but I am for sure in. Just tell me when and where to send the money.
andy251203
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Pole position has four audio channels, so sound would be a problem over jamma.
Ghostnuke
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Why would we want it to be jamma anyway? You guys want to rewire all of your cabinets?
MasterFygar
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This is amazing and I will want at least one. Is there any plan to include the Japanese romsets (with the alternative billboards)?
KenLayton
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One thing it better NOT have is the Marlboro cigarette billboards. Namco got into much legal trouble from that.
That makes them just that more desireable, no?
KenLayton
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Namco did not have permission to use the Marlboro cigarette logos and they got into big trouble. Phillip Morris Tobacco Company sued Namco and won for trademark infringement. Every ROM chip containing that graphic had to be removed and sent back to Atari or Namco for cataloging and destruction. The other main problem was that it was perceived as marketing cigarettes to minors which caused Phillip Morris to sue.
I had to do this to every PP we had on our route. I had to remove and swap out specific rom chips, fill out paperwork on each machine (with serial number), box up and ship back to Atari or Namco depending on boardset. And it all had to be done in a certain timeframe so Namco/Atari would not be in contempt of court.
I had to do this to every PP we had on our route. I had to remove and swap out specific rom chips, fill out paperwork on each machine (with serial number), box up and ship back to Atari or Namco depending on boardset. And it all had to be done in a certain timeframe so Namco/Atari would not be in contempt of court.
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ajcrm125
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Does anyone know if this romset exists for MAME? I'm curious to see what it looks like.
KenLayton
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If I recall correctly (this was around 25 years ago), it was two or three ROMs that had to be swapped out per boardset.
