Paperboy won't remember calibration

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Guys,

Getting a paperboy ready for its debut in my museum. Fully working, but when I calibrate the controls in test mode, then step through the pages back to calibration, it hasn't saved my last settings. Is there a chip that keeps those settings that has gone bad?

Suggestions?

Thanks,
John
 
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I do believe Paperboy self-calibrates when you play the game...

...the test only tests that your pots are reaching their proper limits... so when you turn left and then right, push forward and then back...when they reach they're proper limits they put "OK" on the screen... it's not "saving" anything... just reporting that the pots are working.
 
Ok, maybe you're right. I probably need new pots then, because it just doesn't seem to play right even though it looks like the pots are working in test mode.

I know that Championship Sprint does require calibration of its gas pedals in test mode, so I thought this did too.

I'll try new pots and report what happens. If anyone has another opinion about this, let me know.

Did RAM ever finish his new paperboy controllers? (not that we would be able to get them, I'm just curious as it would be a fairly desirable product). What's his status now...I haven't kept up the last few months. Is he still the devil, or did he make everything right?

Thanks for the guidance!
John
 
During gameplay, when you hit the intermissions/bonus screen, how about work the controller around through it's entire range of motion.

I know Star Wars has some routines to keep the controller centered- maybe that's in Paperboy too. I don't play mine so much since the speech is dead..

K
 
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