JamBurglar
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I've played about 3 or 4 of these with the true, dedicated PCBs. On every one I've played there appear to be issues with sprite overlaps. For example, if Popeye touches Brutus on level one, you'll see a blocky black boarder around Popeye. You'll also get some of this with hearts that float over the punching bag or bucket.
I've used MAME for a cross reference and this doesn't happen on MAME.
Another notable difference is that, on MAME, you get more of the left side of the picture. On level two, for example, the entire word "thru" is visible on the left sign. On the real PCBs I've played, you just see "hru." Although I've seen some variation on the just how much of the left side of the screen shows.
Anybody have a Popeye PCB that doesn't exhibit these things?
I've used MAME for a cross reference and this doesn't happen on MAME.
Another notable difference is that, on MAME, you get more of the left side of the picture. On level two, for example, the entire word "thru" is visible on the left sign. On the real PCBs I've played, you just see "hru." Although I've seen some variation on the just how much of the left side of the screen shows.
Anybody have a Popeye PCB that doesn't exhibit these things?

