Tech : Sunset Riders ( 4pl version UAC vs. UDA)

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I get several requests to convert 2pl boards into 4pl boards,
or people trying to swap different Konami PCBs into various Konami cabs.

So I've tried to compile all the info I have gathered into one post...

Here we go...

Sunset Riders, 4 players, has two main 4pl US versions : UAC and UDA
[ Note: There is also UAB, but I believe this to be an earlier version on UAC ]


Version UAC uses 4 coin slots, and each coin slot credits a specific player.
If you don't have 4 coin slots, you can not select player 3 or 4.

And although the player selection screen says "Press Start",
there are actually no "Start" buttons on the control panel .
The player is activated by pressing either the "shoot" or "jump" button on the CP
(assuming they have credits )

During gameplay, adding credits to a specific coin slot, will add lives to that player .
You could potentially have 15+ lives if you wanted

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Version UDA only recognized two coin slots, and all credits go into a "credit pool" , not to a specific player.

To select a player, you MUST have a START button on the control panel for that player.
(you can NOT use the "shoot" or "jump" button to enable gameplay )

During gameplay, you can not add lives to a player. You must wait until all lives are gone,
and you then get prompted with a "Continue ?" prompt.
If you have credits in the pool, pressing the appropriate start button will resume the game for that player.

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I don't know which SS cabinet is more popular ( with "start" button, or without ),
but most of the info I found on-line suggests that the Non-Button version is more common.

( In fact, I could not find a picture of a control panel with the start button.
If anyone has this, please post a picture ).

So If you are trying to figure out which 4 player version to use,
if you have 4 coin slots, you want version UAC,
if you have 2 coin slots and 4 start buttons, you want UDA.

If you have 2 coin slots and no start buttons, ...you're kinda screwed !
(...you would need to add extra coin slots or start buttons... )

Clear as Mud ?

Steph
 

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Just look at the coin doors and start buttons on the control panel of this FS tread.

I wasn't aware Konami did such a thing on 4 player games
 
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