Wacko owners interest check-freeplay rom

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I am not sure how many people know but I have what I believe to be the only freeplay wacko boardset out there. Willkaotix used to own this machine years ago I believe.

Anyway, it is a single rom that needs to be swapped in.

I sent my board to cdjump and he reproduced the rom/kit for me. I had 20 of them made.

I don't have any pictures of my board working right now, since it's in the mail back to me as we speak, but it basically says freeplay in the lower right hand corner of the screen. It does go through attract mode like it does without the rom.
Hit 1 or 2 player start and you are playing.

I am thinking that I will sell these for $10.50 shipped. That would be priority mail with delivery confirmation. I lose money on these after shipping my board to him and paying to ship it back, then shipping priority mail to get these to you.
That's ok with me though I just want to get them out there.

I will have them in a week and can get them out if anyone is interested.


EDIT: DON'T send me any pm's right now or I will lose or delete them. Respond in this thread if you are interested, and when I get them we can go from there.
 
Running list:
HFK
Kalan (I know he wants one)
phet
spacewar
 
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Once I get these in, we could discuss me shipping these in shipping tubes, first class mail with delivery confirmation and knocking a couple of bucks off of the price. I just was hoping to get them to people fast and priority mail seems to go a little better than other forms (media mail) :)
 
DON'T send me any pm's right now or I will lose or delete them. Respond in this thread if you are interested, and when I get them we can go from there.

I am the bizarro joemagiera! NO emails, PM only, if you want to contact me PM me!!!!!

Wow, no pm's and no email. Can people talk to you in person? ;)
 
looks like this is out there already. It was my intent all along to offer the file to people for free. Hence me paying to get it reproduced and selling it below my cost.
If Joe can't find the file or whatever, I have it, though I don't know how to use it. And I can email it to people.

I just thought some would be like me and just want to plug a chip in.
 
well if matt osborn (or some other klover) made these (which I would be unaware of) I don't want to piss someone off like I am stealing their work and trying to profit from it.

The price will be next to nothing, I just need to figure it out when I get them. I don't mind eating $100 for the community. But I don't want someone to say I am stealing their work.
 
Yes, the Wacko freeplay was my creation. Tron guy has contacted me, and he has my blessing to unload the chips he had made.

Enjoy!

Matt
 
Ok I got the roms in if anyone is interested.

I pm'd the 4 on the list I have.

In case you weren't aware you can download this yourself and burn your own rom for free.

http://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?t=203188&highlight=wacko+freeplay


I think I will sell these for $4 shipped. That way I definitely lose money and don't appear to be trying to profit off of someone else's work, plus for $4 shipped it seems somewhat convenient vs. buying and burning your own rom.
cheers

SPECIAL THANKS to matt osborn for designing this. I know I love it as a wacko owner.
 
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OK, need a little help on this from Matt. The chip is labeled PG-0. I have a set of roms that say:

Pro-0
Pro-1
Pro-2
Pro-4

and a set that say:

FG-0
FG-1
FG-2
FG-4

Where does this freeplay rom go? Pro's or FG's? Thanks!
 
OK, need a little help on this from Matt. The chip is labeled PG-0. I have a set of roms that say:

Pro-0
Pro-1
Pro-2
Pro-4

and a set that say:

FG-0
FG-1
FG-2
FG-4

Where does this freeplay rom go? Pro's or FG's? Thanks!

It should replace the first program ROM, so that would probably be Pro-0. I usually label the chip with its board position, which is 2D.
 
I just got mine today too. Thank you. :) I plan to try mine out this weekend and thank you Matt for the clarification as to where it goes.
 
It should replace the first program ROM, so that would probably be Pro-0. I usually label the chip with its board position, which is 2D.

That's what I thought as well. I was gonna just put it there, but figured I'd ask. BTB, where do I get another 24 pin socket? I was trying to insert the one you sent me for my Burgertime freeplay/HSS and I broke 3 of the pins off.
 
That's what I thought as well. I was gonna just put it there, but figured I'd ask. BTB, where do I get another 24 pin socket? I was trying to insert the one you sent me for my Burgertime freeplay/HSS and I broke 3 of the pins off.

I think radio shack has the 24 pin sockets (chip holder right?)
I may even have a couple extra's lying around


on a side note I just had a few wacko trackball rebuild kits made. can't wait to get one put together either tonight or tomorrow.
 
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