Question on that 6 player XMEN sidescrolling JAMMA board

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You can still play it on your supergun even though you will only be able to use 2 players right?
 
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You can also get mono sound off the JAMMA connector.

But aside from only having 2 players, you only see 1/2 the screen. The 6 player Xmen board had 2 video outputs to drive 2 monitors to create an 8:3 aspect ratio.
 
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Reznor007 said:
You can also get mono sound off the JAMMA connector.

But aside from only having 2 players, you only see 1/2 the screen. The 6 player Xmen board had 2 video outputs to drive 2 monitors to create an 8:3 aspect ratio.
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Wow,Thanks for that Rez, I have a X-men board and see only half a horizontal scan, I put it down to some kind of strange rendering problem- live and learn- thats what I love about this forum. The mame version looks 4:3, whats the story there ? is there a soft dip setting to accomodate a two player game. Otherwise I might hook up a couple of cabs to get this baby going
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Old Taito games such as Darius and Ninja Warriors will have 3 video outputs then, since they used 3 monitors in a row.
 
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I notice the X-Men 4 player dedicated cab has one monitor, is it possible to switch the 6 player board version to 2 or 4 player config (Ive just moved house and can not locate the board to experiment)

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I have the manual for the 6 player version, and it doesn't mention any way to change the setup. Since the PCB has 2 sets of the same video hardware used on the 2/4 player Xmen PCB's I doubt there's a way to disable it.

The version in MAME is only the 2/4 player versions. The 6 player version doesn't work because no one has "wired up" the twin video hardware.
 
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I shall try to locate the board tonight, at the time I tried it out (and assumed it was faulty untill your advice), I didnt notice anything different about the board in terms of rgb connection on the jamma edge connect, seemed like standard jamma- im hoping there is a way to convert it for 2/4 players on one monitor. Maybe a rom swap ?
 
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I'm pretty sure you can convert a 4 player X-Men board to a 2 player version with a rom swap, but the 6 player version uses a different style of board, so I'm 99% sure you can't change it. People on the RGVAC newsgroup have asked about changing the 6 player board into a 4 or 2 player and they've been told it can't be done.

As a side note, I'm working on a deal to get a 6 player x-men for $500. :drool_2: Not a bad price for one in good shape and working.
 
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The board has a connector for the 2nd video output. AFAIK it can't be changed to a single screen board, but it can't hurt to toss in the 4 player program ROM and see what happens...
 
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You can see the extra rgb socket for the second monitor here
Xman.jpg

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The mame rom sets are listed as
US6 player
065ucb04.10d
065ucb05.10f
xmen17g.bin
xmen17j.bin
065-a01.6f
xmen1l.bin
xmen1h.bin
xmen12l.bin
xmen17l.bin
xmen22h.bin
xmen22l.bin
xmenc25.bin

US4 player
065ubb04.10d
065ubb05.10f
xmen17g.bin
xmen17j.bin
065-a01.6f
xmen1l.bin
xmen1h.bin
xmen12l.bin
xmen17l.bin
xmen22h.bin
xmen22l.bin
xmenc25.bin

World2 player
065aaa04.10d
065aaa04.10f
xmen17g.bin
xmen17j.bin
065-a01.6f
xmen1l.bin
xmen1h.bin
xmen12l.bin
xmen17l.bin
xmen22h.bin
xmen22l.bin
xmenc25.bin

I rekon if 065ucb04.10d and 065ucb05.10f are substituted with 065aaa04.10d and 065aaa04.10f program roms, theres a good chance the board will run on a single monitor- will try it out and keep you posted.
 
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I have a 4 player board and it plays fine 2P in my candy cab. I know this wasn't the question but it seems to have drifted into the topic.
 
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