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Does anyone have any information they can shoot my way about converting a 4 player TMNT to 2 player?
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TMNT 4player to 2player
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So I have to get some from a 2P board?
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Cool... I'll have to shoot them an email. Didn't want to have to take from another board.
Thanks Jamezzz.
Thanks Jamezzz.
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4 eproms to swap apparently.
I definitely would prefer to get new ones burned rather than wiping the old ones... that way I can keep those 4P guys around to swap back in...
I definitely would prefer to get new ones burned rather than wiping the old ones... that way I can keep those 4P guys around to swap back in...
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It's pretty simple to burn 'em from the MAME code. I can do it, Hobby ROMs can do it, and so can many other members here.
If you plan on getting in deep with various games I'd suggest picking up a cheap programmer and eraser.
RJ
If you plan on getting in deep with various games I'd suggest picking up a cheap programmer and eraser.
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Thanks RJ...
How much does a basic setup cost and do you have any recommendations?
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Oh definitely. Want to have them around to keep the originals, but also if I want to someday go back to the 4P setup.
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Give me the #s off the top of the original EPROMs
Probably a set of 27C010 and 27C512 EPROMs but I need the numbers and the number after the dash to get the right speed chips. (And to get you the right price)
(27C010-15 for example)
Also, there isn't a 2 player US version... so it would be an Oceana version unless you really wanted the Japanese version for some reason.
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Probably a set of 27C010 and 27C512 EPROMs but I need the numbers and the number after the dash to get the right speed chips. (And to get you the right price)
(27C010-15 for example)
Also, there isn't a 2 player US version... so it would be an Oceana version unless you really wanted the Japanese version for some reason.
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Cool... I'll check later this evening. Thanks.
How much does a basic burning setup to do these usually run?
How much does a basic burning setup to do these usually run?
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It's the cost of the EPROMs then $3.99 for the first chip and and $1.99 for each additional chip for programming fees.
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Ah... sorry... it all depends on what you want to burn.
Are you wanting to do newer games or old stuff with odd chips like Pac-Man/Ms. Pac-Man.
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Are you wanting to do newer games or old stuff with odd chips like Pac-Man/Ms. Pac-Man.
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Probably nothing older than my TMNT board.
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I converted my Turtles in Time from 2-player to 4-player by re-burning the EPROMs using a Willem EPROM programmer.
The Simpsons I bought on ebay came with a set of 4-player ROMs and 2-player ROMs, and I've never used the 2-player ones.
You don't need to do this with the newer Konami boards. They have dip switches that let you change the number of players.
The Simpsons I bought on ebay came with a set of 4-player ROMs and 2-player ROMs, and I've never used the 2-player ones.
You don't need to do this with the newer Konami boards. They have dip switches that let you change the number of players.
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something like this guy: here
Yeah I mean if the burner is cheap enough to justify having for a few jobs and then maybe doing for friends. The Simpsons is on my list to get... but still not sure what else at the moment that I would need/want to swap.
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Just remember, you need an ultraviolet EPROM eraser to go with it to blank them for reprogramming.
Also, get the Willem programmer that can also take an external power supply. Some of the older EPROMs take a lot of juice to reprogram.
Also, get the Willem programmer that can also take an external power supply. Some of the older EPROMs take a lot of juice to reprogram.
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Yeah, that's the one. Just USB for power. I have a cheap Chinese UV eraser too.
I bought it just for the one job, I guess, since I haven't really used it for anything since. I got the 2-player version because all the 4-players that had come up on ebay recently had sold for much more money, and I wanted to get into EPROM burning.