Big Big thanks to MKL, or I would never have attempted this stunt. (see his link below). I ran out to radio shack and got a small toggle switch and some solder. I widened a predrilled hole so I could mount the toggle switch on the pcb. I cut the trace between the two semicircles in the JP-5 (see diagram in link below). I then soldered the ends of the wires to the switch, ran under the pcb up that middle hole there then over to the JP-5. One end on each semicircle. End result... can play in Japanese or English with the flip of a switch. Teh Coolness. See the pics:
http://members.lycos.co.uk/samuraishodown/dt1.JPG
http://members.lycos.co.uk/samuraishodown/dt2.jpg
http://members.lycos.co.uk/samuraishodown/dt3.jpg
and for anyone interested a large scan of the DT marquee:
http://members.lycos.co.uk/samuraishodown/daraku.jpg
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In MAME, you can change the region through a virtual dipswitch setting. Game plays in english and Japanese. Which leads me to believe the "world" version data is also contained in the japanese pcb. But there is no actual dipswitch. Is there anywhere on the board where I could do a mod (perhaps a jumper of some sorts) to change the region over?
http://members.lycos.co.uk/samuraishodown/dt1.JPG
http://members.lycos.co.uk/samuraishodown/dt2.jpg
http://members.lycos.co.uk/samuraishodown/dt3.jpg
and for anyone interested a large scan of the DT marquee:
http://members.lycos.co.uk/samuraishodown/daraku.jpg
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In MAME, you can change the region through a virtual dipswitch setting. Game plays in english and Japanese. Which leads me to believe the "world" version data is also contained in the japanese pcb. But there is no actual dipswitch. Is there anywhere on the board where I could do a mod (perhaps a jumper of some sorts) to change the region over?
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