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The UniBIOS check and the replaced P ROMs have nothing to do with noisy audio. Clean the cartridge and your console.
FYI I also have MOTW AES.
FYI I also have MOTW AES.
JP Garou Mark of the Wolves AES check. Please, help.
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YOUR CART IS NOT A BOOT! CLEAN IT!
I will. Thanks for everything and sorry for asking for so much, it's just that I was worried with the cart. And since it was expensive...The UniBIOS check and the replaced P ROMs have nothing to do with noisy audio. Clean the cartridge and your console.
FYI I also have MOTW AES.
One last question: do you know why the CRC shows the "custom" information? Is it normal?
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The old eraser routine can do wonders.
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Probably has to do with the fact Garou MOTW's P ROMs are encrypted (except the first bank).
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It may have to do with encryption, but it's strange anyways. I just tested with some encrypted games (Garou, MS4, MS5 and kof2003), all give full CRC32, except for Garou which shows the same "custom" that shows to rodolfocm. Also, I get a different CRC32 on my Garou, but it also shows as OK. Different revision, I guess.
Regards.
Cool.
Thanks for all the help! :-)
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My Garou MOTW AES also shows custom in rom banks 1, 2 and 3. It has P1 and P2 Mask ROMs.
I'm not sure if Metal Slug 4 has encrypted P ROMs.
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DeOxit is your friend. Scratchy audio is usually a connectivity issue. Those pins, even with great care, will corrode over time. Just get yourself a bottle of DeOxit D5 and set to work in cleaning the contacts. It's a painless process, and I've gotten into the habit of cleaning any cart that's been sitting in storage/on-the-shelf for a while with DeOxit before I even try it in the MVS. Keeps the carts and the system squeaky clean.
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Hey guys, once again instead of making a new thread, I thought I might hijack this thread instead.
I've also like to request for any feedback with regards to a copy of Garou which I just bought.
I've made scans of insert and manual some cart pics.
Still practicing trying to open AES carts, but yeah they are tough =(
http://imgur.com/a/ssail
Any feedback would be appreciated. Cheers
I've also like to request for any feedback with regards to a copy of Garou which I just bought.
I've made scans of insert and manual some cart pics.
Still practicing trying to open AES carts, but yeah they are tough =(
http://imgur.com/a/ssail
Any feedback would be appreciated. Cheers
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Excellent photos. I compared them with my copy and either yours an original, or mine's fake, too
.With papers like that, there's really no need to open up anything. If necessary, you could also compare
yours with another MotW cart in person, but I can confirm up to 99% yours is genuine.
Enjoy it!
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Yeah, I'm considering getting a set of tools. Thanks!
Excellent photos. I compared them with my copy and either yours an original, or mine's fake, too
With papers like that, there's really no need to open up anything. If necessary, you could also compare
yours with another MotW cart in person, but I can confirm up to 99% yours is genuine.
Enjoy it!
Really appreciate the feedback. Thank you =)
I also checked the vents and the PROGLBA board matches with the scan that wyo_vr4 provided which is good.
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Your MOTW has a PROGLBA board and the papers are all super sharp, there's no reason to open the cartridge. Like I said, the amount of effort required to fake a game like MOTW with a donor PROGLBA board makes it not worth doing.
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That's good to hear, thanks!
Also, besides MS3, KOF2K and Garou, which other Neo games used the PROGLBA board?
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KOF 99 is the only other game. Their PROGLBA boards don't share compatible NEO-SMA decryption chips, which is why for all intents and purposes, PROGLBA means your game is real.
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I see........
Guess that makes it difficult for the other carts I'm looking for.
Is it different with other AES carts such as Last Blade 2?
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Last Blade 2 has unprotected PROG and CHA boards, so it's a lot easier to bootleg it. The only tough part is the 64Mbit CHR ROM chips, which don't have an EPROM equivalent. Flash chips on adapters would work though, or MVS LB2 chips like in the old days.
Generally speaking, pretty much every Neo Geo game after KOF 2000 / Metal Slug 3 will have some form of copy protection on both boards.
Generally speaking, pretty much every Neo Geo game after KOF 2000 / Metal Slug 3 will have some form of copy protection on both boards.
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