April 1994
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Monitor
Problems?
BALLY WINS
MIDWAY
INJUNCTION
MORTAL
AGAINST
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KOMBAT
RESET PROBLEM
Bally Midway
3401 Nort4 California Avenue
Chicago, IL 60618
Kerry Messana
Betson Advance
Syracuse, New York
SUBJECT
SYMPTOM
On February 7, 1994, Midway
Manufacturing Company ob-
tained a preliminary injunction in
the U.S. Federal District Court in
Albany, New York, against
Testron Koin Kits, Inc. and
Stephen Hochman. The injunc-
tion order, based on allegations
of federal copyright and trade-
mark infringement, prohibits the
advertising or sale of enhance-
ment kits containing copies of
Midway's smash hit video game
Mortal Kombat. The kits were
being sold by mail under the
name "Mortal Kombo Kombat".
Game randomly resets.
This prompt action against
Testron evidences Midway's re-
solve to permit no infringement
of its software, trademarks and
intellectual property. Midway will
now seek money damages from
Testron consisting of all profits
made from the sale of enhance-
ment kits and the names of all
Testron customers from whom
Midway will then require the re-
turn of the illegal enhancement
kits sold to them by Testron.
Midway is a coin-op pin, video
and novelty game mfg and a sub-
sidiary of WMS Industries Inc.
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CAUSES
• Possibly a power sup-
ply problem, I have seen
the pot on that supply get
noisy and intermittent
and that could cause it.
• How about the Burn-
In test. Run it while your
collecting the location,
see if there are any
ROM/RAM failures.
• If you have another
MKI and can't seem to
narrow it down try swap-
ping the logic board with
the other to see if the
problems move with the
board or not.
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• Check the audits for
watchdogs.
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