Star Tech Journal
Issue: 1985-October - Vol 7 Issue 5 - Page 1
SIAR"1t IECHJOURNAL
THE TECHNICAL MONTHLY FOR THE AMUSEMENTS INDUSTRY
P.O. BOX 1065, MERCHANTVILLE, NEW JERSEY 08109.
OCTOBER
1985
VCJI_LJME
DATA EAST
NINTENDO
H*HHHHHI
fllllll****llll*lll**lllll*IIIIIIH
Same: CCJIIMANDO
Game: VS. DualSystem, VS. Unisystem
IHHH~IHI
Sy■ptoa: Salle ■ isses
flfffffffffffffffffffffffffflffffff
coin drops.
Cause: Coin SMitches supplied by Coin
Controls 11ere aade for European garnes
and ■ istakenly installed in a batch of
CCJIIIIIANDO video games. The SMitch is
aade for a heavier coin and therefore
does not alMays register the lighter
North Anlerican coins.
Solution: Change coin SMitch. Contact
your distributor for availability of
correct ■ icroswitch.
************
NICHIBUTSU
SubJect: Gun Games
Recently Nintendo has received
reports concerning wear and damage to
the guns used in the VS. Gun Paks.
There are two problems in particular.
First, there is a problem with
excessive wear on the end of the gun
barrel. Because of the force exerted on
the tip when pulling the gun in and out
of the holster, the rubber may crack
and come loose fr011 the barrel. To help
remedy this problem, Nintendo has made
available a hardened cap that slides on
over the end of the barrel to protect
it. Nintendo has shipped a sufficient
IHIHHffff
Salle: l'IAGMAX
Symptom: Ga111e goes into self-test by
itself occasionally.
Problem: Joystick control signals of
PLAYER 2 are connected to PLAYER 1 in
the upright model.
HIHHHIH
Garoe: MAGMAX
HHHIHIH
Sympt011: The game gives free credits
when coins are inserted.
Problem: The game is using an old
type Nichibutsu harness. The old
harness will have a Jumper from pin 135
(counter ll to pin 113 (coin ll.
Solution: Disconnect this Jumper,
MASMAX logic doesn't need it.
STARITECH JOURNAL, October 1985 1
Volume 7, Number 5. Copyright (cl 1985
by Star Tech Journal, Inc. All rights
reserved. Address inquires to: POB
=·
.,_JI
and be sure to make the chain one or
two inches shorter than the cable to
relieve any_ possible strain on the
cable.
************
MAGIC
llfflfffffflfffflf**
Game: SPECIAL FORCES
******************"
This conversion kit requires an
eight;iay Joystick which is supplied as
part of the kit.
Recently, Magic's supplier, WICO,
supplied them with a Joystick marked
2-4-8 way, and they used it in the last
150 kits that were shipped,
As it turns out, the Joystick in
question is only 4-;iay and will not
work in the 8-May position.
If you are experiencing difficulty
with any SPECIAL FORCES conversion kit,
check the Joystick action. Magic
Electronics will replace any 4-way sent
with a SPECIAL FORCES kit with a neM
8-way Joystick.
Contact: Kevin McIntyre
(401/946-2010).
HIHIHIHI
Solution: Make sure there is no
Jumper between 2P and 1P (up, down,
left, right, shoot) at the edge
connector.
NLJMBER
************
BALLY MIDWAY
fffffffffHlllffffffHffff
CHICAGO HYATT REGENCY HOTEL
OCTOBER 31•NOVEMBER 2
Game: 8-BALL CHAMP Pinball
*********************'****
number of these gun caps at no charge
to their distributors to cover those
gur,s already in the field. If it should
become necessary at a later date,
replacement caps are also available
from those distributors at a minimal
charge.
SubJect: 6803 Control Board Power-Up
Test Sequence.
The second problem has to do with the
breaking of the flexible gun cable that
connects the gun to the control panel.
This cable is strong enough to
withstand normal wear, but if enough
excessive force is used, the cable
could be broken. To help prevent this
problem, Nintendo strongly suggests
adding the security chain that is
referred to in the Nintendo Sun Kit
Manual. Be sure to use a closed-link
chain with a working load of
approximately 300 pounds or greater,
1st Flash - (U6l Determines if the
internal RAM is good (6803).
1065, Merchantville, NJ 08109.
Subscription rates: USA $56, Canada
$63 ($US), Other countries $98 ($US).
STAR•TECH JOURNAL (ISSN 1739-10481 is
The following is an abreviated
self-test routine for the 6803 Control
Board used in EIBHT-BALL CHAMP and
future pinballs:
2nd Flash - (U3l Checks to see if the
program ROM is good IProgra1111er 27128).
3rd Flash - (U4l Checks the C-fllOS RAM
(6116P-3l.
4th Flash - (U8l Tests PIA0 (6821).
5th Flash - (U7l Tests PIAl (6821).
published 110nthly on the first of the
110nth via 1st Class Mail in North
America, via Air Mail elsewhere.
James Calore: Publisher/Editor.
THE TECHNICAL MONTHLY FOR THE AMUSEMENTS INDUSTRY
P.O. BOX 1065, MERCHANTVILLE, NEW JERSEY 08109.
OCTOBER
1985
VCJI_LJME
DATA EAST
NINTENDO
H*HHHHHI
fllllll****llll*lll**lllll*IIIIIIH
Same: CCJIIMANDO
Game: VS. DualSystem, VS. Unisystem
IHHH~IHI
Sy■ptoa: Salle ■ isses
flfffffffffffffffffffffffffflffffff
coin drops.
Cause: Coin SMitches supplied by Coin
Controls 11ere aade for European garnes
and ■ istakenly installed in a batch of
CCJIIIIIANDO video games. The SMitch is
aade for a heavier coin and therefore
does not alMays register the lighter
North Anlerican coins.
Solution: Change coin SMitch. Contact
your distributor for availability of
correct ■ icroswitch.
************
NICHIBUTSU
SubJect: Gun Games
Recently Nintendo has received
reports concerning wear and damage to
the guns used in the VS. Gun Paks.
There are two problems in particular.
First, there is a problem with
excessive wear on the end of the gun
barrel. Because of the force exerted on
the tip when pulling the gun in and out
of the holster, the rubber may crack
and come loose fr011 the barrel. To help
remedy this problem, Nintendo has made
available a hardened cap that slides on
over the end of the barrel to protect
it. Nintendo has shipped a sufficient
IHIHHffff
Salle: l'IAGMAX
Symptom: Ga111e goes into self-test by
itself occasionally.
Problem: Joystick control signals of
PLAYER 2 are connected to PLAYER 1 in
the upright model.
HIHHHIH
Garoe: MAGMAX
HHHIHIH
Sympt011: The game gives free credits
when coins are inserted.
Problem: The game is using an old
type Nichibutsu harness. The old
harness will have a Jumper from pin 135
(counter ll to pin 113 (coin ll.
Solution: Disconnect this Jumper,
MASMAX logic doesn't need it.
STARITECH JOURNAL, October 1985 1
Volume 7, Number 5. Copyright (cl 1985
by Star Tech Journal, Inc. All rights
reserved. Address inquires to: POB
=·
.,_JI
and be sure to make the chain one or
two inches shorter than the cable to
relieve any_ possible strain on the
cable.
************
MAGIC
llfflfffffflfffflf**
Game: SPECIAL FORCES
******************"
This conversion kit requires an
eight;iay Joystick which is supplied as
part of the kit.
Recently, Magic's supplier, WICO,
supplied them with a Joystick marked
2-4-8 way, and they used it in the last
150 kits that were shipped,
As it turns out, the Joystick in
question is only 4-;iay and will not
work in the 8-May position.
If you are experiencing difficulty
with any SPECIAL FORCES conversion kit,
check the Joystick action. Magic
Electronics will replace any 4-way sent
with a SPECIAL FORCES kit with a neM
8-way Joystick.
Contact: Kevin McIntyre
(401/946-2010).
HIHIHIHI
Solution: Make sure there is no
Jumper between 2P and 1P (up, down,
left, right, shoot) at the edge
connector.
NLJMBER
************
BALLY MIDWAY
fffffffffHlllffffffHffff
CHICAGO HYATT REGENCY HOTEL
OCTOBER 31•NOVEMBER 2
Game: 8-BALL CHAMP Pinball
*********************'****
number of these gun caps at no charge
to their distributors to cover those
gur,s already in the field. If it should
become necessary at a later date,
replacement caps are also available
from those distributors at a minimal
charge.
SubJect: 6803 Control Board Power-Up
Test Sequence.
The second problem has to do with the
breaking of the flexible gun cable that
connects the gun to the control panel.
This cable is strong enough to
withstand normal wear, but if enough
excessive force is used, the cable
could be broken. To help prevent this
problem, Nintendo strongly suggests
adding the security chain that is
referred to in the Nintendo Sun Kit
Manual. Be sure to use a closed-link
chain with a working load of
approximately 300 pounds or greater,
1st Flash - (U6l Determines if the
internal RAM is good (6803).
1065, Merchantville, NJ 08109.
Subscription rates: USA $56, Canada
$63 ($US), Other countries $98 ($US).
STAR•TECH JOURNAL (ISSN 1739-10481 is
The following is an abreviated
self-test routine for the 6803 Control
Board used in EIBHT-BALL CHAMP and
future pinballs:
2nd Flash - (U3l Checks to see if the
program ROM is good IProgra1111er 27128).
3rd Flash - (U4l Checks the C-fllOS RAM
(6116P-3l.
4th Flash - (U8l Tests PIA0 (6821).
5th Flash - (U7l Tests PIAl (6821).
published 110nthly on the first of the
110nth via 1st Class Mail in North
America, via Air Mail elsewhere.
James Calore: Publisher/Editor.
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