Re: question, and SW/ESB kit update...

jwelser@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu wrote:

> On Tue, 31 Mar 1998, Ray Ghanbari wrote:
>
> > I have a Q*Bert and Reactor. The boards appear to be identical, except
> > Reactor interfaces to a track ball through a small ~4 IC PCB. I've been told
> > that otherwise it is a ROM swap (I haven't done the rigorous side by side
> > comparison).
> >
> > As others have mentioned, the sound board is seperate and interfaces to the
> > main board through the monster edge connector. I believe QBert and Reactor use
> > the same sound board as well (ROM swap)
> >
> > Reason I'm posting this is so someone can tell me I'm wrong before I go and
> > try to get my Reactor going ;-)
> >
> > Ray
> >
>
> I think I heard somewhere that the memory map was different
> between the two games, so it's not as simple as a ROM swap, even though
> the boards are very similar...
>

>From my web page at http://www.erols.com/mowerman

> Last updated: May 29, 1997
>
> GV-100 Reactor uses a MA-289 board which looks very similar to the GG-III
> system board with 2 noticeable exceptions, no battery & smaller 2732 type
> program roms near the edge connector (instead of the 2764's). It should be
> possible to adapt this game to run on the GG-III system board.
>
> GG-III system board are marked C-22248-3 and will run the following games...
>
> GV-102 Mad Planets
> GV-103 Q*bert
> GV-105 Krull test16, step 17
> GV-113 Three Stooges test -16, step 17
> GV-119 Q*bert's Qubes
> GV-134 Curveball (C-22248-2)
>
> Some games use RAM (2128's) in place of BG roms & change the jumpers accordingly.

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