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Title: Just installed Vs. SMB high score save chip Post by: JVeg199X on January 05, 2015, 09:18:06 pm After hearing on John's Vs. SMB video about Matt Osborn's high score save chip and that it was a simple ROM swap, I decided to purchase one of those chips and try to install it myself. I picked up Vs. SMB, my first arcade machine, last summer and hadn't touched the insides since I cleaned all the dust on the bezel and replaced the plexiglass. So, taking out the PCB was pretty scary since I'm not very experienced with hardware. I even had to take the ROM chip out the "wrong way" (i.e. using a flathead screwdriver like John does). That was the hardest part. At first it seemed like the chip wouldn't budge. But it eventually came out without losing any legs. In the end it was a success! I played a couple of quick games to try out the save feature and I'm quite satisfied with the result.
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7559/16022986150_98f21a0609_h.jpg) (https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8567/16024243579_c962c9c064_h.jpg) It may have been a relatively simple install but I feel like I've come a long way since freaking out about dust that mistook for mold... Now it's time to get some high scores! I think I could get 2 million if I really tried. My best score (that I got before installing the chip) is 1.7 million. Title: Re: Just installed Vs. SMB high score save chip Post by: John's Arcade on January 06, 2015, 09:59:37 am Awesome, dude! We've all been there. When I started out I was scared to death of removing chips. SERIOUSLY.
Title: Re: Just installed Vs. SMB high score save chip Post by: yocke on January 07, 2015, 12:31:35 am Nice, did the same thing, waited a month, removed the original and haven't touch the board sense!
Love that HSFP! Wish it was one valid for EB as well!! Title: Re: Just installed Vs. SMB high score save chip Post by: StevesArcade on January 23, 2015, 10:43:06 pm I think john should get some kind of commission for this because I am about to get that for my VS. SMB.
Title: Re: Just installed Vs. SMB high score save chip Post by: NaturalBornGamer on March 03, 2015, 03:23:37 pm Thats a nice score. Congrats
Title: Re: Just installed Vs. SMB high score save chip Post by: randywhatson on May 01, 2015, 11:19:36 pm Nice, did the same thing, waited a month, removed the original and haven't touch the board sense! Love that HSFP! Wish it was one valid for EB as well!! I would love to see an Excitebike Score Save Chip too! Title: Re: Just installed Vs. SMB high score save chip Post by: gable74 on July 16, 2015, 02:23:24 pm New here so dont bash me, but...............where can I get the high score eeproms? Better yet, where can I get the files to burn them myself? I have an eeprome writer so it may make more sense to do it that way.
Great score!.....my best is only 1.35m. Title: Re: Just installed Vs. SMB high score save chip Post by: iankellogg on July 16, 2015, 05:10:57 pm http://www.scoresaves.com/
Title: Re: Just installed Vs. SMB high score save chip Post by: gable74 on July 16, 2015, 08:10:08 pm http://www.scoresaves.com/ Sweet, thanks. Where can I download the ROMs? Title: Re: Just installed Vs. SMB high score save chip Post by: iankellogg on July 16, 2015, 08:14:46 pm on that website.
Title: Re: Just installed Vs. SMB high score save chip Post by: gable74 on July 16, 2015, 09:16:41 pm on that website. Sorry iankellogg, I meant where can I download entire games images (all 6 eeproms). Title: Re: Just installed Vs. SMB high score save chip Post by: iankellogg on July 16, 2015, 09:49:12 pm google is your friend, can't post a link here. sorry.
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