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9 July 2000

I opened some of my SMS cartridges to see if they used additionnal
chipsets for mapping, etc. Here are the results:

Cartridges with only a ROM chip
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Action Fighter
Asterix
Back to the Future 2
Basketball Nightmare
Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse
Champions of Europe
Chuck Rock 2
Columns
Columns
Cool Spot
Danan: The Jungle Fighter
Deep Duck Trouble Starring Donald Duck
Enduro Racer
E-Swat
GP Rider
Great Ice Hockey
Great Ice Hockey (USA)
Great Volleyball
Heavyweight Champ
King's Quest (USA)
Lucky Dime Caper Starring Donald Duck
Montezuma's Revenge (USA)
Montezuma's Revenge (USA)
My Hero
Out Run 3D (Brasil)
PGA Tour Golf
Psychic World
RC Grand Prix
Shinobi
Sonic the Hedgehog
Spiderman
Superman
Super Monaco Grand Prix 2
Super Smash TV
Streets of Rage 2
Super Futebol (Brasil)
Tennis Ace
Trivial Pursuit - Genus Edition
Wanted
Wanted
Where in the World is Carmen Sandegio (USA)
Wimbledon 2
World Cup Italia 90

Cartridges with something more :)
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After Burner - Sega - 512k
315-5235, 135U, 8747 Z41
Brownish circuit board.
"(C) Sega 1987" and "Made in the Japan" written on the board.

Bubble Bobble - Taito - 256k
315-5265, 9127EY
Brownish circuit board.
"(C) Sega" written on the board.

Chase HQ - Taito - 256k
315-5265, 9147EY
ROM Chip is unusual: has Taito logo, and says C40-01, HN62302BP, Y41, 2A1
Brownish circuit board.
"(C) Sega" written on the board.

Golden Axe - Sega - 512k
315-5235, 135U, 9015, Z22
"Made in Japan" and "(C) Sega 1987" written on the board.
Brownish circuit board.

Mercs - Capcom/Sega - 512k
315-5235, 135U, 9138 Z13
"Made in Japan" and "(C) Sega 1987" written on the board.
Brownish circuit board.

Rastan - Taito - 256l
315-5235, 135U, 9024 Z30
"(C) Sega" written on the board.
Brownish circuit board.

Sagaia - Taito - 256k
315-5235, 135U, 9203 Z39
"(C) Sega" written on the board.
Brownish circuit board.

Space Gun - Taito - 512k
315-5235, 135U, 9204 Z41
"Made in Japan" and "(C) Sega 1987" written on the board.

World Grand Prix - Sega - 128k
315-5208, 111U, 8641 Z68
"(C) Sega 1986" and "Made in Japan" written on the board.
Chipsets are organized vertically.
White circuit board.

Note:

Numbers on the mapper chip: "8747", "9024", etc..
The two first numbers are very probably the date of the game release.
(but Golden Axe's title screen says 1989..)
The two next numbers might be the release number of the game in that
same year.

I think we can safely assumes that all Taito games used a mapper chip.

--
Omar Cornut
omar@cornut.fr

Operation Wolf - Taito - 256k
315-5365, 9117EY, SEGA
"(C) Sega" written on the board.
Brownish circuit board.

Yipes! That's a pretty exhaustive list! Excellent stuff.

The only thing I should add is in relation to the markings on the chips themselves. These are date codes and are a standard convention among chip makers. "8735" for example would indicate a chip made during the 35th week of 1987.

Mike

My other Space Gun cartridges has on the chip:
9203 Z40
while the other has
9304 Z41

hmm.. might be a different version?

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> The only thing I should add is in relation to the markings on the chips themselves. These are date codes and are a standard convention among chip makers. "8735" for example would indicate a chip made during the 35th week of 1987.

Thanks for the info. Any idea what does the "Zxx" means also?
So about Space Gun (see the related post), I suppose with only one week of difference between the two ROMs chips it is the same version.

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> Thanks for the info. Any idea what does the "Zxx" means also?

I'm a little unsure about this, but I would suppose that the letter (Z in this case, I've also seen T and D on different chips) refers to a particular manufacturing plant, and the number refers to a specific batch or production run.

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> So about Space Gun (see the related post), I suppose with only one week of difference between the two ROMs chips it is the same version.

I'd guess so - if it was different, the ROM would probably have a different "MPR" part number.

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Zoop Joined: 24 Jun 1999 Posts: 1732 Location: Paris, France	More cartridges with paging chips Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2000 9:51 pm
	9 July 2000 I opened some of my SMS cartridges to see if they used additionnal chipsets for mapping, etc. Here are the results: Cartridges with only a ROM chip ------------------------------- Action Fighter Asterix Back to the Future 2 Basketball Nightmare Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse Champions of Europe Chuck Rock 2 Columns Columns Cool Spot Danan: The Jungle Fighter Deep Duck Trouble Starring Donald Duck Enduro Racer E-Swat GP Rider Great Ice Hockey Great Ice Hockey (USA) Great Volleyball Heavyweight Champ King's Quest (USA) Lucky Dime Caper Starring Donald Duck Montezuma's Revenge (USA) Montezuma's Revenge (USA) My Hero Out Run 3D (Brasil) PGA Tour Golf Psychic World RC Grand Prix Shinobi Sonic the Hedgehog Spiderman Superman Super Monaco Grand Prix 2 Super Smash TV Streets of Rage 2 Super Futebol (Brasil) Tennis Ace Trivial Pursuit - Genus Edition Wanted Wanted Where in the World is Carmen Sandegio (USA) Wimbledon 2 World Cup Italia 90 Cartridges with something more :) --------------------------------- After Burner - Sega - 512k 315-5235, 135U, 8747 Z41 Brownish circuit board. "(C) Sega 1987" and "Made in the Japan" written on the board. Bubble Bobble - Taito - 256k 315-5265, 9127EY Brownish circuit board. "(C) Sega" written on the board. Chase HQ - Taito - 256k 315-5265, 9147EY ROM Chip is unusual: has Taito logo, and says C40-01, HN62302BP, Y41, 2A1 Brownish circuit board. "(C) Sega" written on the board. Golden Axe - Sega - 512k 315-5235, 135U, 9015, Z22 "Made in Japan" and "(C) Sega 1987" written on the board. Brownish circuit board. Mercs - Capcom/Sega - 512k 315-5235, 135U, 9138 Z13 "Made in Japan" and "(C) Sega 1987" written on the board. Brownish circuit board. Rastan - Taito - 256l 315-5235, 135U, 9024 Z30 "(C) Sega" written on the board. Brownish circuit board. Sagaia - Taito - 256k 315-5235, 135U, 9203 Z39 "(C) Sega" written on the board. Brownish circuit board. Space Gun - Taito - 512k 315-5235, 135U, 9204 Z41 "Made in Japan" and "(C) Sega 1987" written on the board. World Grand Prix - Sega - 128k 315-5208, 111U, 8641 Z68 "(C) Sega 1986" and "Made in Japan" written on the board. Chipsets are organized vertically. White circuit board. Note: Numbers on the mapper chip: "8747", "9024", etc.. The two first numbers are very probably the date of the game release. (but Golden Axe's title screen says 1989..) The two next numbers might be the release number of the game in that same year. I think we can safely assumes that all Taito games used a mapper chip. -- Omar Cornut omar@cornut.fr

Zoop Joined: 24 Jun 1999 Posts: 1732 Location: Paris, France	Add to this list.. Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2000 9:55 pm
	Operation Wolf - Taito - 256k 315-5365, 9117EY, SEGA "(C) Sega" written on the board. Brownish circuit board.

Mike G Joined: 21 Apr 2000 Posts: 598 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, England	Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2000 10:14 pm
	Yipes! That's a pretty exhaustive list! Excellent stuff. The only thing I should add is in relation to the markings on the chips themselves. These are date codes and are a standard convention among chip makers. "8735" for example would indicate a chip made during the 35th week of 1987. Mike

Zoop Joined: 24 Jun 1999 Posts: 1732 Location: Paris, France	Space Gun.. two versions? Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2000 10:19 pm
	My other Space Gun cartridges has on the chip: 9203 Z40 while the other has 9304 Z41 hmm.. might be a different version?

Zoop Joined: 24 Jun 1999 Posts: 1732 Location: Paris, France	Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2000 10:21 pm
	Quote > The only thing I should add is in relation to the markings on the chips themselves. These are date codes and are a standard convention among chip makers. "8735" for example would indicate a chip made during the 35th week of 1987. Thanks for the info. Any idea what does the "Zxx" means also? So about Space Gun (see the related post), I suppose with only one week of difference between the two ROMs chips it is the same version.

Mike G Joined: 21 Apr 2000 Posts: 598 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, England	Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2000 10:31 pm
	Quote > Thanks for the info. Any idea what does the "Zxx" means also? I'm a little unsure about this, but I would suppose that the letter (Z in this case, I've also seen T and D on different chips) refers to a particular manufacturing plant, and the number refers to a specific batch or production run. Quote > So about Space Gun (see the related post), I suppose with only one week of difference between the two ROMs chips it is the same version. I'd guess so - if it was different, the ROM would probably have a different "MPR" part number.

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