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This thread is a definitive conversion guide for all the possible games you can make on Taito F3 single board "cheap" donor games:
First of all, I want to show you the differences in the games / boards they went out on market (exposing the mask memory sizes they can work with):
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Taito F3 Orange (first revision of all)
- 2 x ENSONIQ 27c160 sound masks
- 2 x 27c160 Sprites maks
- 1 x 27c160 Sprites HIGH mask
- 2 x 27c160 Tiles masks
- 1 x 27c160 Tiles HIGH mask
Taito F3 Orange + Expand (TAITO official conversions for using unsold previous games. The original game graphic masks are still soldered in the mainboard)
On mainboard:
Taito F3 White (mainly Taito Cup / Super Cup Finals and Prime Time Fighters / Top Ranking Stars):
- 2 x ENSONIQ 27c160 sound masks
- 4 x 27c160 Sprites maks
- 2 x 27c160 Sprites HIGH mask
- 2 x 27c160 Tiles masks
- 1 x 27c160 Tiles HIGH mask
Taito F3 Super Cup Finals White + Expand (basically they are Prime Time Fighters / Top Ranking Stars on the motherboard, but Taito Super Cup Finals in the Expand board):
- 2 x ENSONIQ 27c160 sound masks
- Graphics are the same in both sections of the board (main board and Expand):
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After all this previous info, we have to difference another determining factor between conversions: the ENSONIQ system V1-V2.
The ENSONIQ V1 is the first sound system present in many games, as an example: Ring Rage, Riding Fight, Taito Cup Finals...
The ENSONIQ V2 is the "evolution" of the previous system, which works differently with the high audio sections of ENSONIQ mask roms. As an example: Light Bringer, Rayforce and all of the Taito F3 red cartridge games. Any ENSONIQ V2 game on ENSONIQ V1 board is going to make audio bugs, a mod on the board is needed (explained next).
Any original orange board game is expensive right now (except for Taito Super Cup Finals conversions in Orange + Expand).
So the better solution for making a conversion game is using any Taito Cup Finals / Super Cup Finals or Prime Time Fighters / Top Ranking Stars (this last game has upped its price in the past months, but is another option).
THIS IS THE INFORMATION LIST OF WHICH GAMES YOU CAN MAKE BETWEEN REVISION BOARDS (ALSO ACCORDING WITH THE GRAPHIC SIZE, BECAUSE NOT ALL OF THE RED CARTRIDGES CAN BE CONVERTED TO SINGLE BOARD):
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ENSONIQ V1 compatible games list:
ENSONIQ V2 compatible games list:
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The following game boards come prepared with these ENSONIQ versions:
Taito Super Cup Finals Orange + Expand:
Taito Cup Finals / Super Cup Finals White:
- Taito Cup Finals
- Taito Super Cup Finals
- Top Ranking Stars / Prime Time Fighters
First of all, I want to show you the differences in the games / boards they went out on market (exposing the mask memory sizes they can work with):
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Taito F3 Orange (first revision of all)
- 2 x ENSONIQ 27c160 sound masks
- 2 x 27c160 Sprites maks
- 1 x 27c160 Sprites HIGH mask
- 2 x 27c160 Tiles masks
- 1 x 27c160 Tiles HIGH mask
Taito F3 Orange + Expand (TAITO official conversions for using unsold previous games. The original game graphic masks are still soldered in the mainboard)
On mainboard:
- 2 x ENSONIQ 27c160 sound masks
- 2 x 27c160 Sprites maks
- 1 x 27c160 Sprites HIGH mask
- 2 x 27c160 Tiles masks
- 1 x 27c160 Tiles HIGH mask
On Expand board:- 4 x 27c160 Sprites maks
- 2 x 27c160 Sprites HIGH mask
- 2 x 27c160 Tiles masks
- 1 x 27c160 Tiles HIGH mask
Taito F3 White (mainly Taito Cup / Super Cup Finals and Prime Time Fighters / Top Ranking Stars):
- 2 x ENSONIQ 27c160 sound masks
- 4 x 27c160 Sprites maks
- 2 x 27c160 Sprites HIGH mask
- 2 x 27c160 Tiles masks
- 1 x 27c160 Tiles HIGH mask
Taito F3 Super Cup Finals White + Expand (basically they are Prime Time Fighters / Top Ranking Stars on the motherboard, but Taito Super Cup Finals in the Expand board):
- 2 x ENSONIQ 27c160 sound masks
- Graphics are the same in both sections of the board (main board and Expand):
- 4 x 27c160 Sprites maks
- 2 x 27c160 Sprites HIGH mask
- 2 x 27c160 Tiles masks
- 1 x 27c160 Tiles HIGH mask
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After all this previous info, we have to difference another determining factor between conversions: the ENSONIQ system V1-V2.
The ENSONIQ V1 is the first sound system present in many games, as an example: Ring Rage, Riding Fight, Taito Cup Finals...
The ENSONIQ V2 is the "evolution" of the previous system, which works differently with the high audio sections of ENSONIQ mask roms. As an example: Light Bringer, Rayforce and all of the Taito F3 red cartridge games. Any ENSONIQ V2 game on ENSONIQ V1 board is going to make audio bugs, a mod on the board is needed (explained next).
Any original orange board game is expensive right now (except for Taito Super Cup Finals conversions in Orange + Expand).
So the better solution for making a conversion game is using any Taito Cup Finals / Super Cup Finals or Prime Time Fighters / Top Ranking Stars (this last game has upped its price in the past months, but is another option).
THIS IS THE INFORMATION LIST OF WHICH GAMES YOU CAN MAKE BETWEEN REVISION BOARDS (ALSO ACCORDING WITH THE GRAPHIC SIZE, BECAUSE NOT ALL OF THE RED CARTRIDGES CAN BE CONVERTED TO SINGLE BOARD):
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ENSONIQ V1 compatible games list:
- Ring Rage
- Arabian Magic
- Riding Fight
- Grid Seeker (with fixed masks, on the next posts attached)
ENSONIQ V2 compatible games list:
- Gunlock / Rayforce
- Light Bringer / Dungeon Magic
- Darius Gaiden / Darius Gaiden Extra
- Bubble Bobble II / Bubble Symphony
- Bubble Memories
- Elevator Action Returns
- Space Invaders 95
- Puzzle Bobble 2 / 2X
- Gekirindan
- Cleopatra Fortune
- Arkanoid Returns
- Pop'n Pop
Incompatible games (exceeding graphic sections / ENSONIQ sections):- Kaiser Knuckle
- Land Maker
- Puchi Carat
- Puzzle Bobble 3
- Puzzle Bobble 4
- Recalhorn (this one gives audio problems on original red cartridge, using 3 ENSONIQ masks)
- Space Invaders DX (needs 4 ENSONIQ positions)
- Twin Cobra II
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The following game boards come prepared with these ENSONIQ versions:
Taito Super Cup Finals Orange + Expand:
- ENSONIQ V2 modded, V1 compatible
Taito Super Cup Finals White + Expand, Prime Time Fighters / Top Ranking Stars:- Factory ENSONIQ V2, V1 compatible
Taito Cup Finals / Super Cup Finals White:
- Factory ENSONIQ V1, for ENSONIQ V2 it needs a mod (explained next)
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