CPS3 suicides no more?

[MitsurugiW]

Ugh god this has turned into a plain old money making exercise.

Wouldn't mind if that were true, actually. lol. So far just a handful of conversion orders. Any money I make doing this will probably all be used on our next projects. Need some new equipment that neither Dark or I have...

[cools]

Shame the BIOS can't be reprogrammed without opening the cart, but no big deal. Also a shame that there's no true resurrection. However all the stuff needed for "rescuing" a dead cart now is public, so if anyone wants to do it cheaply - feel free.

[MitsurugiW]

An overview of how the SuperBios works:

[MitsurugiW]

Video showing a short overview of the standard SH-2 version of the SuperBios:

[bringbackyun]

Hey Mitsu, can't seem to get this video to play. Is it working for anyone else? The custom sh2 video on your channel works fine though.

Interested to see the difference between them.

[MitsurugiW]

Hey Mitsu, can't seem to get this video to play. Is it working for anyone else? The custom sh2 video on your channel works fine though.

Interested to see the difference between them.

Had to reupload the video. Fixed now. There is basically no difference when you look at it. The menus are exactly the same and it does the same thing. But right now more games are working for the SH-2 version and in my opinion the games feel like they play better also.

[bringbackyun]

Had to reupload the video. Fixed now. There is basically no difference when you look at it. The menus are exactly the same and it does the same thing. But right now more games are working for the SH-2 version and in my opinion the games feel like they play better also.

Sorry, aren't they both SH-2? Can you clarify which you mean here?

[MitsurugiW]

Had to reupload the video. Fixed now. There is basically no difference when you look at it. The menus are exactly the same and it does the same thing. But right now more games are working for the SH-2 version and in my opinion the games feel like they play better also.

Sorry, aren't they both SH-2? Can you clarify which you mean here?

Sorry, I usually refer to the standard SH-2 modded carts as an 'SH-2 cart'. Yes, they are both SH-2 chips but Capcom used a proprietary custom version. Swapping the custom version with a standard, well-known variety allows the games to be played in their pure state since the bios can be more easily programmed to be used in conjunction with the standard SH-2.

So to clear things up a bit:

In our internal memos, Darksoft and I refer to the unmodded CPS3 carts as the 'Custom version' and the carts modified with a standard SH-2 as the 'Standard or SH2 version'. Hope that clears it up a bit!

[MitsurugiW]

Awesome write-up by Massimiliano on the Neo forums:

http://www.neo-geo.com/forums/showthrea ... ost3587087"

[wigsplitta]

Big thanks to all involved in making this possible. I've just got my "dead" Third Strike cart back from Joerg @ arcademodbios and it is working great. I would definitley recommend him to anyone in Europe

[MitsurugiW]

Big thanks to all involved in making this possible. I've just got my "dead" Third Strike cart back from Joerg @ arcademodbios and it is working great. I would definitley recommend him to anyone in Europe

Yep! Joerg will take care of you if you just want the bios changed. He won't change the SH-2 for you though. I'm glad to help any European members get that done. Got one from France today as a matter of fact.

[Capoz]

and I hope one from italy very soon....

[MitsurugiW]

and I hope one from italy very soon....

I received it today. I'm doing a bun-in on your cart tonight and then I will return ship it to you tomorrow.

[hairynick]

sounds good!

[j69]

So for a layman like myself, how would I go about getting a cps3 set up to play these six games? Would the SF3.3 sets Mo sells on eBay work?

[MitsurugiW]

So for a layman like myself, how would I go about getting a cps3 set up to play these six games? Would the SF3.3 sets Mo sells on eBay work?

Not sure what sets your talking about. Got a link?

Basically any CPS3 setup with enough SIMMS to play 3S will work. Two 64mb SIMMS and four 128mb SIMMS.

[trev1976]

Yeah those 3rd strike kits should be fine ,

Mitsurugiw are you ever thinking of releasing complete darksoft kits complete with your cart labels ?

[MitsurugiW]

Yeah those 3rd strike kits should be fine ,

Mitsurugiw are you ever thinking of releasing complete darksoft kits complete with your cart labels ?

Like what did you have in mind?

[trev1976]

mobo , custom cart & cd ?

[MitsurugiW]

mobo , custom cart & cd ?

If I ever have any extra motherboards to sell I'm sure I will put together a whole package. But considering how hard it is to find motherboards and SIMMS right now, it probably won't sell very cheaply...unfortunately