Boot or Original : Post original/bootleg PCB photos here.

[geotrig]

dont know for certain but any board i've seen the b board doesn't come out as far and the first row of chips are different ,but they could've been boots also ! plus also that looks like a big cap and not a battery ! can't remember if willow had the suicide problem.

is there sound from the start ? or after it goes through its boot screen? i wouldn't worry as much as long as it plays ok?

[grobda]

13H needs a sticker! looks real to me I wouldn't really care if its a CPS-1 conversion running on a genuine CPS-1 board (which that is) - surely it plays exactly the same, and the legality is pretty moot these days.

[cools]

dont know for certain but any board i've seen the b board doesn't come out as far and the first row of chips are different ,but they could've been boots also ! plus also that looks like a big cap and not a battery ! can't remember if willow had the suicide problem.

There are different size A and B boards, and different layouts. The big cap is a normal CPS1 item.

Looks legit to me.

[Wurstkopp]

I've read the Ghouls n' Ghosts-thread too, now I'm **** my pants. Can someone tell me if my Final Fight is boot or original? I mean it's crying Final Fight all over it but you never know.

Btw: I changed the mobo a few weeks ago, now the game starts with a scream of Guy at the beginning , don't know why.

[geotrig]

this is a picture i saw a while back thats what i was comparing it too ! it does look legit to me also but was just pointing some things to look for !

WillowJammaBoard002.jpg

dave is yours Japanese or an american board?

[davewellington]

Thanks all for the replies! I'm not a fanatic about this stuff but it is nice to know

[geotrig]

dont lose sleep over it ! yours does look legit though but who know with cps boards!

[cools]

this is a picture i saw a while back thats what i was comparing it too ! it does look legit to me also but was just pointing some things to look for !

WillowJammaBoard002.jpg

dave is yours Japanese or an american board?

Daves is Japanese, the picture you've shown is American.

[geotrig]

this is a picture i saw a while back thats what i was comparing it too ! it does look legit to me also but was just pointing some things to look for !

WillowJammaBoard002.jpg

dave is yours Japanese or an american board?

Daves is Japanese, the picture you've shown is American.

yeah i know thats why i was wondering if thats what the difference was ! cps1 boards are a mine field !

[davewellington]

Looking at buying this Phoenix board, is it a bootleg? I've heard it has at least 4 different manufacturers so I thought I'd just post here

[FrancoB]

I don't know what Tron boards look like but they should look like that ^

I played Phoneix on one of the cocktails at r3play. It was hard but it was fun.

You looking to buy?

[davewellington]

Yep, one for sale locally. I don't mind knowingly getting a bootleg if it's a game I really want and there's no other (affordable) option, but in this case it's either original or buy a 60 in 1

[FrancoB]

I really am still amazed that complete bootleg boards were made. Fair enough I can understand Ops prepared to do/buy rom swapped boards but some of the boots must be completely new PCBs no?

Were game PCBs that expensive 'back in the day'? Could someone design, manufacture and distribute/sell enough boot PCBs fast enough to make some £$£$ in the time frame that a newly released game was popular?

[thechop]

I really am still amazed that complete bootleg boards were made. Fair enough I can understand Ops prepared to do/buy rom swapped boards but some of the boots must be completely new PCBs no?

Were game PCBs that expensive 'back in the day'? Could someone design, manufacture and distribute/sell enough boot PCBs fast enough to make some £$£$ in the time frame that a newly released game was popular?

That's a very good question, i've often wondered that myself Surely its gotta take almost as much noddle to make a boot.MVS for instance got to have been alot of profit for boot makers there.

[Unite2k]

Any thoughts on these MVS titles?

MD3 came in a grey case but the boards look real to me.

MD3.jpg

Puzzle Bobble comes in the original case but has patched up EPROMS, did all PB's come with ERPOMS?

pb.jpg

Cheers, Cedric

[cools]

Both look original to me.

[Unite2k]

Great thanks a lot guys!

[garrz32]

Any ideas if this is a legit Strider board....looking to sell for Xmas funds ... sorry camera is pretty ****

[richy13]

Any ideas if this is a legit Strider board....looking to sell for Xmas funds ... sorry camera is pretty ****

Yep looks 100% origianl

[garrz32]

thanks Richy