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rodland homebrew? never see cartridges like this

Sep 01 at 10:51:30 AM
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After opening the purchased module, the board seems a bit improvised. My question is if this is a homebrew



https://www.minpic.de/i/8ja6/158t...

https://www.minpic.de/i/8ja5/1igc...

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Edited: 09/01/2019 at 11:14 AM by burn_arm

Sep 01 at 10:53:05 AM
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Picture of the board?

Rodland was a legit release in Europe.

Sep 01 at 12:40:18 PM
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Looks like a reproduction to me.

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Sep 01 at 12:59:24 PM
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might want to cover up that rom chip  

Sep 01 at 1:08:25 PM
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it is the first rom chip with a "window" that i see. is that normal at rodland? Unfortunately, I have no other for comparison

Sep 01 at 1:09:23 PM
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That's definetely a reproduction. Those usually use UV EPROMs.
Nintendo had custom pinout OTP (One-Time-Programmable) EPROMS.

Though there was boards that used UV EPROMs as well but those didn't had any rewiring.


Edited: 09/01/2019 at 01:10 PM by Ice Man

Sep 01 at 1:13:16 PM
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Originally posted by: burn_arm

it is the first rom chip with a "window" that i see. is that normal at rodland? Unfortunately, I have no other for comparison





Yeah, put a sticker or some opaque tape over it if you want the game to still play. Ultraviolet light will erase it.

But otherwise, yeah, a reproduction (not homebrew, as those are original games made more recently.)


Edited: 09/01/2019 at 01:14 PM by Tulpa

Sep 01 at 1:21:52 PM
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ok thanks for the information. so I could play this game now and wait for the original copy to collect.

Sep 01 at 4:26:16 PM
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Could this be a repair or translation hack? I only ask this since only the PRG rom seems to be replaced, not the CHR. Unless something else is going on with it.

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Sep 01 at 5:24:02 PM
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Originally posted by: Ice Man

That's definetely a reproduction. Those usually use UV EPROMs.
Nintendo had custom pinout OTP (One-Time-Programmable) EPROMS.

Though there was boards that used UV EPROMs as well but those didn't had any rewiring.

Nintendo had mask roms, aka ICs that were hard fabricated with data at the factory, nothing to do with EPROMs.

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Sep 01 at 7:04:53 PM
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Originally posted by: BouncekDeLemos

Could this be a repair or translation hack? I only ask this since only the PRG rom seems to be replaced, not the CHR. Unless something else is going on with it.



Probably not. That CHR chip is not a rom, rather it is a 6264 RAM chip which was used in UNROM boards like that. I doubt it is a repair, I think there would have been a much cleaner solution than that.

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Edited: 09/01/2019 at 07:05 PM by SNESNESCUBE64

Sep 01 at 8:42:47 PM
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Originally posted by: SNESNESCUBE64
 
Originally posted by: BouncekDeLemos

Could this be a repair or translation hack? I only ask this since only the PRG rom seems to be replaced, not the CHR. Unless something else is going on with it.



Probably not. That CHR chip is not a rom, rather it is a 6264 RAM chip which was used in UNROM boards like that. I doubt it is a repair, I think there would have been a much cleaner solution than that.

if you had a legit rodland and the prg chip failed, this would be the only way to fix it. unfortunately the prg chip is the only thing unique to the game, everything else could be from another game. it's definitely low quality work though, i'd expect more from a repair or a repro.
 

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Sep 02 at 1:40:59 AM
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http://nintendoage.com/forum/mess...

if I search rodland repro I found this "prototype " with a EV EPROM. I haven't the original rodland maybe all copies build with uv eprom?

Sep 02 at 2:26:49 AM
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Originally posted by: burn_arm

http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=35&th...

if I search rodland repro I found this "prototype " with a EV EPROM. I haven't the original rodland maybe all copies build with uv eprom?
no, retail copies have mask roms. that proto is on a uneprom board, which is a prototype board designed for eproms. you have a bootleg.

 

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