Bootleg pirate game based on Raiden II

[Furry Fox Jet Pilot]

According to the track listing for The Aces High: Raiden Rare Tracks http://vgmdb.net/album/7355 I saw this at the bottom of the page:
Raiden II NEW
Tracks 17~21
Composed by: Akira Sato (17, 20), Go Sato (21), -Unknown- (18, 19)
Arranged by: -Unknown- (17, 20, 21)
(This was a bootleg pirate game based on on Raiden II)

Could this be referring to simply a bootleg version of Raiden II new version, or is it an entirely different bootleg game. Can the existence of such a game be confirmed? Whoever has this soundtrack, are tracks 17-21 on disc 2 any different from existing Raiden tracks?

[Despatche]

yes it's a bootleg

those tracks are just some low frequency drum loops iirc

[IseeThings]

Raiden II New (the game) is a legitimate Seibu release

It's the shitty RII/RDX 'V33 based' PCB from 1996 with the sound system replaced by bootleg quality OKIs.

There is an (undumped) Raiden II 2000 which is the same thing.

I wasn't aware of either having a different soundtrack tho, I think it's the same music, just short poorly sampled loops of it much like the '2000' releases of Raiden Fighters 2 / Jet.

[nZero]

The video I saw of Raiden II New Version (obvious 3rd world edition) being played had muddy sampled versions of the original stage clear and name entry themes, but only 2 really short looping songs for stage BGM and boss area BGM. Nothing worth getting excited about.

[BPzeBanshee]

Same COP/security in those boards right?

[PC Engine Fan X!]

It's known that some "China region" Raiden Fighters Jet 2000 PCBs do have the higher quality Yamaha sound chip on-board but on mine, there's the damn lower-quality Oki sound chip installed from the factory.

Best to go with a bona-fide Seibu Kaihatsu SPI motherboard + SPI Raiden Fighters Jet cartridge for that better stereo audio fidelity setup, indeed (assuming your candy cab has stereo support from the get-go).

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~