Radiant Silvergun STV

99pence · Post by **99pence** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 2:39 pm

I've been having a bit of a read about this and I've read that if you use the RSG cart with a US or Euro STV board then the game goes from using 3 buttons to 2.

What the dickens is that all about?

Shirley someone's having a laugh.

M0nk3y · Post by **M0nk3y** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 3:13 pm

No idea what all this 2/3 button switching is about. Not sure how it works?

But if you do have an ST-V this might be useful to you:
http://home.online.no/~tjaberg/stv/
How to make a switchable dual ST-V BIOS.

dboeren · Post by **dboeren** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 3:14 pm

I've been having a bit of a read about this and I've read that if you use the RSG cart with a US or Euro STV board then the game goes from using 3 buttons to 2.

This is totally true, I have tried my Radiant Silvergun cart in a US STV board and it really does go down to 2 button play. The attacks you get are the standard shot (A button), the wide green shot (B button), and hold both buttons for the sword. All the other attacks seem to be unavailable.

raiden · Post by **raiden** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 4:10 pm

so the ST-V is basically "codefree"? No regional lockout? I just ask because there sure are different versions for regions availlable, and I wonder how they differ, then.

Vexorg · Post by **Vexorg** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 6:51 pm

The Radiant Silvergun I used to play at one of the local arcades was running on a US STV board, and was thus gimped in this fashion. My suspicion was that this was probably because most STV hardware in US arcades was in the form of Die Hard Arcade in dedicared cabs (as far as I know, this was the only STV game that got wide distribution in the US.) The RS I played was in a Die Hard Arcade cab. I can't really make a comparison as I've never had a chance to play RS on a 3-button setup before.

99pence · Post by **99pence** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 7:00 pm

Cheers fellas.

M0nk3y · Post by **M0nk3y** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 7:52 pm

raiden wrote:so the ST-V is basically "codefree"? No regional lockout? I just ask because there sure are different versions for regions availlable, and I wonder how they differ, then.

It's just the type of BIOS on the ST-V MoBo. The games have no region protection, just they might act differently depending on the BIOS. RS has 3 button play on Jpn BIOS, and 2 button on a US BIOS. You get Die Hard Arcade with a US/Euro BIOS and Dynamite Deka with Jpn. Same with Souky/Terra Diver.

So either go for the switchable BIOS project, or just replace the US one with a Jpn one on an Eprom.

parodius · Post by **parodius** » Wed Feb 23, 2005 10:12 pm

Actually, there is region protection on STV games, but most of the games support all regions. The ones that do not are Japan only and are mainly obscure multi-game or puzzlers that were never meant to be brought to the West.
Have a look at the region code list on this page :
http://home.online.no/~tjaberg/stv/

dpful · Post by **dpful** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 3:19 pm

I bought a switchable chip from Sheep, and am really enjoying it. Terra Diver is great, and it's nice to see the different title screens and english words when you want.

AntiPasta · Post by **AntiPasta** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 5:46 pm

M0nk3y wrote: So either go for the switchable BIOS project, or just replace the US one with a Jpn one on an Eprom.

Or sell me the RSG cartridge as I have a Japanese ST-V

But seriously, the ST-V can be had for very cheap on Yahoo Japan, though paying for it and having it sent to your location is another matter entirely

M0nk3y · Post by **M0nk3y** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 6:27 pm

Yeah, I was really looking into consolizing an ST-V, and converting one of the new USB Virtua Sticks to use with it. They seem damn cheap, even on Ebay I've seen them for £70 for just the Titan MoBo.

But then I did a search on System16.com. Turns out a lot of the games I assumed were on ST-V aren't. No Sonic Fighters or Zero Gunner, amongst other things. And the only games I would want are both Cottons, RS, and Souky, but I have these on Saturn anyways, so there's no point. Damn.