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I just got a Truxton PCB, but it was made in 1992. Taito's name is not screened on the board, just typed on a sticker. Was this a later revision done by some other company for Taito?

Thanks in advance for any info anyone might have.
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Original Truxton? That's the year Truxton II came out...
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Ed Oscuro wrote:Original Truxton? That's the year Truxton II came out...
definitely Truxton 1.
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That's interesting...is there anything updated in the game itself, especially the onscreen copyright date?
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none that I see.
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Maybe you should post some pictures of the pcb :!:
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I saw one on YAJ that actually had the Taito logo at the start of the game. It went for more than a regular Tatsujin.
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here is mine:
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here is another just like mine from an ebay auction:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Original-Arcade-jam ... otohosting
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No, they're different. That board's copyright message is visible in one of the screenies; it's Taito America 1988.

Your board doesn't have the yellow stickers on that PCB, either.

Yours also has a little white sticker with a circle and some text on it, two chips above the motorola CPU and just under a ROM labeled B65 11.

Anyway, I checked out MAME, and there is a territory/COPYRIGHT setting in the DIP switch selection. All of these show Taito somewhere.

I wouldn't be surprised if your copy is a bootleg - that white sticker in particular seems familiar.

It would be great to see the title screen on your board :)
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Ed Oscuro wrote:No, they're different. That board's copyright message is visible in one of the screenies; it's Taito America 1988.

Your board doesn't have the yellow stickers on that PCB, either.

Yours also has a little white sticker with a circle and some text on it, two chips above the motorola CPU and just under a ROM labeled B65 11.

Anyway, I checked out MAME, and there is a territory/COPYRIGHT setting in the DIP switch selection. All of these show Taito somewhere.

I wouldn't be surprised if your copy is a bootleg - that white sticker in particular seems familiar.

It would be great to see the title screen on your board :)
My title screen is the same Taito 1988.

Did you see any differences other than stickers? I think they are the same board. I wrote the guy on ebay to see if there is a date on the pcb other than 1988. Waiting for an answer.
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Hmm I don't think that's a boot. They are the same board

Here is another on the System16 site (click on PCB Picture)
http://www.system16.com/hardware.php?id ... =3369#3369

BUT yours may have been serviced. Is that a point-to-point soldered wire I note in the bottom right corner of your photo?
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fuko wrote:Hmm I don't think that's a boot. They are the same board

Here is another on the System16 site (click on PCB Picture)
http://www.system16.com/hardware.php?id ... =3369#3369

BUT yours may have been serviced. Is that a point-to-point soldered wire I note in the bottom right corner of your photo?
thanks, I didn't see the PCB pics at system16.

it is actually juat a sticker where I saw '92 so that's just when it was serviced.

thanks and sorry all
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