DoDonPachi Korean release?

[Rossyra]

I have just bought a DDP board that was sold to me as Japanese revision. It has the silkscreened Atlus logo in the centre of the board, however the copyright screen is the same as the International version and the text is in English in-game. The revision ROMs are marked U27K and U26K which would suggest it was Korean and they appear to be factory original to my eye. However, I have been told there was no Korean release of DDP. Can anyone shed any light on this revision? There's one other label on the back which I forgot to photograph, it's a small rectangular one in what looks like kanji and also looks factory original to me (i'll get a pic of it later)

[TonK]

I have just bought a DDP board that was sold to me as Japanese revision. It has the silkscreened Atlus logo in the centre of the board, however the copyright screen is the same as the International version and the text is in English in-game. The revision ROMs are marked U27K and U26K which would suggest it was Korean and they appear to be factory original to my eye. However, I have been told there was no Korean release of DDP. Can anyone shed any light on this revision? There's one other label on the back which I forgot to photograph, it's a small rectangular one in what looks like kanji and also looks factory original to me (i'll get a pic of it later)

(Removed the images from the quote -Ghegs)

It may be Korean.

Your Toshiba chip below the U26 and U27 is usually a Motorola part.

Any other differences you can see?

[Rossyra]

I'll have a close look, see if I can spot something.

[Cagar]

Yeah that's the ultra-rare campaign ver you got there.

[idc]

Yeah that's the ultra-rare campaign ver you got there.

[Krimzon Kitzune]

Yeah that's the ultra-rare campaign ver you got there.

You'd best not be joking, man. My heart nearly jumped when you said that!

[Dave_K.]

If you are loctaed in the US, you could send me the two chips and I'll dump them and confirm if the are international region or not.

[yosai]

Ross is more than capable of dumping them, he wants to leave the board alone if possible.

[emphatic]

Ross is more than capable of dumping them, he wants to leave the board alone if possible.

Best not scratch the PCB or it will lose value!

[Rossyra]

Thanks for the offer Dave_K., but it's like yosai says, I'd rather have some idea what I'm dealing with before I mess with it in any way, however minor.

[PC Engine Fan X!]

It'd be nice to play the Korean variant DDP just for the novelity factor alone. I've got an International Version DDP PCB myself.

DP/DDP Factoid time:

It was the Atlus USA subsidairy whom distributed Cave's first shmup title back in 1995 complete with a full sized backlit marquee (not even the original JPN DP conversion kits had included this cool 'one-of-a-kind" extra DP promotional item). However, Atlus USA didn't officially distribute DDP stateside even though an all-English language International version PCB kit was released for worldwide distribution in 1997 (with the exception of the American arcade marketbase).

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

[TonK]

Any word on changes/differences?

[gbaplayer]

is the korean version any worse than the original japanese or us one?

iam offered donpachi and dodonpachi pcbs (both korean versions) for 700$.

should i accept?

[Skykid]

is the korean version any worse than the original japanese or us one?

iam offered donpachi and dodonpachi pcbs (both korean versions) for 700$.

should i accept?

Sounds expensive for non-JP boards.

[Rossyra]

It is identical.

The Korean release should have the 'Atlus' silkscreen just the same as the JP one. The only difference is the select screen language (English).

$700 for both sounds like a good price to me. I paid $550 for my DDP and I sold DP a few weeks ago for $280 (which I think was cheap).

[gbaplayer]

are the korean boards texts in english or the japanese ones?

and there are really no differences in gameplay, difficulty?
hm...dont really know if i should accept the offer.

[yosai]

Does it really matter? For a few £ you can swap the EPROMs for any revision.

hm...dont really know if i should accept the offer.

The price seems ok when considering how much DDP goes for now. Imo, a DaiOuJou PCB would be a better buy, and cheaper.

[cools]

Does it really matter? For a few £ you can swap the EPROMs for any revision.

Yeah, if you're going to play the thing. If it's just going into a collection for future profit, it matters.

[Rossyra]

If the JP ones gain value, the Korean ones... don't...? Hmmm

[gbaplayer]

ok i think i will accept the offer.
are screen texts in english? or do donpachi and dodonpachi korea pcbs have korean texts?

[Rossyra]

Japanese on JP, English on Korean.

[gbaplayer]

Japanese on JP, English on Korean.

thanks. i will buy those 2 korean boards.

[moh]

If it's just going into a collection for future profit

HNGGGGG

[gbaplayer]

these are the boards i have been offered for 700$.

can somebody tell if they are original ones? korean versions.
i asked to seller for some sharper and bigger pictures.





is it just me or has the dodonpachi pcb the atlus logo missing?

[Rossyra]

Difficult to say. It's possible it's a straightforward International revision or just a different board version. No-one seems to know anything much about the Korean one anyway, as this thread demonstrates.

You're still getting a good price IMO, either way, they are both original.

[gbaplayer]

how do you know that they are both original?

[Rossyra]

Becuase I've owned them both before, because they have none of the tell-tale signs bootlegs have (missing Jamma key etc), because they have all the custom SMDs present, etc, etc

They are obviously original. Besides which, in 4 years of collecting arcade PCBs I have never seen a bootleg of either of these games.

What reason do you have to doubt they are original?

[gbaplayer]

because the atlus logo is missing...also the DDP Nr. ... sticker is missing.
i have to say that iam pretty new to arcades, only 1 year into this hobby now.

[Rossyra]

International versions usually don't have the silkscreen Atlus logo.

[gbaplayer]

ok, i will buy them. 700$ is a great price i think.