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Title: Visiting TBM: not yet ZAC OFF LIMITS and other stuff
Post by: vernimark on July 04, 2016, 04:44:17 PM
Hi There,
I visited the factory where OFF LIMITS had been designed.
I have in my hands the original projects :)

the "big" masters will be restored (by me) and donated to TILT.IT association and if I can I'll hang up in my living room the 1:1 version...
 :lol:
Title: Re: not yet ZAC OFF LIMITS
Post by: xadhoom on July 06, 2016, 12:10:13 AM
 :-*
Title: Re: not yet ZAC OFF LIMITS
Post by: DarthNuno on July 06, 2016, 07:26:53 AM
Wow, that is really something that can be named 'COLLECTOR ITEM'!  :o :-*
Title: Re: not yet ZAC OFF LIMITS
Post by: Belike on July 06, 2016, 10:12:22 AM
Wow, well done. :spaceace:
Title: Re: not yet ZAC OFF LIMITS
Post by: Luigi on July 06, 2016, 01:43:24 PM
Awesome! Hope to see some pics of the designs and your visit :)
Title: Re: not yet ZAC OFF LIMITS
Post by: vernimark on July 12, 2016, 11:11:00 AM
The company is TBM (as mentioned in the thread https://www.dragonslairfans.com/smfor/index.php?topic=6225.0)

on the 1st floor I found JAMMA cabs and slot machines because in the last years of activity those were the only things played.
On the 2nd floor: OFF LIMITS design, tons of PCBs, never used "SUPER OFF LIMITS" marquees (a new version of OFF LIMITS never produced or produced in very small quantities)

Title: Re: not yet ZAC OFF LIMITS
Post by: vernimark on July 12, 2016, 11:21:23 AM
some boards
Title: Re: not yet ZAC OFF LIMITS
Post by: vernimark on July 12, 2016, 11:23:11 AM
... too much for my car...
next time I'll keep the rest.
Title: Re: not yet ZAC OFF LIMITS
Post by: vernimark on July 12, 2016, 11:25:20 AM
I started to test and troubleshoot some boards.
Zac boards first :)

I think "BILIARDO" is video hustler. I didn't test it yet.
Title: Re: not yet ZAC OFF LIMITS
Post by: anunaki on July 12, 2016, 12:55:18 PM
What a great find mate  :pac:
Title: Re: not yet ZAC OFF LIMITS
Post by: Frame on July 12, 2016, 01:13:54 PM

On the 2nd floor: OFF LIMITS design, tons of PCBs, never used "SUPER OFF LIMITS" marquees (a new version of OFF LIMITS never produced or produced in very small quantities)


 :o

..the pics tell more about an abandoned house than a old Electronic Company Headquarter...

..It's a pity that the bigs Italian arcade factory (ZZZ, Model Racing..) have preserved nothing like this small T.B.M. have done..

...Great found!
Title: Re: not yet ZAC OFF LIMITS
Post by: vernimark on July 12, 2016, 03:28:41 PM
Actually looking at the "BILIARDO" PCB I can see dip switches are not in the same position than the (HUSTLER) board shown on the Paul's page (http://www.zzzaccaria.com/images/Projects/HustlerRestoration/DSCN3954.JPG).
I'm looking forward the ISO9001 inspector I've here today closes the 1st audit so I can go at home to plug it :)

Title: Re: not yet ZAC OFF LIMITS
Post by: ajhippel on July 12, 2016, 03:42:21 PM
your "BILIARDO" PCB looks like a standard konami-pinout with a soundboard from scramble

http://www.zzzaccaria.com/images/PCBs/Scramble.jpg


the hustler pcb looks seems to be a konami pinout as well and like a frogger pcb

http://gamesdbase.com/Media/SYSTEM/Arcade/PCB/big/Frogger_-_1981_-_Konami.jpg
Title: Re: not yet ZAC OFF LIMITS
Post by: vernimark on July 12, 2016, 05:27:38 PM
we will have the answer in 2 hours :D
Title: Re: not yet ZAC OFF LIMITS
Post by: Muerto on July 12, 2016, 07:07:07 PM
Wow, this is an awesome thread!!!! :spaceace: :spaceace: :spaceace:
Title: Re: not yet ZAC OFF LIMITS
Post by: Belike on July 13, 2016, 09:48:20 AM
You found the Zacc treasure cave of the 21th century ;D
Awesome topic. :spaceace:
Title: Re: not yet ZAC OFF LIMITS
Post by: vernimark on July 13, 2016, 11:54:37 AM
OK. I tested the board with the metal cage but it doesn't work. I already had another board to test and I want to respect the queue :D

In fact in the same box I found a ZAC THE INVADERS.
It's the 1st time I see that kind of board with the color part completely populated.

board doesn't work. then I could see colors are not so clear so I decided to use the composite output.
setting the power over 5.4 I can see the game but with corrupted graphics and after a bit freeze.
I replaced some RAMs but nothing changed.

Actually I'm scared there is a ROM problem.

We will see


Title: Re: not yet ZAC OFF LIMITS
Post by: Luigi on July 13, 2016, 01:06:33 PM
Great catch, my friend  :)
Title: Re: not yet ZAC OFF LIMITS
Post by: vernimark on July 13, 2016, 01:07:50 PM
ADDENDUM:

text is ok (CREDITS, INSERT COIN, scores, ...)
the Invaders don't appear in the beginning then moving on the right I can see something more. After few frames the game freezes
Title: Re: Visiting TBM: not yet ZAC OFF LIMITS and other stuff
Post by: vernimark on July 14, 2016, 10:35:12 AM
Do you know how to read 93451 PROMs? Or do you know their pinout?
Title: Re: Visiting TBM: not yet ZAC OFF LIMITS and other stuff
Post by: vernimark on July 14, 2016, 06:05:56 PM
found

1024*8
   +--\/--+
A7 |1   24| Vcc
A6 |2   23| A8
A5 |3   22| A9
A4 |4   21| CS0/
A3 |5   20| CS1/
A2 |6   19| CS2
A1 |7   18| CS3
A0 |8   17| O7
O 0 |9   16| O6
O1 |10  15| O5
O2 |11  14| O4
GND|12  13| O3
   +------+
MMI       : 53C881, 53C881A, 63C881, 63C881A, 63LS880, 63LS881, 63PS880, 63PS881, 63S880, 63S881, 6380-1, 6380-2, 6381-1, 6381-2
Intel     : 82HS181, 82S181, 3608, 3608-4, 3628, 3628-4, 3628A, 3628A-1, 3628A-3, 3628A-4
FSC       : 93L450, 93L451, 93Z450, 93Z450A, 93Z451, 93Z451A
Raytheon  : 29630, 29631, 29632, 29633
AMD       : Am27S180A, Am27S181A
Cypress   : CY7C282-30, CY7C282-45
NS        : DM74S188A, DM74S288A, DM87S228, DM87S229, DM87S181A, DM87LS181
Harris    : HM7680-5, HM7680P-5, HM7681-5, HM7681P-5
Hitachi   : HN25088, HN25088S, HN25089, HN25089S
Intersil  : IM5608, IM5618
Fujitsu   : MB7132E, MB7132H
Motorola  : MCM7680, MCM7680DC, MCM7681, MCM7681DC
Signetics : N82S180, N82S181, N82S181A, N82S181B, N82LS181
TI        : TBP28S86, TBP28S86A
NEC       : uPB428C/D, uPB428C/D-1



comparation with 2708
1024*8 (pin compatible to 2708)
   +--\/--+
A7 |1   24| Vcc
A6 |2   23| A8
A5 |3   22| A9
A4 |4   21| NC
A3 |5   20| CS/
A2 |6   19| NC
A1 |7   18| NC
A0 |8   17| O7
O 0 |9   16| O6
O1 |10  15| O5
O2 |11  14| O4
GND|12  13| O3
   +------+
Title: Re: Visiting TBM: not yet ZAC OFF LIMITS and other stuff
Post by: vernimark on July 15, 2016, 03:01:40 AM
Ok it works.
I had to replace the 2636

One question: eprom reader identifies the game as space intruder. Any differenze with the invaders?
Title: Re: Visiting TBM: not yet ZAC OFF LIMITS and other stuff
Post by: biasini on July 15, 2016, 09:31:54 AM
Another difference is the cpu : The Invaders mounts a Signetics 2650 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signetics_2650) , while Space Intruder assemble a Zilog Z80 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zilog_Z80)
Title: Re: Visiting TBM: not yet ZAC OFF LIMITS and other stuff
Post by: vernimark on July 15, 2016, 10:27:52 AM
this board has the 2650. Same hardware than THE INVADERS.
Title: Re: Visiting TBM: not yet ZAC OFF LIMITS and other stuff
Post by: vernimark on July 15, 2016, 11:08:09 AM
I read all proms as 2708 with this fast hand made adapter. Just connected CS0/ to ground and CS2, CS3 to +5V
Title: Re: Visiting TBM: not yet ZAC OFF LIMITS and other stuff
Post by: vernimark on July 15, 2016, 12:08:04 PM
Ok, in the same box I found another QUASAR. Seems to work  :roll:

Title: Re: Visiting TBM: not yet ZAC OFF LIMITS and other stuff
Post by: PaulSwan on August 14, 2016, 08:30:01 PM
I don't think I've ever seen a colour configured The Invaders PCB. Can you take a full picture of the whole board front & back? I've often wondered about populating the colour section but without the colour PROM it may not have worked. If you can dump the colour PROM it would be useful to see if it's the same data as is used on the B&W only boards.

In terms of Huslter, my Hustler cab has a Billiards PCB that looks like a bootleg. It has a SeeVend label on it so I've no reason to believe SeeVend didn't fit it. It's interesting to see you have something that looks like an original Billiards PCB with Zaccaria serial number & cage - does it have a SeeVend label also?

Great find!

Paul.
Title: Re: Visiting TBM: not yet ZAC OFF LIMITS and other stuff
Post by: Q*ris on August 15, 2016, 12:04:53 PM
Great awesome find and thread!
Thanks a lot for posting!!!
Title: Re: Visiting TBM: not yet ZAC OFF LIMITS and other stuff
Post by: vernimark on August 20, 2016, 11:21:09 PM
I don't think I've ever seen a colour configured The Invaders PCB. Can you take a full picture of the whole board front & back? I've often wondered about populating the colour section but without the colour PROM it may not have worked. If you can dump the colour PROM it would be useful to see if it's the same data as is used on the B&W only boards.

In terms of Huslter, my Hustler cab has a Billiards PCB that looks like a bootleg. It has a SeeVend label on it so I've no reason to believe SeeVend didn't fit it. It's interesting to see you have something that looks like an original Billiards PCB with Zaccaria serial number & cage - does it have a SeeVend label also?

Great find!

Paul.


Hi Paul,
I dumped just 1 eprom but my romident didn t recognized the game; anyway looking at the hardware, it seems to be scramble

About the colour board, I ll try to dump that prom if socketed
Title: Re: Visiting TBM: not yet ZAC OFF LIMITS and other stuff
Post by: level42 on August 21, 2016, 01:01:06 PM
Wow, what an awesome find !!!

Are there more pictures from the outside and inside of the building etc....?

Title: Re: Visiting TBM: not yet ZAC OFF LIMITS and other stuff
Post by: vernimark on August 23, 2016, 01:04:48 PM
Not of the building.
Inside no more old cabs, generic jamma only. Then on the 2nd floor a lot of boards and some spares