FME-7 and SUNSOFT 5B are different?
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FME-7 and SUNSOFT 5B are different?
I try to flash Gimmick(J) to a FME-7 board with kazzo!
It seems has problem(SUNSOFT 5B)
Is my famicom problem or cartridge problem?
It's ok
also ok
Here, need bank prg to 6000~7FFF!
But this cartridge can't bank prg(only bank sram)
It seems has problem(SUNSOFT 5B)
Is my famicom problem or cartridge problem?
It's ok
also ok
Here, need bank prg to 6000~7FFF!
But this cartridge can't bank prg(only bank sram)
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Re: FME-7 and SUBNSOFT 5B are different?
Batman is FME-7 and doesn't have the sound chip found in Sunsoft 5B. Aside from the lack of the built in sound chip, they are compatible.
NescartDB claims that Gremlins 2 (J) also has a Sunsoft 5B chip inside.
NescartDB claims that Gremlins 2 (J) also has a Sunsoft 5B chip inside.
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Re: FME-7 and SUBNSOFT 5B are different?
Only two games has the SUNSOFT 5B?Dwedit wrote:Batman is FME-7 and doesn't have the sound chip found in Sunsoft 5B. Aside from the lack of the built in sound chip, they are compatible.
NescartDB claims that Gremlins 2 (J) also has a Sunsoft 5B chip inside.
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Re: FME-7 and SUBNSOFT 5B are different?
Gremlins 2 has been seen with both 5A and 5B chips inside. (Demonstrating that 5B is supposed to be backwards compatible with 5A.)
I think at least one person has run Gimmick (with no extra sound) on an FME-7 RotJ board.
I don't know if anyone has tried to tap the unconnected pins from an FME-7 or 5A board with a gimmick ROM to verify there is no audio expansion output on those chips, but it's presumed they do not have the sound hardware.
I think at least one person has run Gimmick (with no extra sound) on an FME-7 RotJ board.
I don't know if anyone has tried to tap the unconnected pins from an FME-7 or 5A board with a gimmick ROM to verify there is no audio expansion output on those chips, but it's presumed they do not have the sound hardware.
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Re: FME-7 and SUBNSOFT 5B are different?
I know Kevtris has confirmed a ROJ board works if you add the 8910 synth. It's an assumption but I'd imagine Kevtris of all people would have verified the sound wasn't actually on the 5A/FME-7rainwarrior wrote:I think at least one person has run Gimmick (with no extra sound) on an FME-7 RotJ board.
I don't know if anyone has tried to tap the unconnected pins from an FME-7 or 5A board with a gimmick ROM to verify there is no audio expansion output on those chips, but it's presumed they do not have the sound hardware.
Here's the best thread I know of that explains how to use an FME7 with external synth.
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Re: FME-7 and SUBNSOFT 5B are different?
I think i need more test!infiniteneslives wrote:I know Kevtris has confirmed a ROJ board works if you add the 8910 synth. It's an assumption but I'd imagine Kevtris of all people would have verified the sound wasn't actually on the 5A/FME-7rainwarrior wrote:I think at least one person has run Gimmick (with no extra sound) on an FME-7 RotJ board.
I don't know if anyone has tried to tap the unconnected pins from an FME-7 or 5A board with a gimmick ROM to verify there is no audio expansion output on those chips, but it's presumed they do not have the sound hardware.
Here's the best thread I know of that explains how to use an FME7 with external synth.
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Re: FME-7 and SUBNSOFT 5B are different?
Really???byemu wrote: Yes!
I found SUNSOFTR 5A is also include the exsound
Just to be clear there will be music playing Via the NES/APU alone. But you won't be able to hear all the instruments/percussion without the synth. One easy way to tell is the jump and star sounds wound be heard without the extra sound from the synth.
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Re: FME-7 and SUBNSOFT 5B are different?
Can tired the pin 45 and 46 to 5a and try it!infiniteneslives wrote:Really???byemu wrote: Yes!
I found SUNSOFTR 5A is also include the exsound
Just to be clear there will be music playing Via the NES/APU alone. But you won't be able to hear all the instruments/percussion without the synth. One easy way to tell is the jump and star sounds wound be heard without the extra sound from the synth.
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Re: FME-7 and SUBNSOFT 5B are different?
Now I found the problem:byemu wrote:I try to flash Gimmick(J) to a FME-7 board!
It seems has problem(SUNSOFT 5B)
Is my famicom problem or cartridge problem?
Batman(J) runs OK!(SUNSOFT 5A)
If cartridge include the sram,rom bank can not bank to 6000~7FFF!
If program try to bank rom to 6000~7fff,the data will all of the 0xff.
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Re: FME-7 and SUBNSOFT 5B are different?
I doubt it, it probably checks for SRAM for copy protection. Just disable it.
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Re: FME-7 and SUBNSOFT 5B are different?
My FME-7 cart plays Gimmick fine regardless of the SRAM being connected or not. (there's no SRAM checks in it at all)
I used two Barcode World carts to make two Gimmick repros and both had FME-7 chips.
I used two Barcode World carts to make two Gimmick repros and both had FME-7 chips.
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Re: FME-7 and SUBNSOFT 5B are different?
Did you add an AY/YM chip, or are you saying that the FME-7 has the audio hardware in it? (Or your repros didn't have the extra audio?)
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Re: FME-7 and SUBNSOFT 5B are different?
rainwarrior wrote:Did you add an AY/YM chip, or are you saying that the FME-7 has the audio hardware in it? (Or your repros didn't have the extra audio?)
I added. It's one of the threads here, where some people said my soldering is horrible. lol
Re: FME-7 and SUBNSOFT 5B are different?
If you use the unreleased US version of Gimmick then you don't need the extra sound hardware.
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Re: FME-7 and SUBNSOFT 5B are different?
Well I wouldn't bother making a repro if it had no extra sound. It was the main reason for doing it. Gimmick! is a awesome game. And it's soo hard it's even funny in a very sadistic way ...MottZilla wrote:If you use the unreleased US version of Gimmick then you don't need the extra sound hardware.