So, what you playing at the mo? Retro Edition

TechnoFreek · 07-02-2013 06:55PM

Unibios?

Please explain!

What would it offer me and what do I need to check on my board?

CiDeRmAn · 07-02-2013 07:09PM

Unibios, it allows you to select region, arcade or aes, and a host of other tweaks with your MVS or AES system.
It's not expensive, €26 shipped, and can be pretty useful.
Also, it is easier to install if your MVS board has a socketed bios chip, you just pop one out and pop the other in.
If you have a bios chip that's soldered in, then you're looking at employing someone with mean soldering skills.

Retr0gamer · 07-02-2013 07:12PM

Unibios means you get blood in Metal Slug

o1s1n · 07-02-2013 07:14PM

The blood in metal slug has nothing to do with the unibios

You can change that in the dip switch settings. Blood is off by default. So if the battery on your MVS board is dead, you'll have to turn the blood on every time you play the game.

If the battery is live, it will save your dip switch settings.

TechnoFreek · 07-02-2013 07:45PM

Where would I check and what would I be looking for on the board?

o1s1n · 07-02-2013 08:00PM

Which MVS version do you have? Look at the chips and see if any of them are in sockets. If they are then you probably have the one which can just be popped out and then the unibios stuck in.

The Last Bandit · 07-02-2013 08:06PM

I'll usually have a sticker with unibios written on it.

TechnoFreek · 07-02-2013 08:20PM

I have an 1fzs I think. The compact enough type.

Is there much for me to gain with Unibios? I only have the 161 in 1 cart and probably wont get many more really apart from the odd one.

o1s1n · 07-02-2013 08:25PM

Does it look like this?

If so then it has a socketed bios. See the big chip just under the insertion arrow?

o1s1n · 07-02-2013 08:28PM

Edit - here's a link listing all of the variations between the region versions. See if there are any you'd think would enhance your games.

http://mvs.arcadebelgium.be/

TechnoFreek · 07-02-2013 08:35PM

Yup. That's looks like my one. Will confirm bios later.

Will also check that site

TechnoFreek · 08-02-2013 01:05PM

o1s1n wrote: »

Edit - here's a link listing all of the variations between the region versions. See if there are any you'd think would enhance your games.

http://mvs.arcadebelgium.be/

Had a look through that list. Really can't see anything there that would compel me to fork out money on a bios.

However I do seem to have a weird disorder whereby if something can be modded I have to mod it. Regardless of effort or value.

CiDeRmAn · 22-02-2013 04:09PM

My son is currently enjoying the pleasures of Spelunky on the 360, and seeming quite proficient at it!
I was having a go of Alice: Madness Returns and have been pleasantly surprised, lovely art design overlaying a standard GoW style 3rd person brawler, the art making it for me, having read and loved the Lewis Carroll books in the last few years.
The Retro portion is the original PC game that's included as a free download but, oddly, only accessible from the in game menu.
I erroneously stated elsewhere that this is not available as a stand alone but it is, both on PSN and XBLA.
It is based on the Quake 3 engine and boy, is it dated now!
Especially compared to the new one, but then there is 11 years between them.
The art style of the older game isn't all that impressive, even for the time, 2000.
Rayman 2 was out before that, in '99, on the N64, PC and Dreamcast and looks a lot better, even now.
But, given Alice and the original PC game are only 11.99 in Gamestop, and the prequel is 9.99 on the online stores, it's not a bad deal, just be aware that a preowned copy may have a used code!

CiDeRmAn · 22-02-2013 04:15PM

o1s1n wrote: »

Does it look like this?

If so then it has a socketed bios. See the big chip just under the insertion arrow?

I might have a MVS board soon, for sale or trade, it has socketed bios, controller ports etc.
I'll post something up about it in the appropriate forum when I know better.

o1s1n · 22-02-2013 04:31PM

Did you get a second one or are you just giving up boards in favour of hyperspin? (Rule of Enternow the 2nd, if you will)

Devia · 22-02-2013 04:33PM

Started up a new game of championship manager 01/02. Classic

krudler · 22-02-2013 05:09PM

o1s1n wrote: »

The blood in metal slug has nothing to do with the unibios

You can change that in the dip switch settings. Blood is off by default. So if the battery on your MVS board is dead, you'll have to turn the blood on every time you play the game.

If the battery is live, it will save your dip switch settings.

does that work in mame? never checked to see if metal slug had dipswitch options

MrVestek · 22-02-2013 05:13PM

krudler wrote: »

does that work in mame? never checked to see if metal slug had dipswitch options

It should do I don't see why not...

o1s1n · 22-02-2013 05:31PM

krudler wrote: »

does that work in mame? never checked to see if metal slug had dipswitch options

Yep! Tab will bring up options in MAME and let you play with dip switches on boards.

Metal Slug blood is in the MVS soft dip settings. I think it's on the second page of settings.

CiDeRmAn · 22-02-2013 08:33PM

o1s1n wrote: »

Did you get a second one or are you just giving up boards in favour of hyperspin? (Rule of Enternow the 2nd, if you will)

Once the Hyperspin i wired up I'm not going to have an easy option of removing it and popping a board in, so that's why I might be selling it on.
The Unibios is Kerb's so he can sell that himself!

The G-Net board is awkward as I got that for my 40th last year, might have to invest in another Supergun for it!

Myrddin · 23-02-2013 12:25PM

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

The Unibios is Kerb's so he can sell that himself!

So do you have the original bios chip for it, or will it be sold biosless?

krudler · 23-02-2013 02:24PM

o1s1n wrote: »

Yep! Tab will bring up options in MAME and let you play with dip switches on boards.

Metal Slug blood is in the MVS soft dip settings. I think it's on the second page of settings.

hmm, not there, I'm using mame4droid on my tablet and it gives stuff like coin slots, free play, whether its the arcade or home version (didnt realise you could change that), no blood though.

o1s1n · 23-02-2013 03:47PM

Ah, no idea when it comes to ports. I'm talking about real MAME :pac:

CiDeRmAn · 23-02-2013 04:11PM

It wouldn't be sold in a state of biosless-ness, no, the original bios is here somewhere...
Don't know if it's selling yet, will let you know

krudler · 23-02-2013 04:27PM

o1s1n wrote: »

Ah, no idea when it comes to ports. I'm talking about real MAME :pac:

The joys of not owning a windows based machine anymore :pac: macmame is the same doesn't run everything, I'm half tempted to build a small pc just for MAME.

MrVestek · 23-02-2013 06:13PM

The base build of Mame for Linux and even MacOSX come with the 'press tab then select dip switches' option.

krudler · 24-02-2013 03:26PM

Never mind, found it, its under dipswitch, test switch on and then reset the game and its in the test switch options, woohoo Metal Slug bloody edition.

sat at work playing MAME, how bad, now to bomb through Sunset Riders and Turtles In Time :pac: best thing about MAME is seeing the end of games you never did as a kid, unless you blew your weeks pocket money on them.

does anyone remember a game that was a swords n socrcery type platformy thing, it was kind of a cross between Ghouls n Ghosts, Rastan and Cadash, you could get different armour and if you took too many hits you were down to a loincloth ala Gn'G, I remember playing it donkeys years ago and can't for the life of me think of the game, I think you had a chain or a ball on a chain or something as a weapon? there were loads of chests and shops around the place to buy upgrades too. wrecking my head.

brianon · 24-02-2013 04:06PM

krudler wrote: »

Never mind, found it, its under dipswitch, test switch on and then reset the game and its in the test switch options, woohoo Metal Slug bloody edition.

sat at work playing MAME, how bad, now to bomb through Sunset Riders and Turtles In Time :pac: best thing about MAME is seeing the end of games you never did as a kid, unless you blew your weeks pocket money on them.

does anyone remember a game that was a swords n socrcery type platformy thing, it was kind of a cross between Ghouls n Ghosts, Rastan and Cadash, you could get different armour and if you took too many hits you were down to a loincloth ala Gn'G, I remember playing it donkeys years ago and can't for the life of me think of the game, I think you had a chain or a ball on a chain or something as a weapon? there were loads of chests and shops around the place to buy upgrades too. wrecking my head.

Rygar ? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rygar

krudler · 24-02-2013 04:12PM

brianon wrote: »

Rygar ? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rygar

No that's not it, I can't think of it at all, I remember there being poles you have to climb, you fought dragons at some point in it, and there was a weird old man who sold you stuff as well, isn't Willow or anything like that but its in the same vein.

Andrew76 · 24-02-2013 04:52PM

krudler wrote: »

No that's not it, I can't think of it at all, I remember there being poles you have to climb, you fought dragons at some point in it, and there was a weird old man who sold you stuff as well, isn't Willow or anything like that but its in the same vein.

Maybe Black Tiger? Weird old man at 1min 5s.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BPtn6_vhNQ

So, what you playing at the mo? Retro Edition

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