From 64ed1558bb7b7cee87865cb842bfd9a5e2d2d116 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Robbbert Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2012 23:13:32 +0000 Subject: Pennant Fever : fixed slow response. Still Crazy : added workaround notes to enable play. --- src/mame/drivers/s8.c | 18 +++++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) (limited to 'src') diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/s8.c b/src/mame/drivers/s8.c index 874cca64576..9ee0fab3e54 100644 --- a/src/mame/drivers/s8.c +++ b/src/mame/drivers/s8.c @@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ Williams System 8 Only 2 games used this system. + The very first time run, the display will show the model number (526 or 543). + Press F3 to clear this, then follow instructions below. - Pennant Fever, which isn't a true pinball, it is a baseball game where you aim for targets at the top of the playfield, and the players advance towards a @@ -14,7 +16,7 @@ - Player 1 is 'Visitors'; optional Player 2 is 'Home' - Press one of L,B,C,V to hit the ball; or comma,period,slash for a home run; or (F then A) for a Strike; or N,Z for Out. - - Wait for score to start flashing (this can take minutes, literally) + - Wait for score to start flashing - Press another key, etc - When you have 3 strikes, you are Out - When you have 3 Outs, your Innings ends (other player gets a turn) @@ -24,10 +26,16 @@ - Still Crazy, a novelty game where the playfield is completely vertical. It has 4 flippers and the idea is to get the ball up to the alcohol 'still' before the 'revenuers' do. The idea didn't catch on, and the game was not officially - released. 1 player. + released. 1 player. The display shows Score and Batch. There is no credit + display. ToDo: -- Get Still Crazy to work. +- Get Still Crazy coin-in to register. + Workaround: + - Start in debug mode, g to run the game, go to memory view and enter credits + into location 0x738. (example: 90 gives 90 credits). Quit. + - Start in non-debug mode. Press 1 to start, it works fine, apart from the + knocker making a lot of noise. Keys to use: A then any key on that row. ************************************************************************************/ @@ -402,7 +410,7 @@ static MACHINE_CONFIG_START( s8, s8_state ) /* basic machine hardware */ MCFG_CPU_ADD("maincpu", M6802, 4000000) MCFG_CPU_PROGRAM_MAP(s8_main_map) - MCFG_TIMER_DRIVER_ADD_PERIODIC("irq", s8_state, irq, attotime::from_hz(1000)) + MCFG_TIMER_DRIVER_ADD_PERIODIC("irq", s8_state, irq, attotime::from_hz(250)) MCFG_MACHINE_RESET_OVERRIDE(s8_state, s8) /* Video */ @@ -448,7 +456,7 @@ ROM_START(pfevr_p3) ROM_END /*---------------------------- -/ Still Crazy (#534) 06/1984 +/ Still Crazy (#543) 06/1984 /-----------------------------*/ ROM_START(stillcra) ROM_REGION(0x10000, "maincpu", 0) -- cgit v1.2.3