> > The Pit Fighter dump is the newest version dumped, made in 1991 > > After looking over the file src/mame/drivers/atarig1.cpp I thought it would be > oldest release version when comparing rom set versus what is already supported. > > > - > R.Coltrane sent us a dump of Pitfighter (US 2 players) > > > > - > > Seeing rom labels as > > 136081 - 1628 > 136081 - 1629 > 136081 - 1630 > 136081 - 1631 > > I am going with a revision 1 when going by what is already in the source file and > placed below rev 2 entry.... > > > Pit Fighter (rev 9) > Pit Fighter (rev 7) > Pit Fighter (rev 6) > Pit Fighter (rev 5) > Pit Fighter (rev 4) > Pit Fighter (rev 3) > Pit Fighter (rev 2) > > Pit Fighter (Japan rev 3, 2 players) > > > ..or if the pcb did come from an actual dedicated 2 players cab, then it would be > placed just below the (Japan rev 3, 2 players) entry. > > > Whoever adds the set later, have fun making the call to which section it goes to.
They're probably like the Konami numbering where each digit has a meaning rather than it being a higher = newer value.
gamenumber,rev,type,something else
so 136081-2028 is pitfighter-rev2-type0-something-something (2nd revision of the 3 player US cabinet)
in this case 36081 - 1628 it's probably the first released version of the 2 player (US? World?) cabinet
it can have a 1991 date and still be the first revision for that cabinet / region combination if they didn't distribute a 2 player version in that territory until 1991.
what surprises me is these Atari sets still showing up, I thought Aaron had access to the motherload.
but yeah basically it looks like the revisions start at 1 for any given cabinet / region combination. presumably this was sold as a conversion kit for generic 2 player cabinets after the initial 1990 wave, it isn't a bugfix for the 3 player version.
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