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Title: Phoenix Edition?
Post by: Slippyblade on September 11, 2014, 06:33:45 pm

While looking at ROM versions, I've noticed a there are a lot of "Phoenix Edition" labels.  I've seen references to "Phoenix Edition" in some forum posts as well.  What the heck are they and how are they different?

Title: Re: Phoenix Edition?
Post by: Vigo on September 11, 2014, 06:51:04 pm

My understanding is it is a blackmarket mod to specific to cps2 games. I think people used it to tweak the games, and fix the suicide battery issue at the same time. I don't know any better details on it than that.

There are also other bootleg editions of PCBs that are labeled with names as well. I think I have a street fighter 2 Rainbow edition (or maybe red wave) lying around. Changes the game around so that projectiles are homing, and I can change characters midway through a match. Weird stuff.

Title: Re: Phoenix Edition?
Post by: Malenko on September 11, 2014, 06:52:55 pm

the roms are decrypted.  When CPS2 board's batteries suicide the ROMs are fudged and cant be decrypted anymore.   Phoenixed editions have the roms decrypted so that it doesnt matter if the battery dies.

This is the layman explanation.

Title: Re: Phoenix Edition?
Post by: Slippyblade on September 11, 2014, 07:13:07 pm

Got it.  So the Phoenix Editions have no effect on game play; the only real difference would be if I was using the ROM to re-burn ROMs for a board repair?

I know about versions like Street Fighter Rainbow - practically the only reason that Capcom finally released updated versions!

Title: Re: Phoenix Edition?
Post by: Vigo on September 11, 2014, 07:15:21 pm

I always thought there were tweaked, or some sort of additional "dip switch" menu added to them. I am pretty sure they are at least modified to say Phonex Edition in the title screen.

Title: Re: Phoenix Edition?
Post by: Malenko on September 11, 2014, 08:49:29 pm

Other than rom decryption and it saying  "Phoenix Edition"  I'm not aware of any other changes

Title: Re: Phoenix Edition?
Post by: Generic Eric on September 11, 2014, 08:53:23 pm

First thing that came to mind:
(http://www.phoenixarcade.com/spalogo.jpg)
(http://www.phoenixarcade.com/images/arcade-sd_small.jpg)

Title: Re: Phoenix Edition?
Post by: spoot on September 11, 2014, 09:15:54 pm

Yarp, to "fix" the suicide batteries.  Need to do that to a AD&D board here soon.   :(

Title: Re: Phoenix Edition?
Post by: Slippyblade on September 11, 2014, 09:19:51 pm

Quote from: spoot on September 11, 2014, 09:15:54 pm

Yarp, to "fix" the suicide batteries.  Need to do that to a AD&D board here soon.   :(

So you CAN use MAME ROM's to burn new chips for PCB's?  I was just kind of shooting in the dark on that one.  If you do that, please document so I can see the process!

Title: Re: Phoenix Edition?
Post by: Malenko on September 11, 2014, 09:38:29 pm

You just burn a new eeprom