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Title: Centipede High Score
Post by: Firefighter_Joe on December 11, 2006, 05:21:39 pm
I oredered all my parts for my Centipede Upright I'm fixing, but the High score is not holding when it is powered down. I read somewhere the HS is held in a chip. The chip is a ER-2055 . Arcadeshops.com said he has no way of programming chips right now.

Does anyone have a source for this chip?

Thanks, Joe
Title: Re: Centipede High Score
Post by: JustMichael on December 11, 2006, 06:50:08 pm
Wasn't it like just the top 3 scores were saved? As for getting the right chip, no idea.
Title: Re: Centipede High Score
Post by: Kevin Mullins on December 11, 2006, 07:54:54 pm
Might be of some help........  http://holcomb31.home.mchsi.com/centipede.html (http://holcomb31.home.mchsi.com/centipede.html)

Had the same problem, scroll down towards the bottom of the page.
Title: Re: Centipede High Score
Post by: Firefighter_Joe on December 11, 2006, 08:04:54 pm
Quote from: Kevin Mullins on December 11, 2006, 07:54:54 pm
Might be of some help........  http://holcomb31.home.mchsi.com/centipede.html (http://holcomb31.home.mchsi.com/centipede.html)

Had the same problem, scroll down towards the bottom of the page.

Excellent!!! Thank you!!

Joe
Title: Re: Centipede High Score
Post by: Fozzy The Bear on December 11, 2006, 09:54:00 pm
Quote from: Kevin Mullins on December 11, 2006, 07:54:54 pm
Might be of some help........  http://holcomb31.home.mchsi.com/centipede.html (http://holcomb31.home.mchsi.com/centipede.html)
Had the same problem, scroll down towards the bottom of the page.

Nice work Kevin.... But you might want to check the link to Phoenix Arcade that is on your web site. The web address is now owned by some cyber sitting spam scum.

Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear) 
Title: Re: Centipede High Score
Post by: Firefighter_Joe on December 11, 2006, 10:43:48 pm
Quote from: Fozzy The Bear on December 11, 2006, 09:54:00 pm
Quote from: Kevin Mullins on December 11, 2006, 07:54:54 pm
Might be of some help........  http://holcomb31.home.mchsi.com/centipede.html (http://holcomb31.home.mchsi.com/centipede.html)
Had the same problem, scroll down towards the bottom of the page.

Nice work Kevin.... But you might want to check the link to Phoenix Arcade that is on your web site. The web address is now owned by some cyber sitting spam scum.

Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear) 


If you look at what is on that site -"Phoenix" is spelled wrong... Hence the spam spittle...haha...

Title: Re: Centipede High Score
Post by: Kevin Mullins on December 12, 2006, 01:53:39 am
Quote from: Fozzy The Bear on December 11, 2006, 09:54:00 pm
Nice work Kevin.... But you might want to check the link to Phoenix Arcade that is on your web site. 

Hehe... thanks for looking out for me.
But it's not my site. I just had the link to it for reference use.
http://holcomb31.home.mchsi.com/ (http://holcomb31.home.mchsi.com/)

Nice catch though, that is a pretty common mis-spelling of the word "Phoenix".
Title: Re: Centipede High Score
Post by: RayB on December 12, 2006, 06:45:44 pm
It's supposed to save only the top 3 scores, but look what I found: (http://cgi.ebay.com/Atari-Hi-Score-Save-Chips-4-New-Tempest-Centipede_W0QQitemZ150069887247QQihZ005QQcategoryZ13718QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)

Title: Re: Centipede High Score
Post by: Firefighter_Joe on December 12, 2006, 07:03:48 pm
Wow Ray - Jackpot!!!

Thanks!!

Joe
Title: Re: Centipede High Score
Post by: ahofle on December 15, 2006, 05:11:50 pm
Quote from: RayB on December 12, 2006, 06:45:44 pm
It's supposed to save only the top 3 scores, but look what I found: (http://cgi.ebay.com/Atari-Hi-Score-Save-Chips-4-New-Tempest-Centipede_W0QQitemZ150069887247QQihZ005QQcategoryZ13718QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)

Wow, I never knew that. 

"All but the highest three scores are erased whenever you enter the self-test, or press the RESET button on the game PCB, or turn off the power.  This resetting replaces the lowest five scores with ficticious scores and initials."

Makes you appreciate how precious memory used to be.