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Title: Point Blank in MAME
Post by: Turnarcades on March 19, 2008, 05:55:15 pm

Anyone know how to change the number of lives you get in Point Blank in MAME? By default you only get 1 and it's a pain when all the others in the series (Point Blank 2, Zero Point 1+2) give you three. I know most versions I play in the arcades give you three so there must be a way to change it, but you can't do it with the dip switches in MAME.

Anyone? ???

Title: Re: Point Blank in MAME
Post by: Ummon on March 19, 2008, 06:55:54 pm

Does it have a service menu toggle?

Title: Re: Point Blank in MAME
Post by: Turnarcades on March 20, 2008, 10:34:06 am

Nope.

Title: Re: Point Blank in MAME
Post by: Turnarcades on March 20, 2008, 10:37:39 am

No worries - found it!

Title: Re: Point Blank in MAME
Post by: Turnarcades on September 04, 2008, 03:09:57 pm

I've lost it again, so I'm resurrecting this thread. Anyone know how to do this?

Title: Re: Point Blank in MAME
Post by: Thenasty on September 04, 2008, 09:27:15 pm

try

TAB DIP SETTINGS
or

F2

Title: Re: Point Blank in MAME
Post by: Turnarcades on September 23, 2008, 08:43:15 pm

No, for some reason F2 does not access anything in this game. You can access the dip settings but all the dip does is open a test screen (test buttons, coin counter). In Point Blank 2 you press F2 to call up the full config menu where you can set coinage and free play as well as lives.

I've found this once before so why can'rt I find it again?!!!   :angry:

Can't anyone out there running light guns (or not), just quickly boot this game and press everything they can think of? I've tried to no avail.

Title: Re: Point Blank in MAME
Post by: Tafoid on September 23, 2008, 08:55:26 pm

Once you get into Service Mode, you use the '9' key (in most games, this is the service key) to jump to the next adjustment/test screen.  "1" (1P Start) is used to select an item to change on that screen while "2" (2P Start) will allow you to change that item you've selected.

Title: Re: Point Blank in MAME
Post by: Turnarcades on September 23, 2008, 09:37:13 pm

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Title: Re: Point Blank in MAME
Post by: Connorsdad on January 05, 2014, 03:26:18 am

Any idea how to get point blank to save high scores ?

I think its something to do with the "Initialize highscores" setting in the service menu set to "no", Ive tried changing it to yes but it doesn't stick.

Title: Re: Point Blank in MAME
Post by: EMDB on January 05, 2014, 06:11:04 pm

Quote from: Connorsdad on January 05, 2014, 03:26:18 am

Any idea how to get point blank to save high scores ?

I think its something to do with the "Initialize highscores" setting in the service menu set to "no", Ive tried changing it to yes but it doesn't stick.

Are you using a 'highscore patched' version of MAME?

Title: Re: Point Blank in MAME
Post by: Connorsdad on January 06, 2014, 02:09:52 pm

Quote from: EMDB on January 05, 2014, 06:11:04 pm

Quote from: Connorsdad on January 05, 2014, 03:26:18 am

Any idea how to get point blank to save high scores ?

I think its something to do with the "Initialize highscores" setting in the service menu set to "no", Ive tried changing it to yes but it doesn't stick.

Are you using a 'highscore patched' version of MAME?

Yes, everything else saves the scores fine.