This is for me, and a work in progress. I want a one stop reference list for games with their current code number. Any mistakes, additions, changes needed, or updates please feel free to add.
This is excellent. Might be helpful to also add the date that the latest code was put out. I might not know what version of code I have, but I’m somewhat likely to have a rough idea of the last time I updated.
Yeah if anyone knows of modified tournament roms (such as the Junk Yard rom used in “never drains” tourney), please add them and/or their link to this wiki.
** IMPORTANT: THIS CODE SHOULD ONLY BE INSTALLED ON MACHINES THAT ALREADY HAVE SOFTWARE 1.0 OR HIGHER! ** Using this package on machines with any 0.xx code version may cause serious problems with your machine.
To update your game software:
Download the update package file, “hpa12.upd”, and copy it onto a (FAT32 formatted) USB thumb drive. Please ensure that this is the only *.upd file on the thumb drive – delete any other .upd files that might be on this drive.
Insert the USB drive into a USB port on the game’s CPU. (Note: you can make your life a lot easier by purchasing a USB extension cord, and running it from a USB port on the CPU to somewhere near the coin door.)
Enter the operator menu, and navigate to Actions > System Update.
Press Enter. The screen should advise you to insert your USB drive (which you already did) and press Enter to apply.
Press Enter. The update should be very quick, just a few seconds, after which the game will automatically reboot into the new software.
Verify that the installation was successful: the game and video software revisions on the startup screen and first operator screen should show “1.2”.
** IMPORTANT: THIS CODE SHOULD ONLY BE INSTALLED ON MACHINES THAT ALREADY HAVE SOFTWARE 1.0 OR HIGHER! ** Using this package on machines with any 0.xx code version may cause serious problems with your machine.
If you’re lucky enough to have an Alien, we hope you enjoy this software release. We tried our best to make the game shine.
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