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Protected MVS/AES release that uses the PROGEOP board that is exclusive to this game.  No ROMs are encrypted but the P1 includes protection code which will display a red warning screen and hang if it fails. It's a challenge/response setup similar to what the [[SNK-9201]] was used for.
Protected MVS/AES release that uses the [[PROGEOP]] board that is exclusive to this game.  No ROMs are encrypted but the P1 includes protection code which will display a red warning screen and hang if it fails. It's a challenge/response setup similar to what the [[SNK-9201]] was used for.
 
[[File:Img02701o.jpg|thumb| Protection check warning screen]]
 
== Hardware ==
 
=== PLD ===
 
An Altera MAX chip is included on the PROG board for:
 
* Protection read/write accesses ($2FFFE0+)
* Bankswitching ($2FFFF0+ as with PROGBK1 games)
* Controlling /E and /G pins on both P1 and P2
* P1 + P2 D0-D7 pass through (P ROMs don't connect straight to D0-D7 on the cart edge)
* Decoding V ROM output enables from NEO-PCM address inputs
 
The chip seems to die frequently.  Since it also does some other essential things, either the ROMs have to be transplanted to a PROGBK1 or the dead PROGEOP has to be modified.  A hacked P1 ROM needs to be used.  The MAX chip combines what was done with the LS08,LS74 and LS139 on regular BK1 boards so those circuits have to be added manually to revive the game without the MAX.
 
=== Unknown QFP144 ===
 
* Connected to the Altera through a 245 chip.  Apart from that it's completely isolated from everything else?
* Maybe it does the protection.  Altera seems to do every other possible needed task.
** Altera handles forwards read/write requests through 245 from $2FFFE0+?
 
=== CHA ===
 
It's paired with a regular CHA512Y board.
 
== Emulation ==
 
MAME currently patches out the protection code instead of emulating it: (mslugx_install_protection)  [http://mamedev.org/source/src/mame/machine/neoprot.c.html]


== See also ==
== See also ==


* [[Repairing Metal Slug X]]
* [[Repairing Metal Slug X]]
* [http://mvs.gotwalls.com/images/f/f2/Metal_slug_x_set1_b1_front.jpg ack's board scans]


[[Category:Games]]
[[Category:Games]]

Revision as of 17:03, 18 August 2012

General Info
USA Title Metal Slug X - Super Vehicle-001
Japanese Title Metal Slug X - Super Vehicle-001

(メタルスラッグ X)

European Title Metal Slug X - Super Vehicle-001
NGH 250
Developer SNK
Editor SNK
Meg count Unknown
TCRF page None

MVS Release

Release date 1999
PROG Board PROGEOP
CHA Board CHA512Y
Protection Chip none
MAME romset mslugx

AES Release : No

CD Release : No

Protected MVS/AES release that uses the PROGEOP board that is exclusive to this game. No ROMs are encrypted but the P1 includes protection code which will display a red warning screen and hang if it fails. It's a challenge/response setup similar to what the SNK-9201 was used for.

See also

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