BIOS RAM locations
| Address | DEF name | Size | Set by | Description |
| $10FCEE | ? | byte | GAME | Z80/M ROM check pass |
| $10FCEF | BIOS_SLOTCHECK | byte | BIOS | Slot check passed if non-zero |
| $10FD00~10FD1F | GAME_LIST | 32 bytes | BIOS | Game list (NGHID.w $XXXX) |
| $10FD00~10FD1F | GAME_LIST_DATE | 32 bytes | BIOS | Game list date creation (YYMMDDdd) |
| $10FD80 | BIOS_SYSTEM_MODE | byte | BIOS | 0:BIOS wants vblank (system mode), $80:ok to use vblank (game mode) |
| $10FD82 | BIOS_MVS_FLAG | byte | BIOS | 0:AES, 1:MVS |
| $10FD83 | BIOS_COUNTRY_CODE | byte | BIOS | 0:Japan, 1:USA, 2:Europe |
| $10FD84~$10FD93 | BIOS_GAME_DIP | 16 bytes | BIOS | Software DIPs values |
| $10FD94 | BIOS_P1STATUS | byte | BIOS | 0:No connection, 1:Normal joypad, 2:Expanded joypad, 3:Mahjong controller, 4:Keyboard |
| $10FD95 | BIOS_P1PREVIOUS | byte | BIOS | Previous frame DCBA Right Left Bottom Top (positive logic) |
| $10FD96 | BIOS_P1CURRENT | byte | BIOS | Current frame DCBA Right Left Bottom Top (positive logic) |
| $10FD97 | BIOS_P1CHANGE | byte | BIOS | Active edge DCBA Right Left Bottom Top (positive logic) |
| $10FD98 | BIOS_P1REPEAT | byte | BIOS | Active edge + repeat every 8 frames after 16 frames. DCBA Right Left Bottom Top (positive logic) |
| $10FD99 | BIOS_P1TIMER | byte | BIOS | Countdown ? |
| $10FD9A~$10FD9F | Same for P2 | 5 bytes | BIOS | See above |
| $10FDA0~$10FDA6 | Same for P3 | 5 bytes | BIOS | See above |
| $10FDA7~$10FDAB | Same for P4 | 5 bytes | BIOS | See above |
| $10FDAC | BIOS_STATCURNT | byte | BIOS | Select P4, Start P4, Select P3, Start P3, Select P2, Start P2, Select P1, Start P1 (positive logic) |
| $10FDAD | BIOS_STATCHANGE | byte | BIOS | Select P4, Start P4, Select P3, Start P3, Select P2, Start P2, Select P1, Start P1 (positive logic) |
| $10FDAE | BIOS_USER_REQUEST | byte | BIOS | Request for the USER subroutine. 0:Init, 1:Boot animation, 2:Demo, 3:Title |
| $10FDAF | BIOS_USER_MODE | byte | Game | Used by the game to tell what it's doing: 0:Init/Boot animation, 1:Title/Demo, 2:Game
Game selection can only be done on MVS systems when this byte is < 2 |
| $10FDB0 | BIOS_CREDIT_DEC | 4 bytes | Game | Credit decrement value for each player when calling CREDIT DOWN. |
| $10FDB4 | BIOS_START_FLAG | byte | BIOS | Used when calling the PLAYER START subroutine. Last 4 bits correspond to the player who pushed start. |
| $10FDB6 | BIOS_PLAYER_MOD | 4 bytes | Game | Sets player status. 0:Never played, 1:Playing, 2:Continue option being displayed, 3:Game over |
| $10FDBE | BIOS_MESS_POINT | longword | Game | MESS_OUT buffer pointer |
| $10FDC2 | BIOS_MESS_BUSY | byte | Game | 0:Allow MESS_OUT, 1:Skip MESS_OUT |
| $10FDC4 | BIOS_CARD_COMMAND | byte | BIOS or Game | Command to execute, see CARD |
| $10FDC6 | BIOS_CARD_ANSWER | byte | BIOS | Answer code for the command, see CARD |
| $10FDC8 | BIOS_CARD_START | longword | BIOS or Game | Pointer to data, see CARD |
| $10FDCC | BIOS_CARD_SIZE | word | BIOS or Game | Size of data, see CARD |
| $10FDCE | BIOS_CARD_FCB | word | BIOS or Game | Game NGH number, see CARD |
| $10FDD0 | BIOS_CARD_SUB | byte or word | BIOS or Game | Game Subnumber, see CARD |
| $10FE88 | longword | BIOS | Frame counter, updated by SYSTEM_IO | |
| $10FEE4 | byte | BIOS | Frame counter (internal) |
; Calendar, only on MVS (in BCD) *BIOS_YEAR equ $10FDD2 ;last 2 digits of year *BIOS_MONTH equ $10FDD3 *BIOS_DAY equ $10FDD4 *BIOS_WEEKDAY equ $10FDD5 ;Sunday = 00, Monday = 01 ... Saturday = 06 *BIOS_HOUR equ $10FDD6 ;24 hour time *BIOS_MINUTE equ $10FDD7 *BIOS_SECOND equ $10FDD8 *BIOS_SELECT_TIMER equ $10FDDA ;Byte: game start countdown *BIOS_DEVMODE equ $10FE80 ;Byte: non-zero for developer mode ; Upload to DRAM *BIOS_UPDEST equ $10FEF4 ;longword: destination address (!) *BIOS_UPSRC equ $10FEF8 ;longword: source address *BIOS_UPSIZE equ $10FEFC ;longword: size *BIOS_UPZONE equ $10FEDA ;byte: zone (0=PRG, 1=FIX, 2=SPR, 3=Z80, 4=PCM, 5=PAT) *BIOS_UPBANK equ $10FEDB ;byte: bank